Comparo

[Dave]

no need to, the 6-speed dsg box on the vw is a good compromise between an
manual and a slush. there are times when having a solid connection through
the transmission is much better than with a torque converter - such as when
towing and cranking hard up hills.  the dsg unit is less convincing when
clutch slipping - it gives a pretty good impression of a auto, just not
totally convincing.

cheers
dave
'08 rs6 avant
'12 vw alltrack

Vincent Gelinas <vrgelinas at gmail.com> wrote


I would give my left nut for a TDi six speed with AWD. Lol.

On Jan 8, 2013 1:25 AM, "Dave" <Dave.Eaton at clear.net.nz> wrote:
> i sold my '04 allroad 2.5tdi last month after 6 years of ownership @120k
> kms. in summary, the car gave no problems over the 6 years - never broke
> down or needed an unscheduled repair.  i spent in the last year on disk's,
> pads and suspension bushes but this was simple wear & tear.  the tranny
> got an oil & filter change about 30k kms ago, otherwise no issues.  it
> isn't a great tranny, soft changes and hesitations.  my old rs6 was
> similar though.  the new 6-speed zf's are night and day better. i sold the
> all road to a mate btw.
> 
> the interior held up well (leather seats), and the quality was good except
> for the endemic issue with the rubberised coating all audi's of that era
> used for tactile surfaces around the interior handles.  this was worn away
> f&r. the centre console cover aso didn't last - again an endemic issue.
> replaced with a $35 part from amazon.
> 
> i replaced the car with a new vw all track 2.0 tdi last month.  the 2.0
> tdi has the same power and torque as the 2.5 tdi, 20-30% better economy
> (about 800kms on a 70l tank) and is a lot quieter.  relative to the audi,
> you get a lot of car for your money with the alltrack, it is about 30%
> less expensive here in nz to an equivalent a4 tdi quattro.  however, if
> you know where to look you can see where audi spends the money and vw
> doesn't.