Sorry for the non VW post but it may be of interest to someone! As a favour for a mate I said I'd have a go at this Fietsa with a duratec gearbox, never heard of it before but it's a manual box with actuators and an ecu to make it auto Looks like a couple of wiper motors on a plate with linkages. They are prone to seize apparently, car won't even start when they go,she was quoted £1500 ish, told it could be the ecu etc. 3 bolts and 15 mins to remove, sent to a refurb specialist in Stoke £150 48hr turn round. Bit more fiddly to refit maybe 1/2hr, works perfectly, still a horrible thing but she's happy
I suppose they have to cover themselves not knowing what they'll find but they should give people options, we only went on tinterweb and got the the info that's freely available, appears to be a very common failing with these duratecs