Hey guys just another general question about inspection for i30 diesels. I noticed on the 2 cars that I went to inspect the transmission oil was dark, a brownish-black colour. Strange thing is one of them had a receipt for having the transmission oil changed this year at a non-dealer service, but the colour of the A/T fluid isn't pink or amber. I know you already advised me of avoiding dark coloured A/T fluid Tw, but it just seemed odd. When driving the car it did sort of crap itself when I half-floored the pedal, going up and down in rpms and finding a gear before smoothing out but I'm guessing that is normal for 4 speeds?
I am currently borrowing a friend's car which has put the pressure off having to get a car asap and was thinking of waiting for EOFY and trying to get a 6 speed 2012 GD for maybe 1-2.5k more. I have read a lot of praise about the 6 speed GDs on here and how it is an excellent gearbox. I have found some that I'm interested in like this one:
We've taken a wrong turn. Only thing I'm thinking about though is: 6 speed a good trade off for+3k and more ks. There are more and more FD i30s coming out around 8-10k, the ones that I go to look at generally seem a little dodgy and the drive hasn't felt the same since the first time I drove one.
I don't really know what to do. I'm stuck between getting an i30 FD or GD. Initially before coming here I was researching deisel Ford powershift and VW DSG and a lot of people are telling me the diesel wet clutch is totally fine but then some saying to avoid at all costs because on the off chance that it does have a problem you'll have to spend 5-8k to fix it.
