Golf mk7 gtd dsg or manual?

[vw97]

Looking at getting a mk7 gtd and can't decide between manual or dsg? Manual is about 2k cheaper, is the DSG worth the extra money? Will be doing about 25K miles per year with mix of motorway driving and heavy traffic.

Thanks

[Thedude74]

DSG

[evo1986]

DSG+adaptive cruise+25,000 miles= no brainer

[Talk-torque]

What they ^^ said!

[Yusee]

Do you want to drive, or be driven?

[jf111]

Having done 10k less miles than that per year in a manual car, I'd pick DSG every time.

[Finglonga]

DSG, the only way to go. Manual are slower so shift on demand, not as economical and in full auto will blow the manual away. Plus the manual has a very weak clutch.

[dean5125]

Absolute no brainer...… DSG!!

DSG is just too good to even consider anything else nowadays especially doing 25k a year!

[TonyJ]

Interesting everyone is saying DSG. I've had a mk7 GTD and I've got a mk7.5 GTD now, both manual. Due for a change later this year so am considering a mk8 GTD, but cannot decide DSG or manual.
With so much torgue, manual is very easy, even in traffic. Undecided whether to change from something which I know (and like) to something which I don't know (but might like better !)
Anyone got experiences of driving both manual and DSG GTDs?  Pros and cons of each?
Thanks

[dubber36]

DSG all day long for me, but it's not for everyone.

It will take a few weeks to learn how to get the best from it, but once sussed, most will never look back. Manual gearboxes have their place, but I think that these days, it's not in daily mile munchers.