Is your Mk6 a DSG or manual?

[mfl]

95% of my driving is stop start peak-hour inner city traffic and I couldn't give a stuff, I just prefer the more direct feeling of involvement and character the manual gives compared to the DSG, but slightly off-topic I think it will make for a different discussion if VW introduces a 7sp DSG on the new mk7 GTI or R ?

that for me would be a much harder decision to make......

[anglo_dude]

Just for curiosity, why is a manual better in the UK but in Aust there is no point? I need some cultural learnings.

In the UK I used to drive a lot (20,000 miles a year), and there are a number of single lane country roads, also the motorway network "encourages" speedier driving and I didn't spend much time in actual city based traffic. My commute when I was in the UK was country lanes (albeit busy ones) and so it was better to drop into 3rd before the overtaking opp arrived and then blat past with full boost.

I know you could use the paddle shift for this, but the manual was easier.

Plus 90% of all UK cars are sold as manuals, and so selling the car is much easier as a manual. It is the complete opposite of here...

Hope that clears things up.

Anglo

[warped_foobie]

95% of my driving is stop start peak-hour inner city traffic and I couldn't give a stuff, I just prefer the more direct feeling of involvement and character the manual gives compared to the DSG, but slightly off-topic I think it will make for a different discussion if VW introduces a 7sp DSG on the new mk7 GTI or R ?

that for me would be a much harder decision to make......

Amen.

I was worried that if I got a DSG, even as good as it is - I'd get bored and then sick of it.

Manual ftw.

[Ryan_R]

In those overtaking situations for me it's just a quick double-tap on the left paddle, or shift into Sport Mode, and try not to grin as you hold on

[Frankenstrat]

Manual gearbox, main reason - because that's what I wanted. I do enjoy going through the gears, I think I've only had LH/LF out of synch once in two years. Plus I love doing my hill starts, I'm quite adept at them.

I travel around 450km per week to and from work, a large percentage of which is on the freeway. Snick it into 6th gear, engage C/C set to 100km/h, wave at the speed cameras.

I have owned an auto, Mazda 929 between 1975 and 1982, the one and only time I've had one, not really for me.

[SMOK3Y]

In the UK I used to drive a lot (20,000 miles a year), and there are a number of single lane country roads, also the motorway network "encourages" speedier driving and I didn't spend much time in actual city based traffic. My commute when I was in the UK was country lanes (albeit busy ones) and so it was better to drop into 3rd before the overtaking opp arrived and then blat past with full boost.

I know you could use the paddle shift for this, but the manual was easier.

Plus 90% of all UK cars are sold as manuals, and so selling the car is much easier as a manual. It is the complete opposite of here...

Hope that clears things up.

Anglo

ya australia is becomig america...

[hentaiboy]

DSG. I live in Sydney.

[Scratchyratface]

I've got the manual, mainly because our previous car was an automatic (2007 Jetta) and I found the gearbox a bit on the slow side (it was the first auto I'd owned) and I missed having that connection with the car. It's a personal choice but I agree with the comments from the other manual owners.

[Klink1313]

In the UK I used to drive a lot (20,000 miles a year), and there are a number of single lane country roads, also the motorway network "encourages" speedier driving and I didn't spend much time in actual city based traffic. My commute when I was in the UK was country lanes (albeit busy ones) and so it was better to drop into 3rd before the overtaking opp arrived and then blat past with full boost.

I know you could use the paddle shift for this, but the manual was easier.

Plus 90% of all UK cars are sold as manuals, and so selling the car is much easier as a manual. It is the complete opposite of here...

Hope that clears things up.

Anglo

Thanks, i am feeling much smarter now.

[Ryan_R]

Your avatar image doesn't help the cause though, Mein Commandant

/joking.

[Davel]

Really have no interest in autos. Only one we have is a falcon ute with the 3rd seat - column shift.

[Rosey456]

Whats with all this "Manly" business with a Manual Vs DSG?
It doesnt take much skill to drive a manual....millions & millions of people around the world drive them every day.
The DSG in my opinion was always a straight auto. Even on the Calder drive day in 2010 had the instructors swear black & blue that it wasnt an automatic. I argued with them (foolishly). I have a DSG box now and love it. I hate auto's but I swear this is not a normal auto, it behaves just like a manual but without a 3rd pedal or shift.
Both DSG & manual are great, but having experienced both, the DSG just makes everything so much more relaxed (but just as quick). No more dialling up revs, dropping clutch and trying to snatch another gear....its fun but its not relaxing doing it every day and thats where the DSG shines.
The same car has 2 totally different driving experiences if driven with Manual or DSG. The manual is great but the DSG is sensational.

[ParaBul]

I have owned an auto, Mazda 929 between 1975 and 1982, the one and only time I've had one, not really for me.

Don't get me wrong, I've spent years happily driving manuals everyday, but a 1970s Mazda isn't representative of modern autos. Technology has come a long way, and a modern auto is significantly more pleasant to drive these days than it was 30 years ago.

You should also remember that a DSG may shift automatically, but it isn't a traditional auto - it doesn't have that slipping, power-sapping torque converter to destroy the driving experience. And modern electronics control the shifts in a 6 (or 7) speed DSG much better than the 1960s vintage technology in your unloved 3 speed slush box.

If you like manuals, that's cool. But don't write off a DSG based on dissatisfaction with technology that was beyond its useby date when it was built in the 70s.

As I posted elsewhere, I have a DSG because it was on the lot when I was buying, and I didn't have the luxury of waiting. If I wrote off my car tomorrow, and had to start again, I would happily consider either transmission, and wouldn't be upset with manual - I don't find them difficult to drive, even in stop-start traffic.

[elephino]

I have a manual and it's because I just prefer to drive a manual.

I test drove the DSG before the manual (no manuals were available) and while it was good, it wasn't what I wanted out of a drive.

I do live in Sydney and I have no problem at all when driving the manual in traffic.

[Frankenstrat]

ParaBul, you make several interesting and valid points. I didn't write off the DSG transmission because I haven't driven a VW that was fitted with one. I wouldn't want you to think that I was making a sweeping generalisation based on the fact that I drove an automatic 30 years ago.

I learned to drive in a manual Mini, the Mazda 929 was only my second car. Since then I've owned a Mazda 323, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Camry, Nissan Pulsar and VW Golf. Apart from the 929, all manuals, it's just my preference. No more, no less.