DSG - regrets I've had a few...

[Daz Auto]

You for real?

You said you wanted more control when overtaking, I gave you an option. What's not contributing?

Sorry Hurdy. My post was not clear. I have a cold and was up in the middle of the night with a coughing fit. Your post was helpful, thank you. Other posts were not.

[The Doc]

The GTD motor runs out of steam far to early in the rev range for overtaking and motorway driving hence my mission to make a perfect GTD map - come drive mine before she goes to see how she performs in D when overtaking 

[JonnyG]

... I wish I had a manual for most overtaking. And I love to overtake. I have tried everything - kick down switch, paddles, S mode and gear leaver manual.

I always anticipate the overtake by getting the revs up to around 4000rpm by dropping a few gears in M mode with the left paddle.  When the gap appears I floor it ... and then just use the right paddle to get back to cruising gear.  No need for S mode and I can keep my hands on the wheel the whole time 

This guy can certainly drive a DSG 

http://youtu.be/9-Zcn-9jjlA

[Hurdy]

You for real?

You said you wanted more control when overtaking, I gave you an option. What's not contributing?

Sorry Hurdy. My post was not clear. I have a cold and was up in the middle of the night with a coughing fit. Your post was helpful, thank you. Other posts were not.

No worries

[Hurdy]

... I wish I had a manual for most overtaking. And I love to overtake. I have tried everything - kick down switch, paddles, S mode and gear leaver manual.

I always anticipate the overtake by getting the revs up to around 4000rpm by dropping a few gears in M mode with the left paddle.  When the gap appears I floor it ... and then just use the right paddle to get back to cruising gear.  No need for S mode and I can keep my hands on the wheel the whole time 

This guy can certainly drive a DSG 

http://youtu.be/9-Zcn-9jjlA

Not bad, a bit slower than me in the Ed30 though.

[mkviken]

I'm actually starting to warm to the DSG as the clutch on my car is really starting to p!ss me off.

Our seat altea has a really nice feel to the clutch and gear change but the GTI is a fricking joke.

Why does the engine revs not drop when you come off the gas in 1st and 2nd? There is a massive delay in the throttle pedal which makes you sound like a learner and the clutch has no feel or modulation at all. It's either in or out.

Think ive had enough of this car now.

[RickS]

Daz Auto, it sounds as though you are saying your car changes up automatically even in manual mode; if I put mine in manual mode it doesn't change up unless I operate the paddles or push the stick forward; it changes down if you are decelerating which is fine as this is necessary if you have to brake heavily. For overtaking I find S mode is fine in most situations, but if you want more control leave it in manual mode and just keep it in a gear that gives you the right rpm for rapid acceleration.

Sorry, just realised you have a GTD, so it's going to be a different driving style anyway as far as rpm is concerned, but the basic idea is the same.

[MonkeyP]

I'm actually starting to warm to the DSG as the clutch on my car is really starting to p!ss me off.

Our seat altea has a really nice feel to the clutch and gear change but the GTI is a fricking joke.

Why does the engine revs not drop when you come off the gas in 1st and 2nd? There is a massive delay in the throttle pedal which makes you sound like a learner and the clutch has no feel or modulation at all. It's either in or out.

Think ive had enough of this car now.

Have to agree with u there. When i first got the car driving in stop start traffic i thought i needed to retake my driving test. but having spoken to a few GTi owners i am now confident that i am not the only learner in a golf. 

[mkviken]

the only thing i can think of is they added this 'feature' to help americans not stall the engine or something.

[ScottA]

I've read that it's something to do with emissions... who knows......

The clutch on my car pisses me off though. I hate it. Stop/start traffic is awful.

Doesn't help I had a replacement slave and clutch after a few thousand miles so I've always been very wary of it..... looking for problems and so on

Not impressed with it at all and it's one of the things that makes me not enjoy driving the car. The other being the bodyroll (and possibly the brakes, but I've got used to them now - after coming from 345mm).......... but that's easily sorted if I wanted to

I don't want to spend anymore money on this car though as I doubt I'll keep it forever.

For some reason I'm still considering a mk7 though....