If you were buying again DSG or MT

[Ragdude]

Laughed so hard at auto shifting manual. You can't be serious

It's an automatic.

hmmm seems to be some dissension on what you believe to be so hilarious.

 

[sterkrazzy]

Dogs or cats?

 

[dtfd]

Dogs or cats?

I thought a hatch full of crap a big dog in the backseat and stupid amounts of horsepower is what the GTI lifestyle is all about

 

[Acadia18]

Dogs or cats?

Cats are useless.

 

[GIACUser]

I started with DSG, would get another. To much traffic in SoCal to enjoy a manual if it is a daily. I have had many manual cars but I really liked my tuned DSG for the track.

 

[sterkrazzy]

Cats are useless.

But they're not as much work, so I bet there's more dsg owners that own cats.

 

[jimlloyd40]

Cats are useless.

Boo

 

[brat_burner]

Cats are useless.

Tell that to the EPA.

 

[sandmangti]

Cats are useless.

But outdoor cats, good for mice.
I had two cool cats once. Would go on walks with my dogs and I. Even in snow. Part of the pack.

 

[sandmangti]

Id go as far as saying less than a second advantage if any for an advanced driver. Gotta know how to really work your feet but once you do the gap goes away a lot.

Porsche found PDK faster. When comparing apple to apple. Not driver to driver. Guess testing can not be believed.

 

[GenX Retread]

100% DSG. The economy of motion flicking through the gears is analogous to riding a motorcycle with a quick-shifter, or even just a very good clutch/gearbox. As a car, it shifts better than I do on my best day.

If the VW manual was a VERY good transmission, it would be a tougher choice, but it isn't, so it isn't.

 

[sstarrx2]

To everyone saying the DSG is great or that it does a better job than you could do with a manual - maybe I don't know how to drive one properly? When I drove my brother's DSG, I felt like it was either in the wrong gear, was too slow to downshift, and was a little clunky in stop and go traffic. When I was driving it hard in manual mode with the paddles it was great, but left to do its own thing I felt like I was smoother and better with my manual.

Also, the manual with ~$2k worth of mods (clutch, flywheel, shifter and the free CDV and spring mods) feels legitimately pretty great. Stock I thought the clutch and shifter were both vague, but now my car has a very firm pedal with plenty of feedback and a notchy shifter. It's not Honda good but it's damn good for an "economy" car.

You don't put it in sport mode in stop and go traffic...if you do I can see why you would feel that way. The DSG is going to rev match to try to keep it in the correct gear, but if you are always stopping I can see where that would get annoying. Having said that to me having to change gears manually in stop and go traffic with a manual gets tiresome to me.

 

[sstarrx2]

There are support groups for other men who've been castrated

Its funny how you think driving a manual is more manly...LOL. Your one of those guys.

 

[GolNat]

In the words of Jason Camissa it’s like sexual preference. I prefer a stick

Also an interesting video:

 

[jay745]

Its funny how you think driving a manual is more manly...LOL. Your one of those guys.

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