Quote Originally Posted by tigger73 View Post
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Taller gearing does require more clutch slipping to get the car moving smoothly. Just try taking off in second gear all the time - which is what the DSG box effectively does due to short-shifting first gear. Plus in slow moving traffic the fact that first gear does not re-engage until the vehicle comes to a complete standstill means that the DSG will slip the clutch otherwise you'd stall the engine....
If VW modified the shift pattern of their DSG gearboxes, half their problems would go away overnight.
The two points I was making to correct two assertions were..
1) the taller gearing out side of the start off regime that is implemented for fuel economy has little if any effect on clutch slip or wear. I expect changing this part of the shift program will have no effect on DSG issues.
2) the DSG7 mechatronic unit does not contain hot gearbox oil.

BTW VW have reflashed and modified the shift patterns in my 118TSI several times since I bought it. Maybe that is why I have had no issues.