and less the 2500 kms. its needs a new gearbox. a whole 15grands worth. what do I do!I have mech insurance but they want to send it to auckland to see. if it can be fixed as they wont fix it for over 10g.
pup2,
Feb 29, 10:41pm
Is that one of those red cars!
ninja_man,
Feb 29, 10:41pm
wat car is it!
mugenb20b,
Feb 29, 10:41pm
What kind of car! How old! What's the mileage!
kelsie21,
Feb 29, 10:43pm
its an 06 Black VW GTI golf 77000 kms
mugenb20b,
Feb 29, 10:44pm
NO! Really!
ninja_man,
Feb 29, 10:45pm
15 grand for a new gearbox!
mugenb20b,
Feb 29, 10:45pm
Must be one of those high tech DSG things.
aragorn2003,
Feb 29, 10:46pm
wowsers and who said euros aren't expensive!
kelsie21,
Feb 29, 10:46pm
yes really! at the end of the day if it was a toyota and you owned it would you be pissed off!
ninja_man,
Feb 29, 10:47pm
can get a very decent car for that money haha. never buying a golf
kelsie21,
Feb 29, 10:47pm
Yes true it is!
intrade,
Feb 29, 10:47pm
dsg transmission! and who in auckland is suposed to fix it!
kelsie21,
Feb 29, 10:49pm
Yes your right so Im peeeved that its buggered after 4 months! anyone know the consumer guarantees act on cars!
mugenb20b,
Feb 29, 10:50pm
I am yet to see a Toyota that requires $10 to $15k worth of mechanical repairs.
Anyway, you need Jazz ASAP.
kelsie21,
Feb 29, 10:50pm
Some place that is allowed to pull them apart. the agent here can only replace not repair
kelsie21,
Feb 29, 10:51pm
Im waiting .
mugenb20b,
Feb 29, 10:52pm
He's still typing.he won't be too long.
kelsie21,
Feb 29, 10:54pm
hope not. im pretty upset this has happened so soon after buying it.
intrade,
Feb 29, 10:55pm
i just wonder if it is one of the big volkswagen agents as one of em are frawdsters who ripped one of my clients off they had to pay in the end he took em to court over botched repair. cambelt had failed on the van he got from them smashing the head , they riffited secoundhand and did not even change the oil recipte showed new head and all . court ruled in my clientsfavour, I now service his van .
chito,
Feb 29, 10:57pm
I would be pissed off too, but before going to Fair Go I would swat up on the words, Bought and You're.
kelsie21,
Feb 29, 10:58pm
doesnt sound like the auckland repairer is an agent as such. just trans experts I believe.
kelsie21,
Feb 29, 10:59pm
as in!.
intrade,
Feb 29, 11:00pm
dsg are dual clutch gearboxes basically mechanical box with 2 clutch packs and a robotic arm doing the shifting.here is your gearbox and how it works or should work. fail can the clutchpacks and the mechatronic = the robotic arm shifting-robot. http://www.youtube.com/watch!v=WVWP7TYhP0c
intrade,
Feb 29, 11:01pm
be ok then as long as they do a good job.
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