Love mine.

It changes smoothly and slowly when you want to lazily drive around, then changes super quick when you push it on.

It's very very clever.

Paddles and sport mode are.............erm..............fun.

+1. Describes it very nicely.

Not perfect but prefer it to most standard VAG manual shifters now; makes for a very easy relaxed drive and quite fun when you want to get a hustle on; just the want to change up too early and over-revving that do my head in but you can drive around it.

Without doubt the 6 speed wet box is smoother than the seven

(DSGs ed.) are not foolproof or 100% reliable (they recon 10% will suffer from mechatronic failure @ £1,500 ish to replace)

Where did you get this figure of 10 per cent. VW Denmark claims that 4 per cent of the boxes have failures but that all those boxes are from before 2012. Apparently, boxes post 2012 have been fixed (not that I believe this).

7 speed in the Fabia VRS we have, it is great, when my Yeti gets replaced the next car will be DSG.

The only niggle I have with it is that it sometimes forgets to drop a gear or two, say for example you slow down to go around a sharp corner, the car will stay in 5th until you want accelerate and then it will drop one or two gears, you get used to this though and you can also use the manual option or flappy paddles.

I also like the fact it doesn't hang in low gears revving hard before it changes up like many auto boxes do.

On the whole it is really good and on the track it was excellent, on manual all day using the flappy paddles it was great.

How many miles have you done and how old is the car (fabia)?

Edited 24 June, 201313 yr by Nicolai

Drove Yeti 2.0 TDi DSG and Superb 2.0 TDi DSG for prolonged periods and the consumption was in pretty much the same ballpark as with manuals. It requires some getting used to, so that it does exactly what you want it to (pressing or releasing the throttle a bit more in certain situations so that it up/downshifts later/sooner). Generally I do recommend.

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BTW - You can get it remapped/reprogrammed for £300 and have all the characteristics for each drive mode (revs to change at, speed of gear change etc) changed to suit your needs - if you are unhappy with it's default settings.

I can't fault mine. Just make sure you change the oil as per service schedule.

Edited 24 June, 201313 yr by giblet

It requires some getting used to, so that it does exactly what you want it to (pressing or releasing the throttle a bit more in certain situations so that it up/downshifts later/sooner). Generally I do recommend.

I was paying attention to that too back when I had Volvo. 4-speed automatic coupled to an anemic naturally aspirated engine in a heavy car means you sort of have to trick the transmission into doing what you want it to do. (Pro tip: a Volvo needs to have a turbo in it, regardless what it's fueled by.)

These days I just leave the box to do its thing and it works fine. I think this partly is because I've grown accustomed to automatic transmissions after owning four auto cars in a row, and partly because automatic gearboxes have improved. The Octavia DSG7 just swaps in cog after cog and always manages to find the right gear. It does shift a lot more often since it has seven ratios to choose from. For example, there's a spot on my morning drive to work where it always shifts from 7th to 6th and then back to 7th again once it levels out.

only 2 problems its slow to pick up on roundabouts unless you put it in manual

and why oh bloody why does it change down when going down a hill ???????????

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'Nuff said.

sorry have to disagree....A bit agricultural, at times, tbh..I drive Ford autos at work, different beasts I know, but they are a lot better box. When you reverse with the DSG,at low speed, as I do into my garage the things lurches before it moves back. And setting off from a standing start it either has to be manual/sport mode or give it a weeks notice. In some parts of the world Skoda are extending the life of the box under warranty by years due to unreliability. So while it suits some and thats fine it doesnt suit everyone. Going back to manual with my new one.

Edited 24 June, 201313 yr by paully

sorry have to disagree....A bit agricultural, at times, tbh..I drive Ford autos at work, different beasts I know, but they are a lot better box. When you reverse with the DSG,at low speed, as I do into my garage the things lurches before it moves back. And setting off from a standing start it either has to be manual/sport mode or give it a weeks notice. In some parts of the world Skoda are extending the life of the box under warranty by years due to unreliability. So while it suits some and thats fine it doesnt suit everyone. Going back to manual with my new one.

The 7 speed dry clutch box is renowned for this sort of behaviour, although a lot of owners don't report any problems.

Get a 6 speed wet clutch on a 2.0 diesel or 2.0 TSI and you'll never look back!