I’m not mechanically minded so please bear with me.
I purchased a 2023 t6.1 from Arnold Clark 5 weeks ago. It had done 6k miles, it’s now 8.5k. It’s a 5 speed 110bhp. I’d come from a transit connect and before that a polo GTI.
Initially when I first drove it I thought the shifting was strange, but just put it down to being a new vehicle. It’s quite hard for me to explain without sounding like an idiot, but I’ll give it a go. The gears feel quite clunky when shifting, especially the lower gears. When passing through the neutral position there feels like a lot of friction & sometimes it requires more force than I believe should be required.
Sometimes when I start the van in the morning and shifting into first the gears grind, this is before I even move the van. It’s like it’s out of alignment and grinding, it doesn’t feel good considering it’s such a new van. Several times is not went into first and makes that horrendous screeching sound and few times I’ve ground the gears terribly due to it not going into gear.
The clutch also feels a bit “grindy” sorry for my lack of appropriate Laungage.
I’ve booked it into a VW specific Arnold Clark a week on Wednesday, it’s covered under their 60 days warranty I’ve been told. I just thought I’d run it by you guys to check if this is normal? I’m really aware of it and continually have to be very precise with my shifting. It’s taking the enjoyment out of driving and the appreciation away from the otherwise glorious vehicle.
All feedback appreciated.
I purchased a 2023 t6.1 from Arnold Clark 5 weeks ago. It had done 6k miles, it’s now 8.5k. It’s a 5 speed 110bhp. I’d come from a transit connect and before that a polo GTI.
Initially when I first drove it I thought the shifting was strange, but just put it down to being a new vehicle. It’s quite hard for me to explain without sounding like an idiot, but I’ll give it a go. The gears feel quite clunky when shifting, especially the lower gears. When passing through the neutral position there feels like a lot of friction & sometimes it requires more force than I believe should be required.
Sometimes when I start the van in the morning and shifting into first the gears grind, this is before I even move the van. It’s like it’s out of alignment and grinding, it doesn’t feel good considering it’s such a new van. Several times is not went into first and makes that horrendous screeching sound and few times I’ve ground the gears terribly due to it not going into gear.
The clutch also feels a bit “grindy” sorry for my lack of appropriate Laungage.
I’ve booked it into a VW specific Arnold Clark a week on Wednesday, it’s covered under their 60 days warranty I’ve been told. I just thought I’d run it by you guys to check if this is normal? I’m really aware of it and continually have to be very precise with my shifting. It’s taking the enjoyment out of driving and the appreciation away from the otherwise glorious vehicle.
All feedback appreciated.
