We shall see! Wonder what this engine and gearbox will be like in 5 years time though...

We shall see! Wonder what this engine and gearbox will be like in 5 years time though...

I think they released this engine in 2006 and I have not see any reports of it falling apart so far. Mind you, I was not looking hard for any either .

I was just having a butcher's on a Scirocco forum there - someone's just had complete failure on her four-year-old 2.0 TSi - 5.5 big ones for a new engine!!

Not sure what this has to do with the price of fishcakes in Hong Kong but never mind.

Skoda UK confirmed it has had no warranty work or recalls. Getting excited now. Anyone do me a quick run down of the do's and dont's of using the DSG box? It is my first auto.

Skoda UK confirmed it has had no warranty work or recalls. Getting excited now. Anyone do me a quick run down of the do's and dont's of using the DSG box? It is my first auto.

It was my first auto as well - took me a while to adapt but will live it now. Hardest bit for me was 'trusting' the hill-hold .

I'm sure someone helpful will be along to explain the operation of the box far better than I could.

Skoda UK confirmed it has had no warranty work or recalls. Getting excited now. Anyone do me a quick run down of the do's and dont's of using the DSG box? It is my first auto.

It was my first auto as well - took me a while to adapt but love it now. Hardest bit for me was 'trusting' the hill-hold .

I'm sure someone helpful will be along to explain the operation of the box far better than I could.

Best advice I've had is DON'T leave it in Drive with the handbrake on, keep your foot on the brake in Drive or put it in Neutral with handbrake on :-)

Skoda UK confirmed it has had no warranty work or recalls. Getting excited now. Anyone do me a quick run down of the do's and dont's of using the DSG box? It is my first auto.

It is my first owned auto box car. I drove many autos before but have not owned any.

From my fresh experiences there are two things you will need to get used to very quickly

1. Keep that left leg still and left hand on the wheel at all times and it will save you lots of hot flushes

2. When you first behind the wheel and start going you will notice it doesn't start moving immediately after you slightly depress the accelerator, there is a bit of lag. I am sure regular users of auto boxes take it for granted but when you are like me, always driven manuals on daily basis, this is an eye opener. Why? For the first couple of times I thought I needed to put my foot down a bit more - wrong. All I achieved was the car lunging forward lol - quite risky when you want leave side of the road parking space! Lift the foot of the brake and ever so gently put it on the accelerator, when you feel the clutch biting (you will although it is very delicate) then your throttle response will be akin to manual. This waay worse with reverse gear, I stopped pressing the accelerator at all now, just let it roll backwards in idle when I am parking

3. When waiting at the lights or in heave traffic put that stick into "N". this is recommended in the manual anyway. Reason for it is when you are in "D" and have your foot on the brake the box has the clutch at the bite point and unecceserily wears it off (manual says it is noce necessary for short stops), at least that is what I think. Conversely it is possible that when in "D" and depressing the brake pedal clutches are disengaged, I am not really sure. I still go into "N" when I can . I am sure other briskodians with better graps of this box will be able to shed some more light on the issue.

4. Box is a marvel! I absolutely love it and is dead easy to use, you just forget its there at all! Just read the manual when you get it and you will be fine. Basics are not to move the selector lever anywhere else than between "D" and "S" while driving normally i.e. don't go into "R" or "P" or "N" when driving at speed as this will most certainly damage yuur box.

Let us know when yuo get your motor and do a review write up on owning a second hand Fabia II vRS

Even as a regular auto driver, I find this DSG to be an amazing 'box. I've watched its shift pattern and decided it's hardly worth me trying to manually control it: it knows its stuff too well, when to hold a gear and when to shift. Give it a lot of throttle, even in Drive, and it will rev nicely before changing up. Give it gentle throttle, and it'll be up to 6th gear at 60kph in no time. Interestingly, you can manually shift into 7th at that speed, but since the DSG prefers sixth, I'll go with the flow. It'll change up into 7th at around 65kph, anyway.

I particularly like how the DSG downshifts, smoothly, one gear at a time. It refuses to go into first unless it's absolutely sure you're planning to stop; I've observed it still in second at around 7kph. It's obviously been programmed to conserve fuel when the driver isn't (clearly) driving for performance. By contrast, the Ford powershift dual-clutch in my wife's Fiesta only seems to want to shift up as quickly as possible, but I suppose that wouldn't have been programmed (or can't be) for anything but fuel economy.

In essence, you have four options on how to drive this car.

1. Full auto, in Drive (D). Simply steer. You can still modulate throttle a little.

2. Semi auto with paddle shifters. You'll see the gear indicators use a number for the gear as, say, "6" rather than the "D6" of Full auto.

3. Semi auto with manual shift (shove the shifter to the left). Similar to the above, but push stick forward to shift up a gear, pull it back to shift down.

4. Full auto in Sports mode. Stick shifter in Sports (S). Simply steer. Don't bother modulating the throttle. Plant your foot. When you get to your desired speed (and you'll probably only be in second or third - S2 or S3 on the gear indicator), shift the stick forward into Drive (D).

4. Full auto in Sports mode. Stick shifter in Sports (S). Simply steer. Don't bother modulating the throttle. Plant your foot. When you get to your desired speed (and you'll probably only be in second or third - S2 or S3 on the gear indicator), shift the stick forward into Drive (D).

So you can change between S and D at will whilst going along?

Yes you can, very useful feature

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So you can change between S and D at will whilst going along?

Yip, just don't put it in reverse or park whilst moving . I would dread to think of the consequences.

Will it actually let you do that?

Will it actually let you do that?

I haven't tried it but see no reason why not! Just be careful when changing back down from 'Sport' that you don't 'overshoot'!

It is my first owned auto box car. I drove many autos before but have not owned any.

From my fresh experiences there are two things you will need to get used to very quickly

1. Keep that left leg still and left hand on the wheel at all times and it will save you lots of hot flushes

2. When you first behind the wheel and start going you will notice it doesn't start moving immediately after you slightly depress the accelerator, there is a bit of lag. I am sure regular users of auto boxes take it for granted but when you are like me, always driven manuals on daily basis, this is an eye opener. Why? For the first couple of times I thought I needed to put my foot down a bit more - wrong. All I achieved was the car lunging forward lol -

Fear not Jabo, as you get some miles on it the "hesitation" will surely disappear. A lot of us had the same thing (there are a few threads on it from way back I think). Mine used to have a huge delay after pressing the throttle before it would accelerate from a standstill, quite unnerving at busy roundabouts lol!. After a couple thousand miles tho the dsg learnt its lesson - now launches instantly when throttle is opened. ;-)

I changed my 1977 Triumph Auto into reverse on the move once - cue massive and later (with hindisght) childish skid. Luckily I wasn't being followed...

I think R is locked out if on the move?? You travel through N and R to get to P, so to change into R on the move would have to be pretty deliberate!

Fear not Jabo, as you get some miles on it the "hesitation" will surely disappear. A lot of us had the same thing (there are a few threads on it from way back I think). Mine used to have a huge delay after pressing the throttle before it would accelerate from a standstill, quite unnerving at busy roundabouts lol!. After a couple thousand miles tho the dsg learnt its lesson - now launches instantly when throttle is opened. ;-)

That's good news as I find it rather annoying now!

Don't worry, Even if it does use a bit of oil it just means that you will never have old oil in the sump, just the good stuff.

Don't worry, Even if it does use a bit of oil it just means that you will never have old oil in the sump, just the good stuff.

That's a novel way of looking at the problem at hand

Don't worry, Even if it does use a bit of oil it just means that you will never have old oil in the sump, just the good stuff.

So you could basicly say that the engine is working as it should and Skoda thought of that when they designed the engine Since high performance engines need fresh and nice oil and this is a way to make sure it gets it

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Well got the call today to say the black wheels were back fully re-furbed to a silver finish (sorry for being a black alloy hater!). Will be picking the car up on Monday. Can't wait, just hope I have no issues.

Picked up the car last night. Everything is great (will take some pictures and do a mini review tonight), however one thing I have noticed is that in D the car seems a little slow to respond. Feels like it is stuck in a super economical cycle and changes up and cruises too quickly, meaning when I put my foot down there is quite a lag to it changing down and accelerating.

Maybe I am just not used to the box, but in S mode it absolutely flies. Would it benefit from 'resetting' the DSG box, if this is possible as I have read that it adapts to your style of driving? I think the previous owner was an oldie who did 9000 miles of careful driving.

Any ideas?

I am having a similar experience with a brand new car. Theoretically it should adapt to my style of driving from new but I still feel that lag, albeit it is getting much better and I hardly notice this any more, maybe I got used to it or it learned? Other thing I started noticing is when I accelerate hard, immediately brake hard and then try accelerating again it gets REALLY confused and takes rather long to get going again, another learning curve for the box.

As for the reset, yes, there seems to be a way of doing it. It involves keeping the break pedal depressed for 20 secs with engine turned off. Not sure if you need to have the key in the ignition and have the dash lights on or not.

Glad you are enjoying your motor! Keep us updated