tappers Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Hi, not been on here for a while but needed some expert advice.... We have a 2005 Golf 5 door GT TDI DSG done about 98k. Couple of weeks ago, wife driving home from work stops at traffic lights, when they change she puts her foot on the accelerator and the revs go up and the car goes no where! Turn off and on again and it sometimes worked, but then after a couple of attempts it now doesn't move at all. Got it taken to a mechanic who has run diags and says it is the mechatronic unit. He sent it away for repair where they said they could do 100% repair but lied as they then admitted to only be able to do 40% but that it passed that. He said a new one would be £1460 + VAT then oil, labour and coding it into the car would take the total to around £2200!! Additional info.... the dual mass fly wheel has been knocking for around the last year aswell and have been told that is about £1k for the part too! But mechanic who has the car said it wasn't that bad so leave it for the time being. What are the views of what we could/should do? How much do people spend on repairs before enough is enough and the car gets scrapped/sold on? All advice and thoughts welcome. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Prices you are being quotes were about what the mum in law paid for her DSG on her TT, that died at about 105k, but they paid the bill and kept the car running. It might be worth checking somewhere like the TT-forum.co.uk to see what is being done on their as obviously a lot of owners are likely have come across the issue. Maybe repairs are possible if oyu know where to go. As for when is enough - well thats a financial call you have to make, can you afford to scrap it? Whats it worth to you? Whats it cost to convert it to manual, must be a whole host of bits in reclamation yards to do that job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 If ECUTesting weren't the company that was used to repair the mechatronics unit, it would be worth contacting them as they refurbish the mechatronics unit for £250 and a 3 day turnaround. Not used them personally but read good reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saab Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Get someone on here to recommend a trusted and fair priced VAG specialist in your area (every town has one!) and get a second opinion first off. The mechatronic unit is a very expensive bit of kit but I am certain you can get one cheaper than you have been quoted - there are a couple on eBay for just under £1k, and I'm sure a specialist can source one from a reputable source. It might be worth rolling the dice with a secondhand unit if you don't mind taking a bit of a risk. Likewise the dual mass flywheel is easy to get hold of for under £500. It is unfortunate that the car now won't run as I would say trade it in for something, at somewhere like a car supermarket where they won't check it too closely. At what point you say enough is enough is a hard call, only you know the condition of the car, how long you had hoped to keep it, if you owe money on it, whether it has been reliable up to now, do you like it/loathe it. You could take it down to pure economics of course - how much is the car worth in current state, versus cost of repairs and value post repair which very basically may make it clearer how much you can justifiably throw at a car thats worth, what £4k?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tappers Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Thanks for all of the advice and comments / thoughts..... We have really liked the car and fear it would be difficult to find something the same.... but..... Spoke to a garage who said it was probably only worth £3.5k fully working so probably on £1k like it is :-( but even so if it is £3.5k is it worth spending nearly £3k on it to repair!!? I fear we would have to answer that like you have said above what is it worth to us!! A gearbox specialist I spoke with today suggested that even if we got a second hand gearbox we would still have to buy the mechatronic unit as it is setup for the car and cannot be purchased second hand! Saab, as you have said I wish it was running as I would have traded it in! Sadly not so feel in a rubbish position :-( Where is the best place to post for a VW Specialist in this area type question? thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Hi mate. Tough luck. Post in the dealers forum here and I am sure someone will be along to recommend locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tappers Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Thanks, just posted there. Is the convert to manual really an option? could it be cheaper and still work well? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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