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Offline fredgroves

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Re: Yet another boring question ....
« Reply #10 on: 11 August 2020, 18:13 »
Oh, and the most interesting answers......if I get any......would be from DCC owners running 18s like me. I bet there are not many.

My Mk7 GTD had DCC, my Mk7.5 GTD does not... both on 18's.
Current: Mk8 GTI DSG, Adelaides, DCC, HUD, HK, Winter Pack, Rear Camera.. Aka "HMS Weasel"

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Re: Yet another boring question ....
« Reply #11 on: 11 August 2020, 18:17 »
if it is 'dynamic' why does it need so many settings?

Because the dynamic part is it reacting to braking/turning events, the rest of the time is how bloody bumpy/wallowy it feels.

Current: Mk8 GTI DSG, Adelaides, DCC, HUD, HK, Winter Pack, Rear Camera.. Aka "HMS Weasel"

Gone: 2017 Mk7.5 GTD,manual, NavPro
Gone: 2014 Mk7 GTD, manual, NavPro, DCC

Offline Philip

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Re: Yet another boring question ....
« Reply #12 on: 11 August 2020, 18:24 »
Had DCC on my 2016PP with 18" Austin and have it on the TCR with 19" Reifnitz.

The spring rates and geometry on the TCR are different to the PP, and it is without doubt a little firmer in all settings but pop it in comfort and the difference is very noticeable.  I wouldn't want to be without DCC, especially on the TCR.
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Offline P6GTD

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Re: Yet another boring question ....
« Reply #13 on: 11 August 2020, 18:52 »
Mmmmm.....I wonder if DCC works well on non performance models like the Passat but somehow gets “caught out” on performance Golfs?
I think my points are :
Can a driver tell the difference down the same road with and without DCC in Normal setting and.....
If it is so clever and expensive, how come drovers on 18s are not raving about the difference?????
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Re: Yet another boring question ....
« Reply #14 on: 11 August 2020, 18:54 »
Drovers? How very old Scottish .....I meant drivers 😏
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Re: Yet another boring question ....
« Reply #15 on: 11 August 2020, 23:17 »
Believe it or not it’s cold and wet where I’m sitting in Scotland right now and I’m bored again so here’s another question.
DCC : ok so I usually have it in Individual but sometimes in Sport Or Comfort depending on need and mood.

Let’s just say I put it in Normal and my hypothetical pal also has a 245 but without DCC and he keeps it in Normal the whole time. Then we both drive down the same twisty and bumpy country road. Because my suspension is “dynamic”, VW says my 4 dampers are continually adjusting themselves individually to the optimum behaviour for the feedback they are sensing electronically.

My question is this...do the two cars feel and behave differently in identical circumstances and does this mean my DCC gives me not just a simple choice of settings but also better ride and handling in any chosen setting as they are dynamic and not passive in behaviour?

Cold and wet that’s everyday in Scotland  :grin though it was glorious sunshine where I was in Glasgow today

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Re: Yet another boring question ....
« Reply #16 on: 11 August 2020, 23:48 »
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Can a driver tell the difference down the same road with and without DCC in Normal setting


Not in my opinion.

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If it is so clever and expensive, how come drovers on 18s are not raving about the difference?????

The nineteens are a bit firmer and people think that can be countered by driving in comfort mode. Personally i never liked the wallowy feel of comfort mode unless I was driving over an unmade car park.
Current: Mk8 GTI DSG, Adelaides, DCC, HUD, HK, Winter Pack, Rear Camera.. Aka "HMS Weasel"

Gone: 2017 Mk7.5 GTD,manual, NavPro
Gone: 2014 Mk7 GTD, manual, NavPro, DCC