New TSI 118 Owner

[Scotty]

Hi my names Scotty.. i just put a deposit on a new TSI Golf for me and my girlfriend we are both really excited..

we could have afforded a new GTI but because she is still on her P's we decided to get a TSI and an exemption which we were granted..

because the TSI is considerable cheaper than the GTI we decided to upgrade the car with heaps of upgrades and i am planning to get the APR Stage 1 Tune A few months after purchase..

Anyways were both really excited bout the new car and are looking forward to participating on this forum and get to know the community

Thanks Guys

Scotty..

[Silver dub]

Congrats on the purchase and welcome. My partner and I are about to purchase a 118tsi aswell, my only complaint is that she will drive it the most of the time, but oh well I have a bora for the weekends.

[drbono]

My VW TSI 118 is great, but...

I have enjoyed viewing this forum having bought a silver TSI 118 Golf several months ago. All my mates who have seen the car, while suggesting it was "a little feminine" have been impressed by the quality of the overall package, inc. the nifty engine.

However, I felt compelled to make a post in the Mk6 forum this evening to detail my bad experience...

Last week on Xmas eve at about 5:45 pm, during one of Melbourne's storms, my EPC & engine lights illuminated while driving 100kph on the M1 freeway, about 15km out of town. Engine lost power and I pulled over into the emergency lane and called VW Roadside Assistance.

Given it was after hours on xmas eve, they were great - a towtruck arrived within 30 minutes and a taxi about 45 minutes later. Ended up taking the taxi 80km ($180) to my home - VW contributed $100.

My car was held with the towtruck operator and reached my local dealership yesterday. Due to the reduced staff, they only were able to look at my car today. I was told that there was reduced compression in one of the cylinders, similar to a previously posted experience. They had discussed this finding with VW Head Office and concluded that the engine needs to be replaced!!! Loan car should be organised tomorrow.

This is all a bit of a shock given that the car has only done 5,000km and my previous Peugeot 306 lasted 12 years with great reliability. Obviously even the best cars/engines can fail, and the service provided to me in the wake of this problem has been good, however it is still disappointing to have such a terminal problem in such a new (& highly awarded) car/engine.

I don't know how common this problem has been around the world. I look forward to my car's return, whenever that may be!