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Offline teebee

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10k miles, and I never knew......
« on: 18 October 2006, 20:48 »
......## blushes ## .........that in manual shift mode the `box will still kick down.

Let me explain.

Tootling along in 4th on a quiet country road today, `stick over to the left.
Press the throttle firmly, and the pickup is as you`d expect.
Stab the throttle, and with no other driver input, and in spite of the `manual` mode.........it changes into 2nd.

You live and learn, eh ?
« Last Edit: 18 October 2006, 20:52 by teebee »
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Offline The Doc

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Re: 10k miles, and I never knew......
« Reply #1 on: 19 October 2006, 16:27 »
 :grin:
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Offline mabster

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Re: 10k miles, and I never knew......
« Reply #2 on: 19 October 2006, 20:05 »
I'm thinking i'll go with the manual and keep my £1330  :wink: But tomorrow i will have changed my mind again.  :undecided:
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Offline lowdown

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Re: 10k miles, and I never knew......
« Reply #3 on: 20 October 2006, 00:06 »
DSG is a great toy for speed merchants, but you may end up using full auto mode all the time and miss out on having the best manual gearbox around. Which is  :cry:
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Offline 2007GTI

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Re: 10k miles, and I never knew......
« Reply #4 on: 20 October 2006, 09:24 »
I definitely fall into that category, its just so easy to leave it in Drive!  :smug:
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