Is your Mk6 a DSG or manual?

[hooba]

That in itself is a pretty flawed logic as Alfas have NO used market whatsoever - most dealers would probably not even touch them so it does not matter what transmission it is. Ever wonder why the last few remaining ED35s (i.e. one at Australs and Norris) are the manuals? Not saying they are better or worse, but they need to find that niche buyer who actually wants it.

There is a used market for them and whilst their resale value is poor, people do pay real money for second hand Alfas. You'll note that the manuals command higher values despite being cheaper when new simply because of the terrible reputation that the Selespeed has. You can make up your own mind whether the DSG will command a higher resale, I think it will be difficult to clearly judge simply because it is rare to come across identically spec'ed Golfs.

Disclaimer - I have both a DSG and a manual, so I don't have to justify my purchase either way.

[jacs]

DSG for me

1/ The 1st GTI i test drove initially was a DSG and I was sold
2/ The car spends majority ks in Sydney traffic
3/ Love the shift paddles !!!

[Mi16 Man]

I'm 'enjoying' this word resale in this discussion. Given I paid less for my manual off the showroom floor, I am expecting to receive less when I sell her.

Then again, purists may wish to pay us manual owners more! Who knows?

I only use my 155kW 5% of the time so, maybe I will have her forever!

(ShouldagottaTDI!)

[Vagabond]

Manual.

If I wanted to shift gears using paddles then I would have bought an xbox..

[bigdave260]

Manual for me, more fun.

[spellbound]

Test drove both extensively , DSG absolute magic out on the B roads , bit hesitant and clunky in the city in D mode , settled on manual ,love it .

In heavy city traffic its an easy drive , also had no trouble shifting the RS in manaul .

[epicmac]

I was channel surfing on YouTube earlier today (and for some reason it always suggests videos about VW Golf's) xD

Anyway, I actually got a bit jealous of the manual when watching this one:

...and then I got really jealous when I saw this one:

I was so disappointed in April when I was in Germany, I'd requested a BMW 320d manual and got a Mercedes 220 CDI auto. The nice man said it was a free upgrade. No thanks, but they didn't have anything else. It was still FUN on the autobahns Once I got used to LHD.

[Ryan_R]

If you search for a few other autobahn videos you'll find some with a close-up of the Golf's dash - check out how quickly the petrol needle drops when going at full speed (esp in the 1.4 TSI)

[T Go]

As brilliant as the DSG is, I went for the manual.
I find that even though the option to change gears is there with DSG's and Autos, you will always end up getting lazy and not do it.

I'm still loving the manual.

[MadWorm]

DSG in my R. I buy for me to enjoy now. Not for resale later.

1. In city traffic the third pedal gets tiresome.
2. DSG is quicker to 100 - fact.
3. The DSG fart - can't get enough of it (I open the sunroof to hear it better!).
4. Paddles - these were awesome in the Snowy mountains recently.

I think the fact we have so many manuals on the forum reflects the fact manual owners are more likely to be enthusiasts thesedays.

[anglo_dude]

DSG for me. 90% of my driving is city based, and I'm getting old and lazy. I come from the UK and had 15 years of driving there before coming out here. my first car here was an auto Commodore SS, and then switched after 12 months to a diesel jetta as I couldn't stand the thirst or the lag in the Comformodore.

After another 5 years I test drove the DSG gti and that was it Met all the requirements of fun for me and had the quick changes which other autos just don't have.

If I was going to be in the UK then manual again no question, but here there is no point so DSG is my preference.\

Anglo

[Njay]

been driving a a5 3.0TDI with stage 1 tune, ridiculously fast and first time driven dsg

to tell you the truth im not a fan regardless if it may be .2 or .5 sec faster its still not the same as a manual if i had enough money would buy one of these as a daily and a s3 manual for the fun

[Dan_3MPS]

DSG here, drove both and while the manual was good I thought the DSG was great for what I do (city commuting with weekend runs in the mountains). Also helps that the girl can drive it too as she only has an auto license.

[geeza]

DSG for so the wife can drive

We take it in turns, i drive there, i drink beer, she drives back!

Mechtronics were not an issue as i'll be extending the warrently at the end of 3 years, its been great for my morning city commute and general pottering around, DSG fart is gret but yeah it would be nice to have a clutch every now and then!

[Klink1313]

If I was going to be in the UK then manual again no question, but here there is no point so DSG is my preference.

Just for curiosity, why is a manual better in the UK but in Aust there is no point? I need some cultural learnings.
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As for me, I am happy with the DSG. After 6 months I still drive 95% in manual mode using the lovely shift paddles. However if the car did not have shift paddles I would go for a manual. I love the fact that if I dont push the accelerator pedal past the kickdown switch the gears won't change down and also that the car will change up on redline for me, don't have to watch the tacho. Just love it!