DSG: Problems, Questions, Likes and Dislikes

**Ideo** · 05-09-2011, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Capercat

You've proved that wai's post is indeed correct. He was simply making the point that there was no direct linkage between the selector, reading the user manual does not change this fact.
Question: has anyone tried clutch starting a DSG?

I agree. It doesn't make it good or bad. It's just a statement of fact.

Ryan, on the last page. Great post. But then people manage to get in a sulk about the number of doors they have.

**Darth** · 05-09-2011, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by Ryan41

..at the end of the day does it really matter what transmission you drive?

I got a Candy white car... is it **** because I didnt get rising blue?

Well said, Ryan. It doesn't matter a jot. It would be great though if you could express an opinion about the merits of each or the downsides of one or the other (none of which come to mind for the manual, mind you) without people becoming so defensive (and even abusive) just because you express a view that does not put their particular choice in the best possible light.

MSR also responded in an intelligent considered way here (and I say that even though I would take a manual any day of the week under any conditions this side of a race track):

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...-41977-66.html

All my cars used to be white, too, but nothing looks cleaner longer than unpainted (or Reflex Silver as VW calls it), I've since found. It's the "new" white!

**SilvrFoxX** · 05-09-2011, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by Ryan41

I got a Candy white car... is it **** because I didnt get rising blue?..

Geezuz.. you don't know the answer.. here let me help you ... "YES"

**Corey_R** · 05-09-2011, 07:32 PM

Yep good. Now that we all agree on that it doesn't matter which transmission you drive, can we all leave the traditional manual vs DSG stuff out of this thread.

This includes, when a new DSG owner comes in and asks a question, particularly if you're a manual driver who hasn't owned the DSG yourself, please leave out opinion about why car companies might be doing something to protect this that or the other and computer blahblahblah, when the answer has been provided and it's operator error. Forum members should not need to be told about what transmission they "should" have bought, or opinions about theorised stuff when there is a specific factual answer to their question.

Thanks

**brimway** · 05-09-2011, 07:48 PM

Well done Corey

**rs73** · 14-09-2011, 10:24 PM

13 months so far on my '09 MK6 GTI... 17,000km+ no issues at all with the DSG...

apart from the shift point in 'D' is a bit too low , giving that sluggish feeling on a half throttle // coasting to a traffic light and accelerate again without stopping... it never misses a gear... probably just the way I am used to be driving manual cars... I don't tend to rush the gearbox from reversing to forward drive etc... and yeah anticipating green light I do take off foot from brake slowly so by the time it's green, the clutch would have already grabbed 1st gear...

still the best of both world for me, smooth to shift in traffic - happy with it so far...