Darth_Furious
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2005
- TDI
- 2015 GSW, DSG
I turned in my 2010 JSW last Friday and picked up $16K. Last month I bought a 2015 GSW with 14K miles for $18.3K so it was a cheap upgrade for an almost new car. For others who are in the same boat, here are my thoughts on switching:
Pros:
1. The GSW is refined in many ways. I keep looking at different buttons and knobs and think how it's placed better or looks nicer.
2. I like the backup camera, KESSY, push button start, different hatch handle, paddle shifters on the GSW
3.The DSG feels smoother, as though it slips a little more when I let off the acc. It handles shifts in a smoother way overall. I don't like how it now revs at 1000RPM until I press the brake hard to make it drop to 800 at red lights.
4. The 150HP engine is nicer than the 140HP one. I can tell a difference from the SCR and extra power (* more on this below)
Cons:
1. The oil filter is now under the car instead of upright.
2. Need to buy DEF fluid
3. I have to reinstall all my old mods again.
Kerma Tune:
I noticed after the gen3 fix, the engine just doesn't feel the same. Mileage is still ok. Power is muted. I had REVO on my 2010 and overall happy with it. It made more power on the low end and smoothed out the power curve. I got it for $400 on sale and was happy with it. REVO doesn't do the 2015 GSW and it looked like only Malone and Kerma does it when I looked. I liked the idea of having the Q loader to reinstall tunes. I had to revisit the shop a few times to reflash the REVO when the dealer overwritten it. Kerma is $650 and I was hesitant to pay that much. I was thinking of passing.
After a few days of driving and noticing the engine feels a little sluggish (like me without coffee in the morning... a little slower and strained). It kept bugging me so I pulled the trigger and ordered the Kerma tune. It arrived yesterday. The ECU file is small (20kb) and the new tune is 1.7mb. It took a min to copy the original tune. It took 20 mins to write the new tune. It had to erase the old files and rewrite a bunch of times (like all the screens during upgrading my laptop from windows 7 to 10).
After I got the Kerma tune loaded... It really is worth it. I have no regrets! The engine pulls harder and the car feels a lot faster/more aggressive. Mileage so far went up too. To use the coffee analogy, it feels like I gave my car some redbull and it woke up and is ready for action.
I did a lot of research before and didn't find much about Kerma tunes on the 2015s and so I wanted to post this. I been on TDICLUB and driving TDIs for the past 10 years and tried various engines/cars and I really think this 2015 GSW is the best one. If you are in the same situation, I would not hesitate getting it tuned.
Pros:
1. The GSW is refined in many ways. I keep looking at different buttons and knobs and think how it's placed better or looks nicer.
2. I like the backup camera, KESSY, push button start, different hatch handle, paddle shifters on the GSW
3.The DSG feels smoother, as though it slips a little more when I let off the acc. It handles shifts in a smoother way overall. I don't like how it now revs at 1000RPM until I press the brake hard to make it drop to 800 at red lights.
4. The 150HP engine is nicer than the 140HP one. I can tell a difference from the SCR and extra power (* more on this below)
Cons:
1. The oil filter is now under the car instead of upright.
2. Need to buy DEF fluid
3. I have to reinstall all my old mods again.
Kerma Tune:
I noticed after the gen3 fix, the engine just doesn't feel the same. Mileage is still ok. Power is muted. I had REVO on my 2010 and overall happy with it. It made more power on the low end and smoothed out the power curve. I got it for $400 on sale and was happy with it. REVO doesn't do the 2015 GSW and it looked like only Malone and Kerma does it when I looked. I liked the idea of having the Q loader to reinstall tunes. I had to revisit the shop a few times to reflash the REVO when the dealer overwritten it. Kerma is $650 and I was hesitant to pay that much. I was thinking of passing.
After a few days of driving and noticing the engine feels a little sluggish (like me without coffee in the morning... a little slower and strained). It kept bugging me so I pulled the trigger and ordered the Kerma tune. It arrived yesterday. The ECU file is small (20kb) and the new tune is 1.7mb. It took a min to copy the original tune. It took 20 mins to write the new tune. It had to erase the old files and rewrite a bunch of times (like all the screens during upgrading my laptop from windows 7 to 10).
After I got the Kerma tune loaded... It really is worth it. I have no regrets! The engine pulls harder and the car feels a lot faster/more aggressive. Mileage so far went up too. To use the coffee analogy, it feels like I gave my car some redbull and it woke up and is ready for action.
I did a lot of research before and didn't find much about Kerma tunes on the 2015s and so I wanted to post this. I been on TDICLUB and driving TDIs for the past 10 years and tried various engines/cars and I really think this 2015 GSW is the best one. If you are in the same situation, I would not hesitate getting it tuned.
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