As far as I am aware, one pc about RM2-2.5k.

I am not quite sure, I think the road condition (of day-to-day life) and drivers habit play a big part.

I read somewhere in this forum that someone Passat CC adaptive dampers spoiled and replaced within 4 years, 8-9k spent. Personally I have a closed cousin who bought a Audi TTS 2010 last year, and he replaced 2 rear shocks (with DCC) just 2-3 months ago at RM5k.

So I would say below 100k km, or about 5 years, on average.

That is possible, but prior to that you need to get a bypass chip/sensor to cheat the ECU or system that the car is fitted with DCC. Else Chk Engine Light will turn on.

Secondly, there will be a trade off on ride quality, if you choose a fixed damper absorbers which is lean towards comfort, you lose the handling. Vice versa. No perfect solution.

I just went to see and touch the new Passat yesterday. The SA said Apple carplay is supported but VW curiously blocked the used of Navi app (like waze) on the apple carplay mirroring to the headunit. SA also said Andriod Auto does not have such limitation on the new Passat tough.

That is what I was told. If you are really keen on the car, better bring your Android hp with cable when you go for test drive.

Else just use a windscreen mount to mount the phone and use Waze only. Like I did to my Audi, just forget about the shitty Navi software from them.

OK I was trying to simplify my earlier statement. I use a CD mount, not those which stuck on the Windscreen lar.

The look is quite sleek, and within my hand reach when I rest my elbow on central handrest.

Well, I think 1st the DCC is good to be ditched, because (1) it does not last long (2) expensive to replace (3) most users just use comfort setting.

Then, the 7 speed wet DSG DQ380 is an upgrade version of DQ250 (6 spd wet), where VW was forced by the Chinese Govt to settle the DSG problem the china users face there and force them to issue 10 yrs warranty. In a move to solve the massive issue with DQ200 (7 spd dry) and DQ250, VAG developed this DQ380 to have longevity in mind, and it can handle much higher torque than DQ250 .

The only put off is the lower HP numbers , and higher price in this facelift

This post has been edited by amdxp: Jan 11 2020, 12:44 PM