Are these all now wearing a double clutch gearbox? if they are and you have one there are a few things worth keeping in mind,
1 - If you start it up and you can hear what sounds like a pebble in a washing machine the flywheel is on the way, expect this at 70k and above, sadly it's the same as a manual box regarding having a consumable flywheel,
2 - Even though it's not a VW box as such it will still need a service every 40K at about £200 a go, this is if it's a wet clutch box, pray you don't have a dry clutch box as they can't handle the torque and overheat regularly,
3 - It will also have a mechatronic unit bolted to the side of it and these aren't robust either, when I had one over ten years ago it was a £2400 fix, a mate with a 1.5 TSi Superb recently had to have the lot replaced under warranty, £9000 thank you sir! he saw the bill sheet for it and is now praying it last until it's paid for itself, I had another 1.8 TSi and that unknown to me at the time had new clutch plates at 14000 miles, it was only in the family a short while and was let go at 21000 and not 2 years later there's no sign of it anymore,
So if it rattles do what I did and get shot of, if it's a dry box you'll not get much warning as it will be ok one day and not go into or through the gears the next, beautiful boxes when they're working ok.
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