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      06-11-2014, 08:10 AM   #1
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Hows your DCT holding up?

I sold my 2011 135i about a year ago now with 45,000 ish miles on it. I havent been on the forum for a while, and have been curious lately about the dual clutch cars. Maybe someday I will get back into one...

Guys with higher miles, how has it been treating you? Still solid shifts? Has it needed any service?

Any input is appreciated, thanks!

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      06-11-2014, 10:36 AM   #2
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so of the 123 people who viewed this DCT thread, nobody has a DCT car?
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      06-11-2014, 12:26 PM   #3
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I dont have a DCT, but you should ask MYBAD135i hes running upgraded turbo from vargas. If anyone is pushing the DCT its him

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=805564
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      06-11-2014, 01:08 PM   #4
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I have a DCT but only about 6500 miles on mine so far. I absolutely love the shifting, it truly acts as a stick shift car with a very intuitive automated clutch. No problems with shifting this far, I did the DCT reboot thing at 1200 miles and have left it alone since.

Hopefully higher mileage people can chime in too.
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      06-11-2014, 01:11 PM   #5
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Just rolled over to 46k on mine. No issues other than the known stalling and rough idle issues that were taken care of with a software update.
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so of the 123 people who viewed this DCT thread, nobody has a DCT car?
I have a DCT, but with only 37k miles I don't think I meet the requirements you were looking for? No issues though.
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I have a DCT, but with only 37k miles I don't think I meet the requirements you were looking for? No issues though.
Same here with 34k miles. Was more looking to see others' responses rather than contribute
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I sold my 335i DCT with 60k on the clock - no issues. A software update made things smoother and reduced the 'lag' when coasting up to a junction and pulling away before completely stopping
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Defiantly looking forward to hearing from owners with higher mileage on there DCT.
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      06-11-2014, 02:49 PM   #10
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thanks for the replies... anyones input helps. i have seen a couple DCT cars for sale on sites like cars.com with over 70k miles.
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41k miles on my 2011 DCT and no issues.

I do know of another 2011 DCT car here in the UK that has done 88k with no issues as well, and it has done nearly 80k of that mileage running a DMS remap.
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I only have about 30k miles on my 2011 and no major problems except for one small issue. My morning commute used to begin with a 15-20 minute crawl through traffic down a relatively steep hill. Without fail, the dct would stall after about 5 minutes of driving in stop and go traffic. im guessing it was the combination of the incline and a cold engine.

not really a big deal, just annoying that every morning i would briefly hold up traffic while restarting my car.
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45K here on my DCT. No issues at all other than sometimes I feel like it drives like poop. Stalling, hesitating, rpms can be very erratic and it makes some odd noises occasionally.
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I only have about 30k miles on my 2011 and no major problems except for one small issue. My morning commute used to begin with a 15-20 minute crawl through traffic down a relatively steep hill. Without fail, the dct would stall after about 5 minutes of driving in stop and go traffic. im guessing it was the combination of the incline and a cold engine.

not really a big deal, just annoying that every morning i would briefly hold up traffic while restarting my car.
You need to go in to the dealer for the service bulletin software update. Mine did the same thing now it's fixed.
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I remember one of the reasons i sold mine was because i was afraid of the repair costs on the DCT out of warranty if something were to happen over 50k miles
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I remember one of the reasons i sold mine was because i was afraid of the repair costs on the DCT out of warranty if something were to happen over 50k miles
sell me the Mcoupe that will cover repair bills
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sell me the Mcoupe that will cover repair bills
haha deal! even trade for your 135
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You need to go in to the dealer for the service bulletin software update. Mine did the same thing now it's fixed.
thanks, didnt realize there was a software fix for that, il talk to my service person. I'm always worried about getting more updates due to the loss of torque i experienced after an earlier update.
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I dont have a DCT, but you should ask MYBAD135i hes running upgraded turbo from vargas. If anyone is pushing the DCT its him

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=805564
my dct runs great shifts smooth and fast its always in the power it doesnt lose boost during shifts that a 6mt would
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my dct runs great shifts smooth and fast its always in the power it doesnt lose boost during shifts that a 6mt would
awesome! saw your build thread, very impressive. Im sure that car sounds mean! what kind of WHP are you at?
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