RS3 heartbreak: DSG gearbox dies after only 1,000 miles

[tailpipe]

PM sent with email address. Thanks in anticipation.

[Ruergard]

Sad to see this. Hope everything sorts out for you and that the RS3 will be back on the road soon!

[tailpipe]

Having looked into this issue in some detail now, I am none too concerned.

DCTs are a relatively new automotive technology and rely on computer systems to function effectively. The TT-RS and RS3's 7-speed DCT is brand new so perhaps gremlins were to be expected. I think it is simply a matter of Audi fine-tuning the electronic settings before we see 99.9% reliability.

Besides, if Audi gets it wrong, what does this say about everyone else? And what would i buy instead? Nothing this price. I made the huge mistake of buying a Lexus once. It worked like a Swiss watch with every electronic system functioning without putting a bit or byte wrong. Sadly, the car was totally anodyne to drive. It cornered like jelly on wheels. Nuff said.

[doodlebug]

I have to say your tolerance is to be praised. But if I'd taken delivery of my 40k plus car and it went kaput I'd have disappeared into orbit. A prototype would be a different matter, but a car produced midway through the production cycle? Sorry, no, that's just not on.

[tailpipe]

I have to say your tolerance is to be praised. But if I'd taken delivery of my 40k plus car and it went kaput I'd have disappeared into orbit. A prototype would be a different matter, but a car produced midway through the production cycle? Sorry, no, that's just not on.

Thank you! Six years in the Army and twenty years in Advertising have helped, but it is having three kids under 10 that has most taught me patience.

I've also learned that it is always better to keep your powered dry before launching an attack. Besides, the glitches I've had with my RS3 are electronic not mechanical. My E46 BMW's engine failed on two separate occasions.

[Benman]

...I should be back behind the wheel by Friday.

Keep us posted.