|
||
|
13th February 2021, 20:13 | #61 | |
I really should get out more.......
MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Witney
Posts: 2,504
Thanks: 6
Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts
|
Quote:
On a positive side it was an amazing mile muncher and a standard service was a fixed price at a main dealer. Basically an Audi A6. Last edited by SCP440; 13th February 2021 at 20:41.. |
|
13th February 2021, 21:12 | #62 | |
Loves to post
Connoisseur SE v8 auto '54 Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 488
Thanks: 105
Thanked 56 Times in 41 Posts
|
Quote:
|
|
14th February 2021, 08:46 | #63 |
This is my second home
Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: East Norfolk
Posts: 7,050
Thanks: 729
Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts
|
Some very dodgy gearboxes around these days. Bearings made of cheese. Very fussy on oil choices and regular changes. Auto boxes that have harsh changes or lose drive completely. A proper minefield!
Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk
__________________
Oil in my veins! |
14th February 2021, 09:51 | #64 | |
Gets stuck in
" NOW SOLD" :-( Rover 75 Conni Auto SE Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Stoke
Posts: 896
Thanks: 424
Thanked 214 Times in 163 Posts
|
Quote:
DSG oil and filter change every 3 years or 60k. Very similar to th Jatco apart from you carnt change its filter easily and all its oil... As for DSG it says this. Are DSG gearboxes reliable? In most cases, both a six-speed and seven-speed DSG gearbox will be as reliable as any other gearbox. Some owners have reported that older gearboxes have been prone to the occasional failure, but the newer boxes seem to have overcome these. Faults included noisy bearings, juddering and going into ‘limp home’ mode (where the engine’s computer limits power to a minimum). However, all mechanical parts can wear down over time if not properly maintained or replaced, and automatic gearboxes are more complicated than manuals. If you’re after an automatic gearbox, don’t let relatively uncommon faults put you off - a DSG is usually one of the smoother and more efficient types of gearbox, and most survive for at least 100,000 miles if not more.
__________________
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] |
|
14th February 2021, 10:04 | #65 | |
Posted a thing or two
Rover 75 CDTI Tourer Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Great Bardfield, nr Braintree
Posts: 1,414
Thanks: 303
Thanked 436 Times in 317 Posts
|
Quote:
There are two types of DSG gearboxes. The ones fitted to the 2 litres are OK it is the smaller engine ones that are the problem. Honest John of the Daily Telegraph is always talking about them on readers queries |
|
14th February 2021, 10:07 | #66 |
This is my second home
Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: East Norfolk
Posts: 7,050
Thanks: 729
Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts
|
Who is the it that says "this" about dsg gearboxes? My son spent some time recently at a gearbox repair centre having his Renault van bearings replaced and the guy won't touch dsg boxes any more. He reckoned they were "built to fail"! His words, not mine.🤔
Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk
__________________
Oil in my veins! |
14th February 2021, 12:07 | #67 |
Gets stuck in
" NOW SOLD" :-( Rover 75 Conni Auto SE Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Stoke
Posts: 896
Thanks: 424
Thanked 214 Times in 163 Posts
|
Built in obserlesance... I carnt think were profit has to be made is wear this dosnt occour.
I think there are more than one type of DSG. They are designed to take different amounts of talk....!!!! Is th DSG better than th jatco. Probably. Its more efficient and very smooth. As for mechanics saying "This"... One as to remember that new technology can take them to a place wear they are not comfortable. And also we know that everyone is better driver than anyone else. So th customer could also be a fracture in its reliability factor. As for th Skoda Superb Laurin & Klement. (Posh Passat and no bad thing for that) I liked it a lot and was in th running for th 75 replacement.... Till i found it was a bouncy castle. Apparently you can dial it out but for me it was no.. At th end of th day its a personnel thing and as always what anyone says its just only a opinion. Lasterly i know of quite a few DSG's in various guises (possibly 10 at work) .. And all are fine.
__________________
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] |
14th February 2021, 15:02 | #68 | |
This is my second home
Toyota RAV4 Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Tamworth
Posts: 3,068
Thanks: 2,478
Thanked 1,579 Times in 968 Posts
|
Quote:
Don't know anything about the V6 - that's never been something I've looked at/for. By 2012 the 2.0 diesel will be common rail and should be decently reliable allowing for the obvious potential issues with EGR's and DPF's. And there's the "third generation" revision in 2015. IMHO provenance is everything. There will be plenty out there so do your homework and pass any that are in any way iffy. When I had my Passat this was a good forum: http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/forum.php Good luck with your search. |
|
14th February 2021, 15:15 | #69 |
This is my second home
Rover 75 tourer Club CD/Limo Tints Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Meneac
Posts: 6,759
Thanks: 5,007
Thanked 1,609 Times in 869 Posts
|
Just to put my thoughts in,,,
People are asking "What would you replace your 75 with" Simply, You can change your 75, BUT you can never replace a 75.
__________________
] "I started out with nothing, and Ive still got most of it left!" |
14th February 2021, 15:21 | #70 |
Avid contributor
Toyota RAV4 Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: South Shields
Posts: 174
Thanks: 71
Thanked 20 Times in 18 Posts
|
Replaced my Rover 75 about 5 years ago with 2-litre petrol Toyota RAV4 MK3 2012. It had 13k on the clock and one previous owner. It now has 42k on the clock and in all those time it didn't require anything apart from service (and a gear selector backlight bulb) which I'm very happy about. I found it very comfy (not as comfy as Rover though ) and it has plenty toys and pretty much all the options I'd like to have in a car. And coolant is now crossed off my weekly shopping list
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|