Drove my 04 TDI (little red wagon) across town to watch while I had the 06 TDI AKA: "the company car" towed to the dealer to have them deal with the "no start, no click, no nothing" when you turned the key problem. If someone hadn't forced me to specify a DSG in that car, I would have simply push started it, and saved the towing fees to tow it a mile to the dealer! (and numerous DSG services at $400 each). 105k and it needed a new starter? 220k on the little red wagon and 160k on the wife's MkV and neither of them have needed a new starter.
On the fun side, I did get to figure out how to remove the front lower bumper grills to use the MkV tow hooks, and figured out where the last guy who rotated the tires left the wheel lock key. (Hint: It WASN'T in the tool kit where it SHOULD be kept!)
I was rather surprised that the tow truck driver didn't realize you'd have to take the grills off to use the tow hooks. He thought they might attach under the headlight washer blanks. He was, however, familiar with the reverse threading that German car's use on the tow hooks, hence the arrow pointing backwards around the shaft. Apparently, he tows enough Porsches to be familiar with them...