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2015 140 DSG is 7 Speed gearboxLittle advice please - I'm going to view a 2015 Cali SE with 140 engine and DSG gearbox.
Is this gearbox 6 or 7 speed? Do members consider the 140 powerful enough in DSG guise??
Many thanks.
Thanks - yes I understand this as my existing car is Celtic remapped and existing camper the same. ThanksIts very easy to get the engine remapped if you feel you need more power / better mpg
Mine is an 84 hp remapped to 105 and makes decent progress through 5 speed and does roughly 750 miles per tank. It happily sits at 70 - 75 but needs a little more grunt on hills so assume 140 will be much betterIf it's of any help, I have the 150ps T6 Cali and while people will always argue more is better a 140 PS DSG should be just fine.
An awful lot of conversions out there with heavier interiors are built on 102 ps etc.... and while thats never going to make them nifty I never hear people complain about them either.
My 150, has no issues at all.
95% of all big whites have 120-130 PS... for reference.If it's of any help, I have the 150ps T6 Cali and while people will always argue more is better a 140 PS DSG should be just fine.
An awful lot of conversions out there with heavier interiors are built on 102 ps etc.... and while thats never going to make them nifty I never hear people complain about them either.
My 150, has no issues at all.
ThanksT5.1 140PS lovely, plenty of torque, should be no issues at all with power, my last 140 was the most reliable vehicle I have owned, sold it with 130k miles and absolutely no issues other than routine maintenance.
power, pulls like a train fully loaded = you will know when you test drive it
I have a 21 plate T6.1 and I found I had to adjust (and am still doing so) my driving style to adapt to the engine and gearbox characteristics. My instincts are derived from a 300hp nissan naturally aspirated engine with plenty of low down torque. The 6.1 is necessary to 'right foot boot' to engage the turbo and then it performs (and the mpg certainly then dives!).Little advice please - I'm going to view a 2015 Cali SE with 140 engine and DSG gearbox.
Is this gearbox 6 or 7 speed? Do members consider the 140 powerful enough in DSG guise??
Many thanks.
I have a 2012 SE Cali 140 & DSG, ex demo with 100 miles on the clock. Great combination, trouble free with 45000 miles, serviced by VW. 7 speed.Little advice please - I'm going to view a 2015 Cali SE with 140 engine and DSG gearbox.
Is this gearbox 6 or 7 speed? Do members consider the 140 powerful enough in DSG guise??
Many thanks.
Ach rub it in why don't you...And actually living in it now on a French campsite just outside Tournon!
Sorry about that but it is nice here! As the only Brits on the site we had our celebratory Jubilee dinner last night (and another tonight!). The others on the site cannot quite understand the celebrations, many of them have royalty but can’t envisage what is happening on the U.K. now ( and in Tournon, I have 6 Union jacks on the van!)
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