« Reply #7 on: 29 October 2023, 22:23 »
I get why you fancy the change JB73, I’ve done things like that myself in the past.
I’d strongly advise you drive a few DSG cars if you haven’t already. As Will says, yours is pretty special in its own right and you may live to regret it down the line.
There must be dealers with 7.5 and mk8 GTI’s around you that you could test drive? Ok, the mk8 might make you want to vomit until you actually try one, I’m only suggesting it as it drives similarly to a 7.5 and the driving position and everything else will be familiar enough for test drive purposes, it’s on my list because it might be easier to find a dealer with a mk8 to drive than a 7.5 GTI at any given time (plus it’ll keep your hands warm
).
See what you think of the ‘box over a few drives. It takes a bit of getting used to.
Four years into DSG boxes for me and I’m still not in love with the things. They de-skill you.
Great for trickling along behind dawdlers at almost tickover, great for traffic light Grand Prix, flaccid for the other 90% of the time unless you leave it in Sport mode (in which case it gets a bit frenetic).
It depends on the type of driver you are I guess, you might love it.
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