My VW Passat Alltrack 190 DSG

[Adam]

I picked my passat up today, some may remember a post about these cheap Alltrack lease deals a few months back. Funnily enough I didn't wake up that morning with the intention to buy one of these, but it was such good value for money I couldn't pass it up. Luckily I moved quickly and got some quotes from the dealer in the 2-3 hour window while it was available.

Pretty good spec with the DSG box, satnav, 4x4, adaptive cruise, 3 zone climate control, DAB etc.

Very impressed with the car, the infotainment and integration of the sat nav is fantastic. Not sure if the sat nav compares to a tom tom or google maps via my phone though. The DSG box is very smooth, not sure why you would ever need the paddles or sequential shift via the stick. I found the box is a bit slow when pulling away from junctions in normal mode and the stop/start is very aggressive switching the engine off whenever you stop. This is my first auto box so I don't have very much to compare it against.

 

[Housey]

The deals did seem really strong on these as I recall.

 

[Adam]

The deals did seem really strong on these as I recall.

Yes they were. £360 deposit and 23 * £136. Under £3500 all in. Some people got them even cheaper, the dealer offset mine slightly with a free tank of diesel.

 

[mjt]

Good for you- enjoy it I'd be interested in your fuel economy.

What's the deal with this particular lease deal anyway? Was it a mistake or something?

 

[Jono8]

Great deals these (apart from the mileage but even with extra mileage cost it was still good).

That clock looks off in the centre console - very odd!

 

[Jono8]

What's the deal with this particular lease deal anyway? Was it a mistake or something?

Yes. A costly one for VW probably ( although small fry in the grand scheme of things no doubt)

 

[Joe T]

With S/S on an auto, it can help to slightly life the brake a half-second or two before you actually want to pull away as the engine will then be restarted for when you actually pull away. I've found that works in the Evoque at least.

 

[SDK^]

If the stop/start is anything like my Golf which cuts the engine off before you are actually stopped - still doing 2-3mph. I've just got into the habit of switching the system off whenever I start a journey.

 

[Dr Who]

If the stop/start is anything like my Golf which cuts the engine off before you are actually stopped - still doing 2-3mph. I've just got into the habit of switching the system off whenever I start a journey.

Why?

A manual will only stop if you are clutch up and in neutral and the auto will only stop when you are hard on the brake and stationary. If you are neutral and clutch up rolling you need to learn to drive.

If it is doing anything other than this you have a fault.

With the adaptive cruise and DSG this car will drive itself in traffic, they are incredible.

 

[TripleT]

Yes they were. £360 deposit and 23 * £136. Under £3500 all in. Some people got them even cheaper, the dealer offset mine slightly with a free tank of diesel.

Missed that, I'd have had one for lols at that price

 

[ADT]

Wow, that looks quite good. What's the catch for it being so cheap??

 

[Jono8]

Wow, that looks quite good. What's the catch for it being so cheap??

The catch was it was only available for less than a day or something because some idiot at VW finance put the wrong GFV figures into the system making the lease prices silly cheap from everywhere. I think if you got the finance application accepted before they noticed you got to have one.

 

[SDK^]

Why?

A manual will only stop if you are clutch up and in neutral and the auto will only stop when you are hard on the brake and stationary. If you are neutral and clutch up rolling you need to learn to drive.

If it is doing anything other than this you have a fault.

With the adaptive cruise and DSG this car will drive itself in traffic, they are incredible.

I'm DSG and I can assure you the engine cuts off before its stationary. The Golf R forum is full of people with the same result.

 

[Antony101]

I'm DSG and I can assure you the engine cuts off before its stationary. The Golf R forum is full of people with the same result.

The 1.6TDI A1 I had as a courtesy car did the same thing, it was horrible.

 

[TheVoice]

Looks nice, that's a huge air vent the passenger has though.

Halogen headlights/DRLs seems very odd considering the rest of the spec.

 

[Axeboy]

Looks good. I'm due mine soon, its just arrived at the dealer.

 

[matthab]

I'm DSG and I can assure you the engine cuts off before its stationary. The Golf R forum is full of people with the same result.

My Leon does this. Turn it off before leaving and turn it on when I need it.

 

[Muffin`]

You lucky *******

I had already ordered a Cactus and I was on the cusp of ordering the Passat but I chickened out as I wouldn't be able to park it anywhere.

That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

 

[Dr Who]

I'm DSG and I can assure you the engine cuts off before its stationary. The Golf R forum is full of people with the same result.

Sounds like a problem with the speed sensor or the prediction algorithm. I have delivered loads of VW's with DSG and never had this, but then I usually brake early/coast down in gear and the Auto Start is brake pressure dependant (if it thinks you are coming to a halt the prediction algorithm kicks in).

Do you have adaptive cruise? If so have you let that drive in traffic for you? Does it do the same thing?

The problems I have had with stop/start is it leaving the engine running when stuck at lights

 

[Finglonga]

I'm DSG and I can assure you the engine cuts off before its stationary. The Golf R forum is full of people with the same result.

My GTI doesn't, the engine only stops when stationary it has never done it when moving at all. Heard of others having the problem but was sorted under warranty.