2011 Jetta Sports Wagon TDI Reliability: Manual vs Automatic Transmission

moeen49

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Toronto
TDI
Planning to buy
Hi,
I have had two Jettas (2004-MK III and 2000-MK IV). For both, I had to replace automatic transmission. Lesson learned in 2004, after spending almost 11000$, I learned that VW was not able to make reliable Auto Transmission.
Now I like to buy a TDI to save on gas cost.
My car options are:
  • 2011 sports wagon TDI (previous body)
  • 2011 Jetta sedan TDI.
The transmission options are:
  • Automatic DSG Automatic Transmission
  • Manual Transmission
In term of reliability and longevity which of above combinations would be the best?
Considering the painful past experience I had with older Jetta auto transmission, is there a significant improvement in the Jetta DSG auto transmission?
In past I heard suggestion not to have auto transmission on TDI. Is it still the case? Is there any problem with having auto transmission on a jetta TDI?
Any comment would be appreciated,
 
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