DCC - how good is it?

[Chief1337]

Thanks Both - I keep telling the dealer that, but apparently I should only feel it 'going round a track or at high speed'. I keep arguing that point stating comments from this forum!! :-) Other owners know best!!

[FNJ-GTI]

Hi new forum member here....
I feel the same with my car at the moment (GTI), I cant really feel any difference between the DCC modes. I thought I maybe felt a slight difference if I switched between sport and comfort mode on a bumpy stretch of road yesterday, but it could just be like the other chap said - im trying to feel the difference. I will have a look for the elusive transport pucks at the weekend, but if there aren't any left in I think ill be a bit mift at the cost of this option, as it doesn't seem to do anything for me.

[Chief1337]

Just back from dealer (again), definitely no transport blocks in there. He showed me, looked right up to the bump stop and all around - nothing there!

It's obviously just me, but really can't feel any different in the DCC modes. He did say that 'sometimes' DCC can not work if the wheels are mis-aligned, but they wouldn't recommenced checking that until 2500 miles+ due to things settling down etc.

He also said that over time (car has only done 250 miles so far), I'll likely feel an important in the different modes as things start to settle down/soften etc. Everything is obviously brand new at the moment.

[mcmaddy]

Chief your dealer is talking bo44ocks. DCC on mine has worked since day 1 with 1 mile on.

[corgi]

He did say that 'sometimes' DCC can not work if the wheels are mis-aligned, but they wouldn't recommenced checking that until 2500 miles+ due to things settling down etc.

How does DCC know if the wheels are mis-aligned or not? He's bullsh!tting you

He also said that over time (car has only done 250 miles so far), I'll likely feel an important in the different modes as things start to settle down/soften etc. Everything is obviously brand new at the moment.

Did he really? Did he also offer to sell you some snake oil 

I've not driven a Golf with DCC. My Jag S-Type R had CATS, a similar system (but fully automatic) you could certainly feel the difference in that between the softest setting and the maximum...

So, there are only two options it seems. Either the system is not working (at all or properly) or it is and you are not able to feel the differences between the modes...

[Moro]

DCC is certainly noticeable. I tried in on my test drive (but I have experienced this on other cars) and it was most impressive how Comfort smoothed things out. My current car certainly has a system that works.

I think yours may well not be working - probably an electrical issue. Ask the dealer to take you out in another car which has it to compare the experience.

[Chief1337]

Thanks all - no errors about the DCC on the display and definitely no transport blocks.

I've gone back to the dealer (again) with an email....

[FNJ-GTI]

Hi Chief1337
I think I may have to do the same as you as I cant feel any noticeable difference with comfort mode. Im a bit disappointed to be honest, at the moment DCC feels like a big waste of money.

[Chief1337]

Hi Chief1337
I think I may have to do the same as you as I cant feel any noticeable difference with comfort mode. Im a bit disappointed to be honest, at the moment DCC feels like a big waste of money.

Yip - exactly the same, I guess you've checked that the transport blocks etc are all removed?

Starting to think mine is faulty, no warnings or anything but they must be able to do some kind of diagnosis.

[anilberke]

Yes I do have DCC. I'll test it more next time I go over a speed bump. I'm sure it's just a placebo effect.

It's like Top Gear drove the GTI around the track in normal and sport and got the same lap times to the millisecond and Comfort which was actually 0.1 of a second quicker. So this in it self shows that the different settings do nothing at all to affect performance. So I'm assuming they do nothing in the feel of the ride either. But I don't have particularly bumpy roads around here.

So far, over 1100 miles. Would I spec it again? For £800? No.

Chech this video at 2.11

http://youtu.be/a7XNYFnI-eI

When you set the dcc to comfort mode it will switch to sport mode when necessary. So top gear test for the comfort mode is not a good way to test it in my opinion.