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Offline ksuk2009

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DSG or Manual ?
« on: 02 May 2018, 15:11 »
What do you guys drive ? DSG or manual ? What is more popular in the UK ?



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Offline fredgroves

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Re: DSG or Manual ?
« Reply #1 on: 02 May 2018, 15:20 »
In a poll I ran a while back...

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=280067

About two thirds were DSG.
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Offline hog_hedge

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Re: DSG or Manual ?
« Reply #2 on: 02 May 2018, 15:46 »
DSG :cool:

It’s my first DSG/auto car and I’m never going back to manual.
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Offline clarky92

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Re: DSG or Manual ?
« Reply #3 on: 02 May 2018, 16:25 »
Manual is fun for about 15 minutes on a spirited drive

DSG is what you want 99% of the time
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Offline Exonian

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Re: DSG or Manual ?
« Reply #4 on: 02 May 2018, 18:23 »
DSG as that’ll be the only option soon.

(I’ve had four manual mk7’s on the trot)
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Offline cossiegaz82

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Re: DSG or Manual ?
« Reply #5 on: 02 May 2018, 18:52 »
When buying my GTI I test drove the DSG after the salesman insisted. I bought a manual as I've always preferred them.

Lots of folk said I'd made a mistake and should've gone DSG so I had a longer drive in a friends DSG GTI. Nope, I made the right choice, I just didn't like the DSG car at all.
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Offline Guzzle

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Re: DSG or Manual ?
« Reply #6 on: 02 May 2018, 19:26 »
I've never really got on with any of the auto's i've tried. Would have to be manual for me, although VW deciding to no longer offer GTD's with manual will probably cause me a dilemma next time I choose.
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Offline Finglonga

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Re: DSG or Manual ?
« Reply #7 on: 02 May 2018, 19:44 »
DSG every time, had over 30years driving manuals and Auto boxes and back then the auto slushbox was a bore to drive. The recent ones are fun to drive and stronger clutches as well than the manual boxes.
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Offline ne0star

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Re: DSG or Manual ?
« Reply #8 on: 02 May 2018, 22:13 »
Its obviously a personal preference, but I love the DSG box on my 7.5 gti.  Its so responsive, and coupled with the adaptive cruise control an awesome long distance cruiser.

I haven't really tried using the paddles yet.

Its a bit weird VW offer two auto-boxes for the GTI.  The 6 speed and the 7 speed which is only with the PP pack.  You would think it would be more cost effective to only offer one.
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Offline mcmaddy

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Re: DSG or Manual ?
« Reply #9 on: 02 May 2018, 22:16 »
They probably will once all the 6 speed dsg are used up.
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