So…..after purchasing my MK8 one month ago today and having the issues above I picked up my new GTI SE today. Happy with the speed and options VWoA gave me but I had to work this hard with both the corporate executive office contact (great) and the CR&R contact. They gave me a buyback option plus loyalty money towards a new or CPO VW/Audi or more money to keep the car and wait for a fix.
If I had any concrete timeframe for when a transmission would be available I would wait but the uncertainty plus the offer swung me to the buyback. Also DSG MK8s are very very scarce in the Midwest. So I pounced. Here she is even though it’s a ‘King.’
Oh, and I had the salesman have it put on the lift to check out after a test drive. Once bitten twice shy.
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