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Just to further reinforce my decision to get a manual.....ive got my friends Mk5 GTI (90kms on the clock) stuck on my front lawn with presumably a failed mechatronics for the DSG.
The car has no forward or reverse drive, gears are flashing on the MFD, and the car cranks but only starts every now and then (but cranks for ages before it starts).
Tow truck to get it tomorrow and take it to the mechanic.
It's the thing that stops me modding my car. Very annoying.
If the answer to the Monty Hall problem was 50/50, the contestant, on average, would win the car 50% of the time simply by sticking with their original guess...but you can only win a one-in-three guessing game 33.33% of the time so it can't be 50/50, can it?
Because I was selling it mate - good selling point
Everyone knows the DSG is less reliable but Ive never worried about reliability with tech under warranty, especially when it's awesome tech that gives you multiple driving options, fun ...
Manual is fine but its boring and tired
I have manual cars available if I feel the need for old school
Edit - my MKV DSG was trouble free for the 90,000 km I drove it
Manuals are never boring. And they're so much more robust. Anyone going to push his Golf properly, should probably be in a manual, especially if it's going to be for the long haul (i.e. taking care of their baby until it's old and gray). The DSG's probably only fail in the hands of really good drivers, who drive exceptionally fast and experience the limits of their vehicle. They probably can't take repeated hard driving, especially when modified and when approaching retirement age. *Yawn*. I'm only yawning because it's late and I'm tired, not because I'm bored. If I were bored, I wouldn't keep posting or following this thread...unless, of course, I were a troll. Goodnight.
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Generally speaking a piece of mechanics with, say, 50 moving parts and very little electromechanical controls will be more reliable than a piece of mechanics with, say, 1000 moving parts and a whole stack of electronic and mechatronic components. At least in a statistical or probability study.
It doesn't necessarily mean that the high tech gear is "unreliable" though.
Generally speaking a piece of mechanics with, say, 50 moving parts and very little electromechanical controls will be more reliable than a piece of mechanics with, say, 1000 moving parts and a whole stack of electronic and mechatronic components. At least in a statistical or probability study.
It doesn't necessarily mean that the high tech gear is "unreliable" though.
In the case of the VW, most would agree the DSG is less reliable (myself included)
Still, Corollas are reliable apparently
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