If you guys are concerned with the 1-2 and 2-3 shift quality, there's an updated valve body and TCM software to correct this. The repair is for harsh shift feel.
I dont like the way the turbo kicks in when you take off, if i'm taking a left turn it takes off slow and than it kicks in and my tracton light is on. Another thing i dont like is the way transmission is working, i drove my friends 99 5sp and i think it's awesome the way manual transmission is set up. Dont like the oil filter location also.
My one complaint is that it uses too much gas. I find myself going for drives for no particular reason, except to drive. Hard on the gas budget and that's annoying. Well, more annoying to my wife actually... so maybe I'll call this her complaint and save mine for a future date.
Really can't think of anything worth complaining about
I have 6spd manual so I can't complain about the transmission. I love it. The one thing I could complain about is a lack of light in the center console and lack of some kind of a mechanism in the change holder to make it open slow and smooth. It's just on a hinge, ready to fall off.
Is the tranny bad on 6-speed as well?
On mine B5 5spd the 1st and 2nd gears are very strong, however, as soon as you shift to 3rd the car doesn't pull as strong. Bad gear ratio on 3rd for B5...How are the B6 manuals?
The 6MT is a nice transmission. The gears are evenly spaced, and the 2.0T has power as low as 1800 RPM (with a little lag), so you don't have to shift all that often.
Definitely the transmission clunking at low speeds. It is "normal." Even consumer reports reported it on their road test of the car where they mention "...the transmission bangs between gears..."
That's really not cool. Can anyone confirm that this update fixes this problem?
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