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Re: DSG gearbox
« Reply #30 on: 07 June 2023, 15:10:15 »

Ever driven a Sprinter with the automated manual?
No? I envy you, and that's not something I ever expected to write 8)
Imagine a transmission where every joint between the crankshaft and the ground is poorly made of squashy rubber.
Then let the person who programmed the original Smart gearbox loose on it.
That's a fair assessment of it ;D
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Re: DSG gearbox
« Reply #31 on: 07 June 2023, 17:36:18 »

The auto box in my V70 has done about 190,000 miles, I doubt it's ever been serviced and it's fine.  :y

Although, having said that I think the fluid could do with a top up as it can be a bit lazy and vague when cold.  ::)
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Re: DSG gearbox
« Reply #32 on: 07 June 2023, 17:39:11 »

The auto box in my V70 has done about 190,000 miles, I doubt it's ever been serviced and it's fine.  :y

Although, having said that I think the fluid could do with a top up as it can be a bit lazy and vague when cold.  ::)
Mine holdson to gears a bit too long sometimes, a quick ignition off and on sorts it, so I guess it's electrical.
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Re: DSG gearbox
« Reply #33 on: 07 June 2023, 18:08:22 »

The auto box in my V70 has done about 190,000 miles, I doubt it's ever been serviced and it's fine.  :y

Although, having said that I think the fluid could do with a top up as it can be a bit lazy and vague when cold.  ::)
Mine holdson to gears a bit too long sometimes, a quick ignition off and on sorts it, so I guess it's electrical.

They do that when cold.
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Re: DSG gearbox
« Reply #34 on: 07 June 2023, 18:21:10 »

Our Audi’s are both 7 speed wet clutch S Tronic, so the same as DSG I assume. The only Audi 3.0 tdi to my knowledge that got the 8 speed ZF torque converter was the BiTdi, and that’s because of the extra ponies. If the average Joe drove an S Tronic/DSG vehicle I doubt they’d notice any difference on a run. I just did a quick auto trader check and for a gearbox that is considered the devil, there are an awful lot of VAG DSG vehicles that have done well in excess of 150K miles, with some having galactic mileage.
If I’m honest, I’d always steered clear of double clutch gearbox vehicles myself but there wasn’t an alternative in the vehicle that I chose. So today, in the interest of fairness I asked my independent reviewer (my wife) for her opinion. I asked if there was anything she didn’t like about either of our Audi gearboxes and she said no. I then asked which was the better gearbox, the Audi S Tronic or the 8 speed ZF in the bmw, and without hesitation she said the ZF in the bmw, as it’s just smoother at low speeds, hill starts etc.  So there you have it, nothing wrong in the functionality of them if serviced properly, but there are better autoboxes out there.  :y
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Re: DSG gearbox
« Reply #35 on: 07 June 2023, 19:03:57 »

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Then let the person who programmed the original Smart gearbox loose on it.

There's nothing wrong with a Smart! I have 2 of them!  ;D ;D ;D




(I do admit that the Roadster with 6 speed automated manual could be better ;) )
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Re: DSG gearbox
« Reply #36 on: 07 June 2023, 20:48:42 »

Torque converter slush box for me every time  :y
Admittedly it was a while back now, but SWMBO was given a DSG Passat as a courtesy car that I ended up using, I never liked the slow speed engagement while parking etc though I believe there is now a certain amount of 'creep' built into them  :-\

I'm with you there Andy,also not keen on DSG around town,fine on the open road though :y
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Re: DSG gearbox
« Reply #37 on: 07 June 2023, 22:00:04 »

Torque converter slush box for me every time  :y
Admittedly it was a while back now, but SWMBO was given a DSG Passat as a courtesy car that I ended up using, I never liked the slow speed engagement while parking etc though I believe there is now a certain amount of 'creep' built into them  :-\

I'm with you there Andy,also not keen on DSG around town,fine on the open road though :y

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