Lee551247 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Got a real dilemma. Cant choose between DSG or Manual? Be good to hear some different views from guys with DSG and guys with manual and how you get on with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytco0 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Lee, I suggest you do a bot of searchings its been discussed here a fair bit. I think the summary is that there are people that like and dont like each, in my case I love DSG and would not want to go back to Manual. I find the DSG is amazing and slick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Drive both and decide from there. Until I drove a DSG car (a GTI) I thought DSG was just another auto box but I was proved very wrong. I did back to back test drives in a DSG and manual R32 and ordered a shiny new on wtih DSG. It's a great system I think, you can be lazy and leave it in D or have a very involving drive with the paddles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hixster Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 DSG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyNet Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 DSG is great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrakeSnake Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 drive them both to find out which one's for you. I'm old school and love the involvement you get with the manual. Heel toe etc. The DSG gizmo is very slick tho, but ultimately i get more kicks out of the manual... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGK512 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 If you like driving slowly get a manual if you like to drive quickly get a DSG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrakeSnake Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 yeah i'll use that excuse with the police... " er officer, how could i have been going fast... i bought a manual!!" lol I have the increased rev limit with the schrick cams, so dsg is no good for me with my set up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGK512 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 BS I thought i'd tee that one up for some incomming ! DSG drives me nuts when going slow around town but head out of the city limits, turn off the nanny state, slip into sauce mode and paddle! It's the best fun you can have sitting down with your clothes on ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigface Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 i got manual but wish i had got dsg! seems to be so much handier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean_H Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 DSG for me... just avoid the 'S' mode! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee551247 Posted August 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Why avoid S mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scillyisles Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 S mode can be a little frenetic and in reality if you are wishing to press on then say on a country road then using the paddles is much better and give you more control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 DSG is the way to go, just be prepared to change your driving style to get the most out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zharca Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 yeah, I'm with you on that. "S" mode would be OK on really big, long, open roads - not like in the UK By the time you've really extended the car in a couple of gears you've usually run out of road. Manual mode is brilliant, I'd challenge anyone to make manual changes as quickly or match revs so exactly *every* time. I love the combo of DSG, AWD and the V6 working together. Makes it feel like a really complete technology package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean_H Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Why avoid S mode? [/ QUOTE ] Because as others have stated it is a bit frantic for UK roads, and I personally think it revs too high before changing gear (my car only has 3000 mls on the clock so I don't want to redline it too much), but more that I feel it is revving high out of the main powerband, and it is quicker to shift up to make better 'progress' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbtSportsline Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 DSG is the only option we have, but having said that, i still would have bought DSG against manual, it is a better suit for this car imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGK512 Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Why avoid S mode? [/ QUOTE ] Because as others have stated it is a bit frantic for UK roads, and I personally think it revs too high before changing gear (my car only has 3000 mls on the clock so I don't want to redline it too much), but more that I feel it is revving high out of the main powerband, and it is quicker to shift up to make better 'progress' [/ QUOTE ] I agree but you can stlll pull a paddle at anypoint and you get the beneift of bliped down changes and swift upshifts.But if it;s a while between bends and you are not nailing it it doesn't really work It's just a same it's so frustrating at slow speed around town. I understand why but it still drives me nuts I wont use the obvious euphemism but lets just say when it's good it's fantasic but when it's not it drives me nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrakeSnake Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 lazy lazy lazy... just like those F1 drivers out there... pah! what do they know!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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