Do I want DSG?

[STV4SYT]

That is if you can get a manual tranny in a MkV.
Apparently all the GTi (147kw) left in stock are DSG and that has been the case for weeks now.

This is true, i was looking yesterday.....

Only DSG in GTI and the occasional Manual R32

[maca]

Thats what you think! LOL I can hear all the married men on this forum laughing at that comment!

I laugh at the claims about whether a DSG car is quicker than a manual or not, the reality is we don't race over the standing 1/4 day to day so what does it matter whether one is claimed to be 2/10th of a second quicker!

Wrong Maca, its time for a new other half!! LOL

Haha the best 2 pieces of information i've heard in a long time!

I wouldn't have spent the extra money on a DSG if a standard Auto was available. The change in 0.08s is pretty cool and yeah it's definitely the best 'Auto' box out. But seeing as i've got it, I love watching that needle flick down!!

[M4RK0]

I'm driving a manual now, and I love to play with the gears and have the control of my gearbox, but definitely my next will be a DSG,

Cheers!

[Nathan_B]

Hey mate, I've been driving manual since I was a teenager and I have gone through 7 different sports cars all manual of course. My MKV GTI was the first 'automatic' (2 pedal) car I have owned mainly because I have simply grown out of that whole modified japanese import car scene. I have driven automatic cars in the past and they were always so bland and boring mainly because people never really associated sports cars with automatic transmission. I quite enjoy my DSG GTI, I do a lot of city driving now so it helps quite a bit when I'm stuck in peak hour traffic at 8am every morning with my brain still half a sleep...

I still have my small speed thrist sometimes though and giving the car some gas with the DSG gearbox is quite good, much better than any automatic car I have driven in the past as of course it is still a 6 speed with two clutches (I'm sure you know how DSG works!) and there is still always the triptronic style padle and gearbox shifting

Another reason why I grabbed DSG was because my wife only drives automatic.

We could be twins?

a) only ever driven manual cars
b) said i would never drive an auto
c) test drove the dsg
d) purchased DSG
e) mrs only drives auto = i can now sink a couple bottles when we go out and she can drive home

[Candyman]

And anyone with an 'Auto' licence shouldn't dare call themselves a car enthusiast.

Ooops, pity for all those owners of supercars .....

Seriously, if having a clutch pedal means you are a car enthusiast, the whole experience is still to be had.

As was said, if you want manual, buy DSG, if you want auto, buy DSG

[blackmagic]

We could be twins?

a) only ever driven manual cars
b) said i would never drive an auto
c) test drove the dsg
d) purchased DSG
e) mrs only drives auto = i can now sink a couple bottles when we go out and she can drive home

same here

[maca]

We could be twins?

a) only ever driven manual cars
b) said i would never drive an auto
c) test drove the dsg
d) purchased DSG
e) mrs only drives auto = i can now sink a couple bottles when we go out and she can drive home

Somehow I think that's the situation of many on here....
Only with me, the 'Mrs' is replaced with friends.

[DAN682]

Thanks.. I agree my manual shifting will not come close to auto shifting, just wondering if there's lots of ex-manual people with regrets, or happy experiences. Maybe I should do a poll Guess it's been done before.

I am a die hard manual car owner, however I have never once been dissapointed with how fun the DSG is.

Firstly the practicality:
My fiancé can't drive a manual to save her life so she can drive the car.
I can't drink and drive and change gears so the DSG is great in D

Secondly
I love how quick the changes are
The fuel economy (this may have something to do with mine being a 1.4L though )
How much fun the car sounds on down shifts when it rev matches

You will not be disappointed