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Re: What is in the $350 DSG transmission service?
Posted by Otis (more from Otis) on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:41:01
In Reply to: What is in the $350 DSG transmission service?, Bill Homer [Profile/Gallery]
, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:04:26
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It might be best to check a VW forum (VW Vortex maybe) for more on this. The DSG requires a service every 40,000 miles. Many people pay over $400 for the service, and since I'm at only 30,000 miles I haven't done it yet. I do know the DSG fluid is very expensive, and the process is very time consuming, even requiring that the car sit for a long time until the fluid is at the optimum temperature to be changed. I like the DSG enough that I'm not too annoyed at the future cost, provided the tranny holds up as long as I own it.
This does beg the question, though, as to the true cost savings of running a VW TDI. We live in hilly country and rarely get much more than 40 MPG on a tank. As an aside, my 9-5 was hit in a parking lot recently and is currently in the body shop. I was given an Enterprise Ford Focus to drive, and on my long commute I'll be darned if that thing isn't getting 40 MPG! So, one has to appreciate VW engineering and be willing to pay for it (I am), otherwise I guess we could all go out and get a Focus....
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Posts in this Thread:
- Cost of saab 9-5 repairs versus VWs, Matt, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:28:11
- Re: Cost of saab 9-5 repairs versus VWs, Don , Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:35:58
- Over selling...., Mike Lynch , Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:51:23
- 9-5s are probably cheaper, Otis, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:00:22
- Re: Cost of saab 9-5 repairs versus VWs, KevinM, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:49:52
- Re: FWIW, swede-murphy , Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:49:57
- I say it depends..., B Millar , Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:37:37
- Depends on which VW you are using for comparison, Bill Homer , Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:55:41
- About the same......, Mike Lynch , Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:43:30
- Re: Cost of saab 9-5 repairs versus VWs, Mike, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:46:26
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