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I found Škoda description lacking. Being one of few historic Czech car manufacturers is mention worthy.
by ZWoz 4y ago
I found Škoda description lacking. Being one of few historic Czech car manufacturers is mention worthy.
- helij 4y agoAlso, one of the oldest car manufacturers in the world.
- arethuza 4y agoAnd a maker of great value practical cars - my last 3 cars (and my wife's last 2 cars) have all been Škodas. However, I was disappointed that they stopped making the Yeti.
- 2143 4y agoAre Skoda cars with DSG transmissions reliable in Europe? They're unreliable where I'm from. Otherwise, they make fabulous desirable cars.
- arethuza 4y agoWe've had 3 DSG cars between us - no problems so far. Mind you, they were under warranty and we get them regularly serviced. My current car is a 1l 3-cylinder DSG Kamiq - which I am pretty happy with. Only complaint being the slow starting touch screen and the move away from physical buttons (e.g. for heated windscreen).
- 2143 4y agoWow that's pretty cool. Over here it's only a matter of time before DSG inevitably fails. Apparently, it tends to overheat when idling in traffic in D. This is also a problem in VW cars which uses the same gearbox. It's a really hot climate where I live; I wonder if that's a factor. The good thing is that Skoda/VW don't hesitate before replacing a failed gearbox (and then that one fails). It's a lovely gearbox when it works.
- arethuza 4y ago"it tends to overheat" I'm in Scotland, so it rarely gets above 20C and it quite often fairly damp - which presumably keeps the gearbox nice and cool :-) Edit: We also very rarely sit in traffic, which might help as well.
- 2143 4y agoStill, other gearboxes work well here. So maybe there's a design fault somewhere. There's a Wikipedia entry for DSG problems: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-shift_gearbox#Problems_and_recalls_of_DSG-equipped_vehicles https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-shift_gearbox#Problem...
- arethuza 4y agoI'm now a complete convert to DSG style gearboxes. Mind you next car will hopefully be electric so problem goes away - probably an Enyaq.