Wolfsburg, Germany

golf 1.4 assembled in south africa....i think..

if u wanna be 100% sure where it was manufactured from,
just check the VIN on the windscreen

Golf is more suited for 4 people only for comfort sitting. If 5 (or 6, which I manage to squeeze during lunch  ), it's just for very short trip like 10-20 minutes or few km.


FYI, my 1.4 TSI MK6 comes from Wolfsburg, Germany.

Initially, I was contemplating red colour as my first choice. The Amryllis red is as close to what r3kahsttub post above. It is a deeper/darker/blacker shade of red. Deeper than GTI red.

Tornado red is really bright chilli hot red. Open PC paintbrush, RGB-255-0-0. Very 'garang'

In the end, last minute, changed to candy white 

a) No

b) There is a version 2 of the software. Reliability? Not too sure but my mechatronic died on me and while my car was in the workshop, there were 10 other cars waiting in line to replace their mechatronics as well.

c) Yes, juddering is still an issue

The truth about the dsg7 is that the engine power running very close to the limit of the gearbox. The dsg7 is rated at 250nm n most of the engine that coupled to this gearbox ie tsi1.4 n 1.8 is at 160-180hp with 240-260nm at the wheel. This mean on crank u looking at almost 170-190hp n 260-280nm. That is 2.5l NA equivalent power. The 0-100 accel is addictive too n I seen way too many auntie n folks spinning wheel at traffic light doing launch control. With the dry n lower rated dsg limit that's is just a recipe for accelerated wear n year. There are cases of mechatronic failure or clutch pack issues for complete stock as mentioned but they are also many who driven for 60-70k km in 12mths without issue. So is the gear box design bad or just a batch issue? So far many of those who have replace the parts are having no further issue. So I think more of a batch issue.

But how many are willing n honest about what they have done to their car before the dsg failed? I know a few who remap barely out of showroom n start to ARempit like no body business and then parts failed.. And cry baby... And quietly revert to stock but get caught by vw because the car computer ecu keep track of flash count n losses their warranty.

If u drive it as it is without mod, if things failed u got 5 yrs unlimited mileage warranty to take care of thing.

If u worry too much buy the usual t & h n keep ur resale value. If u think vw bad, go and check out the BMW/peugeot/ford etc forum too...

website din see price change