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Boothy:
Whats the crack with DSG? Is it any good and is it easy to get used to after driving a manual for 12 years? I've read loads of confusing stuff about sitting on the brake at traffic lights and clutches wearing out etc etc. Seems a bit of a mixed bag so was hoping somebody could shed some light on it.

Am I right in thinking that the paddles on the wheel don't come as standard with the DSG box too? :confused:

RedRobin:
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The short bit of answering your question is that it's only the early GTI's that didn't have paddles - They all do now that VW have realised that most of us will drive DSG exactly as if a Manual and not an Automatic.

I'll come back to you on the other part of your question shortly..............

SO8:
It's like an advanced auto with a number of different ways to drive.  Normal 'auto', 'sport' and manually via either the gear lever or the flappy paddles.

It is supposedly quicker than driving a manual and certainly no slower .... I have DSG on my Ed 30 and love it - but I live in London; a world of speed humps and traffic jams!  If I lived in a nice quiet area with good B roads I would favour a manual.....

It is true you have to sit at lights with your foot on the brake otherwise it will just go forward .... but just pop it into neutral and use the handbrake if necessary.  A normal auto (torque converter type as opposed to twin clutch as DSG) can be held on the handbrake to prevent it creeping forwards .... but the DSG is too strong for that so has to be held on the foot brake or out of gear in neutral.

FWIW I think many more people prefer DSG to manual once they have tried it but it is a bit 'marmite' .... love it or hate it.

I love it - and wouldn't swap it due to the type of driving I do and where I live .... but on a 'spirited' drive I always want a manual for the control.

tony_danza:
1st slushbox I've ever owned and only the DSG was good enough to sway me.

D = lazy auto driving for traffic and cruising, knock it in N and use the handbrake when stopped BTW.
S = well, I haven't actually found a use for it yet, it's D but more frantic.
M = full manual control, so long as you don't hit the limiter, it'll stay in the gear you choose giving total control. There's remaps in the pipeline to fine tune it further to your requirements.

I haven't heard of clutches wearing either.

Boothy:
Some blogs I've read state that whilst holding it on the brake the clutch is at constant biting point? Is this right and won't that shorten clutch life considerably?

Its 2006 car so is it likely to have paddles?

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