Oh good, DSG broken

[MagicBoy]

The old 1.6 wasn't much better. Took my Bora in for third year service, mentioned a bit of gearbox whine when coasting. They said it was fine.

Under a week later, nasty noise on the motorway off-slip coming home from work. Didn't want to change gear cleanly. Got the car home and there's a trail of oil down the drive and a pool of it spreading under the car. Took it in the day after ... 3 inch hole in the gearbox casing. Chocolate diff rivets had broken, things inside the gearbox punched a hole from the inside out. 3 days warranty left on the car.

Similar failures happened to a fair few cars. First replacement gearbox lasted a couple of days, faulty oil seal was leaking on the clutch.

Gotta be honest, I wouldn't touch a DSG box with a bargepole. Give me a 6 speed manual any day...

 

[Maccy]

Another epic thread bump

 

[Simon]

Isn’t this what happens when people actually use the search function though

 

[Maccy]

Search function needs some work sadly

 

[Kenai]

Isn’t this what happens when people actually use the search function though

Forum life

Post a new thread and get berated for not searching for existing threads on the same topic, or search and find an existing thread then get berated for bumping it.

 

[IAmATeaf]

Forum life

Post a new thread and get berated for not searching for existing threads on the same topic, or search and find an existing thread then get berated for bumping it.

This, newbies can never win.

 

[Psycho Sonny]

Hope they remembered to put the oil in

+1

bet you they emptied it and put nothing back in

 

[paradigm]

Forum life

Post a new thread and get berated for not searching for existing threads on the same topic, or search and find an existing thread then get berated for bumping it.

There is a happy medium though. Personally I’d say that threads that have gone without replies for say 6 months should auto-lock. Would stop needless necros.

Could still allow the OP or a moderator request to unlock if required.

 

[Nasher]

Bend over.

 

[loltim]

Forum life

Post a new thread and get berated for not searching for existing threads on the same topic, or search and find an existing thread then get berated for bumping it.

Yeah, and when you decide to do a search, you have to filter through the threads you find that are full of morons telling the OP to search.

Moral of the story is don't be a wannabe moderator and don't reply unless you're providing a useful answer

 

[Vanquish-Storm]

The next 10 customers they get will be overcharged that £1000+ and cover the cost for VW.

If every 1 in 10 customers complains they are still quids in.