well i hope no one flames me for this! just putting in my thoughts and 2 cents!
in my humble opinion, both are good. i believe which one to chose if purely up to the buyer, of which, he may have various reasons for making the decision.
on my part, (not considering on how much the car cost here
, oh by which, if you do the currency exchange, you can buy 2 GTI's and crash test one there! haha)
i'm driving a manual car. a Honda Jazz, i've done a lot of things to that car. all extreme NA, to extreme Turbo charging it.
have seen and felt what it can do and where and what the limits are.
a manual car is great fun though, but in my place, 60% of times, i get into a traffic jam, and trust me, using a 3 puck clutch is no fun in a traffic jam that can last about 1hr!
for my upcoming GTI, i'll chose the DSG, because, 1st of all, its a new game plan for me.
2nd, looking at the traffic situation here, i'll probably live longer getting less angrier!
3rd, looking at the specs that its faster than the manual, (don flame me ok! lol! i know it been debated tones of times), i'd like to give it a try! considering the fact that when i used to race, once in a while i'd miss shift! :embarassed: :embarassed:
with the DSG, all you go is up, or down without miss shifting!
i'll miss the heel and toe for sure, but with the DSG i think i'll feel like an F1 driver! :embarassed:
i guess its all to preference and the driver's current situation! lol!
