Since I had been deliberating buying a new/fresh 2nd hand Kodiaq, and probably for simplicity, trading the 2010, 120,000 mile Octavia in as part of the deal,

but I was then caught with the failed Mechatronic unit, & since repaired at some £1,600.00 cost.

What are my "least worst" options?

Thoughts

Marcus

 

Apparently the DSG box was revamped in 2016 so the mechatronic problems of 2010-2012 boxes should be thing of past

 

There are rumours that in UK 200,000 cars may be registered in August (to include all the non WLTP spec cars) so should be plenty of pre-reg available in Sept

What is not clear is if these will be a bargain, because of delays in certifying the WLTP spec very few new cars will be available Sept and Oct, which means choice will be an August pre reg or wait until late 2018 or 2019 for unsold new cars to start coming through.   Basic Economics supply and demand, lack of supply could keep prices high in the Autumn, especially as the 18reg pre-reg availability runs out.    Some salesmen think they will struggle to supply a new or nearly new car in Nov and Dec (even when WLTP certification done, there is the logistics of getting them from storage site to dealerships)

 

Your least worst option is probably to get best price on whatever you can find that is in stock and available and meets your needs, and assume any new order wont be delivered until sometime in 2019

Thanks for your cogent, coherent answer John, 

Still pondering over much, as I usually do.

Regards

Marcus

Just a quick bit on the dsg's as in the DQ200 7 speed twin dry clutch.

The change in 2012 was that Mineral oil went in instead of Synthetic that had been the problem that caused a World Wide recall excluding Europe because VW are chancers.

Then 2013-2015 there is a Service Campaign because VW Group got the software wrong. Just on some DQ200.

Then there are from 2015 some DQ200 7 speed Twin Dry clutch DSG with Clutch Slip issues and VW have had to issue a TPI and there are new Clutch Packs being fitted where a owner gets the Dealership employees to take the 'Clutch Slip' issue seriously and bother to look see and read the TPI, get the warranty claim in and fix the fault.

So no from 2016 even though Skoda build 2,200 DQ200 a day there is not guarantee of no problems now or in the future.

 

6 & 7 Speed wet clutch DSG are a different kettle of fish.

With them everything is OK really other than VW, Skoda, SEAT say oil changes every 40,000 miles and Audi call them a S-tronic and say service / oil change every 38,000 miles.

2 hours ago, Offski said:

Just a quick bit on the dsg's as in the DQ200 7 speed twin dry clutch.

The change in 2012 was that Mineral oil went in instead of Synthetic that had been the problem that caused a World Wide recall excluding Europe because VW are chancers.

Then 2013-2015 there is a Service Campaign because VW Group got the software wrong. Just on some DQ200.

Then there are from 2015 some DQ200 7 speed Twin Dry clutch DSG with Clutch Slip issues and VW have had to issue a TPI and there are new Clutch Packs being fitted where a owner gets the Dealership employees to take the 'Clutch Slip' issue seriously and bother to look see and read the TPI, get the warranty claim in and fix the fault.

So no from 2016 even though Skoda build 2,200 DQ200 a day there is not guarantee of no problems now or in the future.

 

6 & 7 Speed wet clutch DSG are a different kettle of fish.

With them everything is OK really other than VW, Skoda, SEAT say oil changes every 40,000 miles and Audi call them a S-tronic and say service / oil change every 38,000 miles.

 

Attempting to master, and well I would actually settle for, merely coping with, the wife's borrowed Kindle.

Hence the above inadvertent  copy and paste.

Anyway Offski, yes I will absolutely focus on 2.0 l diesel models only, ergo avoiding any possibility of another cursed dry DAY.

Once bitten an all that . . .

But seriously enjoying the 24mpg proper  automatic gearbox Steyr Daimler Puch van, with,for me, the perfect seating position, on super supportive Recaro armrest equipped seats.

So I might just gargle my way through $30'000(ish) worth of diesel driving the van.

Regards

Marcus

 

IMO the last of the Euro 6 150 ps TDI's with SCR (AdBlue) and 6 speed DSG are great.

We will have to see what the WLTP type approved new models are like, probably fine but time will tell.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/451121-euro-6d-temp 

Edited 21 August, 20187 yr by Offski