DSG Gearbox. Any info welcome

[trident]

Hi

DSG gearbox. Your thoughts ?

Reliable?
Problems?
Etc Etc

Thank you

John

[minghis]

I have this in my 2.0Tdi and I have to say I'm impressed. If you're used to autos you probably won't notice a huge difference other than the fact it's much better to use as a tiptronic, or semi-auto. In drive there really isn't any difference over an ordinary auto IMO.

Probably best suited to those who want to use the tiptronic (sequential) function most of the time, if so than it's good as it changes really quickly and doesn't have the mushiness of an ordinary auto. It matches the engine revs to the downshift gear making for jerk-free changes and will automatically up shift or downshift if you forget whilst in sequential mode giving you the best of both worlds really..

Disadvantages I've found is that mines a bit clunky as there seems to be a bit of slack between gearbox/engine/wheels and it can be a bit hesitant (in drive) when wanting to make a quick getaway - the dealer says they all do that as it has to select 2 gears at the same time, or something like that.

In summary, for the sporting driver who wants control over the gearbox then yes it's good (more so on a petrol than a diesel I would imagine) but if you want to just leave it in drive there isn't really any difference over an ordinary auto. That's just my opinion, though...

[ultanbyrne]

I have the DSG gear box on my 2.0 tdi and generally, I am very happy with it. However I really notice the problem you were describing about the delay between hitting the accelerator and the car starting to move. It has caused me quite a few moments of panic when pulling into busy traffic from a standstill at a junction. The explanation the dealer gave to you seems plausable. However, I would consider this to be a significant limitation on any car and I am surprised that I didn't read anything about it in any reviews.

[adamss24]

DSG gearbox its a major improvement over the manual gearbox and they are generabbly reliable. If you do a lot of town driving or you after the best start from a trafic lights everytime, then its a good ideea to pay the premium the dealer ask . If you want a reliable trouble free gearbox go for the manual 6 speed/quattro gearbox as you will love it. With the DSG be preppared for as per book maintenance because they are quite demanding. And be prepared to fork big money when they break ! I had a automatic gearbox once and it broke and dont wanna pay thousands again ! For me its manual every time !Its your decision after all.