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I pick this up on Sunday:
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Agree with the above but the difference is marginal so would take a long time to pay for itself.

An actual economy map would be a complete waste of time imo. Keeping it running and hoping nothing particularly bad happens sounds like the perfect plan
 
Well if it goes from say 54MPG to 58MPG that would pay for the remap over a year with that sort of mileage.
 
I'm half tempted put a VW backed extended warranty on it, as its of the mileage that its not too expensive and DSG does somewhat scare me

Acme said:
Well if it goes from say 54MPG to 58MPG that would pay for the remap over a year with that sort of mileage.
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It would, but it doesn't need any extra power for sitting at 70 on the motorway, and a potential upto £300 a year fuel saving is worth the extra potential expense on repairs.
 
Frozennova said:
I'm half tempted put a VW backed extended warranty on it, as its of the mileage that its not too expensive and DSG does somewhat scare me.
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I wouldn't let DSG worries niggle, first of all I know that you are mechanically capable, secondly the costs involved in fixing an early (02E/DQ250 6-speed wet clutch) aren't as bad as the horror stories make out. So long as you keep on top of the oil changes (not difficult, especially if you go for the top-fill method through the filter inlet - which will come in around £80 for the oil, filter and seals) then you tend to avert most problems which are caused by friction material tainting the oil (this is why later boxes separate the oils used by the clutch and the mechantronic, rather than a single volume). Even if you end up with mechatronic issues, then a rebuild from someone like ECUTesting is only a couple of hundred quid if you remove and fit the mechatronic yourself. Clutch packs are more expensive, but then not massively moreso than say a modern clutch and DMF change would cost.

Incidentally the DSG problem I suffered at Curborough was at the hand of a worn clutch pack. I sent it to a nearby transmission specialist for £800 all in (incl oils, filters, seals, clutch pack, labour).

Sure £800 is a pretty penny, but if you just put your expected warranty costs aside per month then you'll be more than covered. I don't envisage you having multiple problems with the DSG, especially given your car's mileage. Mine was (looking at the service history) on it's original clutch pack at 117,000 miles.
 
Check out this bad boy. :p

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Bit rough round the edges but I only care about the important bits:

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Etc etc..... :cool:

And 6 months MOT.

Not bad for £600. :D
 
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