Quote Originally Posted by tigger73 View Post
Tobes the 4x4 Tiguan has the DQ500 "wet" 7 speed DSG which is the same gearbox that is used in the Audi TT-RS and Transporter. It's been designed for the high performance and heavy duty applications with a max torque of 550Nm. This is pretty much bullet-proof and completely different box to the DQ200 "dry" 7 speed which is used in the lower power Golf and Polos.

Yes manual is a safer option if you're going to hang onto it long term. That's why you'd buy a Mk7 90TSI manual. Otherwise you just need to get on the new car merry-go-round and upgrade every 3 years before the warranty runs out.
Would be interesting to find out why VW's implementation of the DQ200 was so bad. I suspect it's down to the suppliers/poor design as opposed to an inherent flaw in dry clutch DSGs. The one common thing amongst the other VAG group DSGs that work is that they aren't made by LUK.