New T5 Maybe

[question?]

"Sealed for life" refers to the 6spd Tiptronic found in the first series of T5, not the T5.2 you have with a DSG 7spd.

Well dont I just look like one df.

[Sunny43.5]

Have you considered a manual version?

Yes Foxpuppet but unfortunately the wife only has an auto license and at this time of life trying to change her to drive a manual would be too painful for me to endure . To be honest I would drive an auto myself as I have a tendency to forget what a clutch is supposed to be used properly for . I think its got something to do with my Honda 250 CRF dirt bike where once you are rolling the clutch is not needed for gear changing just some quick throttle blips for the desired thrill . You could almost say that the Hondas gear box is a bit like a DSG drive in manual and just keep up changing without backing off the gas , on a bike its a real buzz . I have had mostly auto cars for the last thirty years with the exception of a Mazda 929 hardtop I owned in 1982 for a few years . Every other drive I have had were autos and the thing I liked about those cars was you "could" get them serviced and the dealers were more than happy to do the job . The two vans I have driven for the last 12 years have both been manuals as the price jump could not be justified for a work van . What I also liked about the old technology was the ability to check the transmission oil level your self . Some people in the industry try to tell the public that they don,t want people to check the oil levels for fear of overfilling , which is why car makers have left the dipstick out now days . Some times I think someone in VW almost thought the same thing with the 2.0 lt engine that is in my current work van , the engine oil dipstick has to be the worst thing I have ever encountered its almost impossible to see what level the oil is at as its a simple round ball on the end with a tiny round steel shaft with another tiny ball further up seeing the oil on this is really hard but that's another subject . As for the current DSG could someone enlighten me does VW put the service period 60.000 in the owners book or was it something that was added after VW declared Australia a "hot " climate ? back a couple of years ago and also when was the DSG introduced .

[Foxpuppet]

New T5 Maybe

Manual driving lessons by a professional instructor.... It's got to be cheaper and less mental anguish than what you have gone through with the autos. If the Vw is THE car you need for every other reason you have listed, learning to drive manual should be a small compromise.

[IN2VWS]

As for the current DSG could someone enlighten me does VW put the service period 60.000 in the owners book or was it something that was added after VW declared Australia a "hot " climate ? back a couple of years ago and also when was the DSG introduced .

[jets]

the engine oil dipstick has to be the worst thing I have ever encountered its almost impossible to see what level the oil is at as its a simple round ball on the end with a tiny round steel shaft with another tiny ball further up seeing the oil on this is really hard

I was thinking about this on my Mk5 Golf TDI after changing the oil. On the Golf it's similar but made of black plastic.What were they thinking. Once the oil has darkened you are looking for the shine on the oil to see the level. I have seen this type of thing on Chinese products where they build something & then forget to try it before they sell it.

[Sunny43.5]

Thanks for that IN2VWS pity that was not in the Triptronic , I wonder why they made the DSG different do you think that maybe just maybe VW realized after the Triptronic that they made a mistake ???or just a precaution for DSG owners to ensure VW did not cop the flack they did with the Triptronic auto . Hmmmmm interesting part of the booklet is that they say only the oil only is changed in the Transporter - Multi van but in the Caddy they include the filter . Am I to take it that VW are still leaving the DSG "sealed" for life ????as the proof of service says oil and filter changed as necessary that seems a little unclear .

[Jmac]

Nope, DSG not sealed for life, only the 7 speed DSG in the cars like 90, 118 TSI etc. DSG still has the high performance filter and Oil change. Ill check drain times pretty sure still 60k. By the way just to clarify and its no biggie but its not Triptronic but Tiptronic guys.
Ta
Jmac
Ps Howard ill ring you soon, been caught up and will get a date for ya

[Sunny43.5]

Thanks Jim my mistake Tiptronic not what I have been writing , I hope to have ours back soon as I want to see what the car Stealers oops dealers will offer for it . I am just so over the van now that I can,t see our relationship with this van going on any longer , and for those interested I have written twice the second time with photo evidence to Germany directly about the situation with our particular problem , they have been very diplomatic in the way they handle customer inquires . They only say that they will contact Australia VW to get them to sort something out so far absolutely nothing positive from them . I will see what happens over the next week .