Maybe I got a good one but my DSG is perfect (as good as it was on the Scirocco). Never gets flustered, always in the right gear, and changes down immediately if asked for. Also the paddles work instantly up or down, and I don't find it hanging onto gears too long unless I am in sport mode, in which case it revs nearly round to the red line. Indeed in ECO mode, which I've dabbled with, if anything it changes up too quick (5th Gear at 34mph), where an in Drive mode, it's normally in 4th up to about 36-37mph, but I guess that's in a drive for Economy (which to be fair doesn't really pan out).
I love it and it makes really light work or my commute to work. Would definitely specify again.
Never had DSG before and was obviously a bit wary as to if made the right decision from outset and given Jimble comments have found myself even more conscious to as if similar happens but my personal experience mirrors Norbreck. Moves up to D6 readily at low and high speeds in economy and comfort and does hang onto gears more in sport, though really not pushed it hard enough to make a final assessment on that setting.
There is a minor lurch as you kick down but no more so than when dropping a gear in manual.
There is also sometimes a minor lurch as goes up gears quicker than maybe I would have done in manual previously though my explanation to that is my Audi Quattro had no settings and was basically in sport all the time and I would naturally hang onto a gear more and expecting the GTD to do same where as in normal it will of course change far earlier. So that is me getting used to it opposed to DSG doing anything wrong.
Quite enjoy being in normal and comfort in town and think being in sport would be too aggressive and a pain for day to day local driving.
Major pain for me is on and off the clutch on M25 and that experience is what swayed me to DSG and it is just so much easier now, as is general town driving where if want to give it a little more to navigate a junction, roundabout or a pain in ass driver the change to extra power is there.
The DSG in combination with auto hold too is genius as whether gradient is up or down you simply stop and it holds, no clutch or brake and when ready to go, you just accelerate away.
Quite analytical of DSG at outset but as got used to it more have relaxed that left leg and grown to love it as suits my regular driving so well and when I can stretch it out, the option is there to in sport and manual.
Only done a few hundred miles and think best feel for everything about the car will come when can take it to limits more once clocked past that 1000 miles.
If anyone is doubting a DSG then go test drive one and if can in car you looking to buy as only way to really understand it.
Think the main used car in family will now always be a DSG
