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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: topher on 22 February 2008, 09:12

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Post by: topher on 22 February 2008, 09:12

can you tell if this car has paddle shifters?

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/imgser-uk/servlet/media?id=662792707

or is it standard on R32's anyway? i really should've paid more attention when i was nosing around them at the dealership

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Post by: SteveS on 22 February 2008, 10:21

it does yea. can tell by the gear stick... up\down, no\left right action there! lol

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Post by: SteveS on 22 February 2008, 10:21

can also tell its the old model as the buttons on the radio are black and not silver on the new one

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Post by: TeddyKGB on 22 February 2008, 11:16

TBH you cant tell from that pic if it does have paddles - I also remember a time you couldnt spec paddle shift if you had the MFSW (as in that pic). Just cause it has DSG don't mean it will have paddles

and those seats are gash :sick:

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Post by: SteveS on 22 February 2008, 12:13

theres only two options isnt there? DSG and manual.... its not manual...

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Post by: topher on 22 February 2008, 12:17

Quote from: TeddyKGB on 22 February 2008, 11:16

I also remember a time you couldnt spec paddle shift if you had the MFSW (as in that pic). Just cause it has DSG don't mean it will have paddles

thats what i was wondering, i remember the paddles being an extra option on top of dsg when i was speccing a gti.. didn't know if you could tell by the buttons on the steering wheel or something.

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Post by: theBatch on 22 February 2008, 14:30

on early dsg models you had to spec the pedals from the options as as someone said there were some conflicts when you couldnt have them with other then.

All recently DSG come with paddles as standard. Way it should be!

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Post by: TeddyKGB on 22 February 2008, 14:47

Quote from: theBatch on 22 February 2008, 14:30

All recently DSG come with paddles as standard. Way it should be!

You would think so wouldn't you? But there are GTI's/R32's knockin about that have DSG but no paddles were there wouldn't have been a conflict :shocked: Who on earth would pay all that extra for DSG only to omit the paddles is beyond me :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:

Title: Re: from this picture..
Post by: topher on 22 February 2008, 16:12

oh well, doesn't matter anymore anyway :laugh:

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Post by: TagnuT on 22 February 2008, 19:03

At first the paddles were an option. Didn't they cost a couple of hundered quid at the time?

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Post by: TeddyKGB on 23 February 2008, 21:53

Quote from: topher on 22 February 2008, 16:12

oh well, doesn't matter anymore anyway :laugh:

Is this your new .:R then? :evil:

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Post by: topher on 23 February 2008, 21:54

Nope, went for a manual in the end. I like heel-toeing too much :grin:

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Post by: Chardy on 24 February 2008, 12:57

all DSG GTi's and R32's came/come standard with flappy paddles (God bless Jeremy Clarkson) in Australia...

then we have to fork out $4500 for 18's!!!!

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Post by: Manu_R32 on 24 February 2008, 14:08

Post pics of your R  :smiley: and congrats

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Post by: topher on 24 February 2008, 22:26

i'll throw some pics up when the keys are in my hand, deposit is paid but anything could happen yet!