DSG service time

"LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com" (limitedtimeonly) 01/04/2019 at 14:19 • Filed to: VW GTI, Dsg

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My GTI has 40k miles. I decided to go to the dealer for my oil change since my usual place has changed owners and I’m not impressed by how it’s running now. Bonus at the dealer: I need my DSG transmission service!

It is not cheap, $300 for the fluid change and inspections of the gears and control module. But I’m all for preventative maintenance, especially how I drive it.

I vaguely remember when I bought it that I realized that the service is more often but less costly than for a torque converter automatic, and over 100k miles the DSG was only about $100 more costly.

Now the first bill is due.

Not my car pictured, photo by me

[Edit: By contrast, they wanted $40 to rotate my tires. Hard no. I’ll do it in a month and a half when my first autocross happens. Also $53 to change the cabin filter, a $30 (activated charcoal ) part and 5 minutes work. Also, no.]

[Edit 2: LOL, got the filter part number, and ECS sells a matching replacement charcoal lined cabin  air filter for $16.]

Jason Spears > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 01/04/2019 at 14:23

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This is a good data point. I surreptitiously shop GTIs online a lot lately. I haven’t driven either, but my heart says I would want the manual. My mind says I drive in Atlanta rush hour and need a DSG. Knowing the maintenance is “more” but not that outrageous is good.

Party-vi > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 01/04/2019 at 14:26

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I’m sure the service cost isn’t too bad considering the dealer cost for clutch replacement in a manual.

Nick Has an Exocet > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 01/04/2019 at 14:30

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That service cost is great. The dual clutch in the Evo/ralliart costs that much for the raw fluid alone.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 01/04/2019 at 14:33

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My friend's MK5 just hit 120k miles. Keep servicing the DSG in a timely manner and it should last a long time.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Jason Spears 01/04/2019 at 14:37

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When I'm crawling through rush hour with 8 mph stop and go I am happy that I went with DSG. When I am on a mountain road or autocross, I miss the manual, but not much. 

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 01/04/2019 at 15:08

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I have 2 manuals right now, but have only done track days with auto (new m3 & m5 - m3 is dsg and m5 is true auto i think?). I actually liked having the new autos, less to think about haha. But that was also my first and only track day, so....

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 01/04/2019 at 15:08

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That’s cheap for a dealer, some dealers charge $750 for it. 

412GTI > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 01/04/2019 at 15:18

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Oooh, nice two door MK7! I think I’ll go the dealer route too when mine hits 40k. Diy doesn’t seem that difficult, but I think I’d rather let them take care of it. 

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/04/2019 at 15:24

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I’m hoping to find my original calculation from 3 years ago to see what costs I used. It does seem pretty good, other than the fact that it is $300 I hadn’t expected to spend today. I’ll update with the exact cost when it’s done.

Oil change cost is good, too, so I guess they make profit on tire rotations and cabin air filters?

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > 412GTI 01/04/2019 at 15:26

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I don’t like having to dispose of the old fluids if I DIY , plus I figure that it creates a service record that could help in the future for resale or warranty work.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 01/04/2019 at 15:28

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Dunno

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/04/2019 at 15:31

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Didn’t expect you to know. It was a  rhetorical question.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 01/04/2019 at 15:32

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The answer is probably though, since rotations are pure labor, and cabin air filters can be an annoyance to replace. 

Arrivederci > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 01/04/2019 at 15:58

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Yep - did my DSG service at 35k.  Included a few other things, so it ended up being a rather expensive maintenance.  Too bad the previous owner didn’t have Audicare.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/04/2019 at 16:12

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$299. 95 plus tax for the DSG service. The service writer was shocked when I said I had heard $750 from you.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 01/04/2019 at 16:16

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If I had known you were still there, I would have got you to ask how long an upper oil pan job takes. I’m certain the answer isn’t over 3 days. 

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/04/2019 at 17:08

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No, I was gone by 3:45.

Oh boy. I wonder if my dealer would be doing any better job than yours.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 01/04/2019 at 17:12

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Probably. The shop that found the  leak told me good luck with the dealer, because they’ve dealt with them before on their Alltrack. 

Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > Jason Spears 01/05/2019 at 01:48

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Having owned both 6sp manual and DSG GTIs, get the DSG. I bought it as a compromise after my wife had knee surgery and couldn’t drive a manual anymore and after a month or so realized that the DSG is superior in every way. Use the paddles and it’s every bit as engaging as a manual and has that perfect auto mode too. Best transmission I’ve ever driven. 

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/05/2019 at 08:31

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I’m annoyed this morning as I looked more carefully at my bill and found that they also charged $28 in miscellaneous environmental fees not part of the service. Still overall a reasonable cost, but I need to clarify at some point that they don’t just slap this on every oil change.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 01/05/2019 at 11:13

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Disposal fees. 

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/05/2019 at 13:26

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Yup. My usual shop would have included that in the job cost on the bill.