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Re:BMW PHEV: When EU engineering becomes a synonym for "unre... by LgWoodenBadger on Friday December 05, 2025 @03:04PM (#46166552)
I'm sure the money you saved on brake jobs was more than eaten up by the DSG service intervals. The interval on my Jetta Sportwagen Diesel with DSG was 40,000 miles. That required special hardware (tools and dongles, IIRC) and software if I wanted to do it myself.
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Re:BMW PHEV: When EU engineering becomes a synonym for "unre... by hinkley on Friday December 05, 2025 @04:01PM (#46167247)
My vehicle before that was the Accord that had the shit transmission that bailed out reliably at 110k miles, so I’m sure I barely noticed. My Accord shat itself at 100,300 miles, in the mountains. Luckily it was noon, a warm day, and I had cell service.
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