New member , some advice please

[S2YOB]

Afternoon all,

I am looking at selling my BMW 530D sport and getting a GTI but am really stuck with manual or DSG.

I love the auto in my BMW and would prefer the DSG but am worried about horror stories with the mecatronic unit.

I am not worried about other bits as i work in the motor parts trade.

Any other advice would be good.

Regards

Nick

[Yorkie92]

Remember you only hear the horror stories on these but I also was a bit worried when I got mine and didn't even really see any service history and mine is still good (Has done 114,000 miles).
When you test drive one just make sure it runs through the gears smoothly and no flashing of the PRNDS on the dash and serviced every 40k if I'm correct?
I'm sure if you have a little search on here or Google you will find a few other things to look for
If you like your autos you will love the DSG btw!

Hope this helps a little

Yorkie

[Matthewsimone]

Manual for the win 

[Adam0604]

Manual all day everyday!

[StuF]

Manual for me too!

[Washout]

Manual all the way.

[Jesta]

if you do alot of town driving definately go for DSG, makes city driving so much more bearable and it's blisteringly quick when you use sport mode or manual.

If anything I find it hard to find enough decent road to use it on!

[george_seamons]

Manual for me. Changing gear is a big part of driving for me!

[dansmith180]

Manual all day, I had the pleasure of driving a C63 black series recently and even in that i wanted a clutch so badly, autos just don't do it for me.

But if you want the DSG then don't worry about the mechatronics, as said just check it thourougly and make sure its been maintained properly, for every DSG that goes wrong there's probably 5 manuals that have to have the clutches replaced and that's not a cheap job either, just get what you want and enjoy it 

[RyanGTI]

Manual manual manual! Don't let the machines take over! Imagine the cost if it goes wrong!

For me all the driving satisfaction and skill comes with a manual box

[GTIEagles]

I'm in the manual club too. I have driven many DSGs from diesels to R32s and although they are brilliant, they just make driving too easy for me. A GTI is a car designed to be driven not the other way round. I have always said if I got a VAG diesel it would have to be a DSG, they work so well in them. So what does that say to you?!

[Matthewsimone]

Another vote for manual im affraid
I Like to drive a car not be driven 

[z00bz]

Manual 

[Mana321]

Manual All The Way! 

[akbarirfan]

DSG with Paddles...