Resale value - DSG or Manual??

[mfl]

I also just bought a manual GTI mk6 instead of the DSG. Its been a 10 year break from driving a manual and 90% of my driving is Sydney, inner city peak hour traffic.

I fully understand how simple it is, to go auto over manual in peak hour, but the driving experience is always less involving and less satisfying.

I have owned modified auto V8s and so-called sports-shift autos, even when driving them manually it was never quite as satisfying to drive.

Salesmen have always said the same thing an auto is better in traffic, easier to sell etc. This time I didn't listen and am very pleased with the manual box, even when sitting in traffic.

cheers

[G-rig]

I also just bought a manual GTI mk6 instead of the DSG. Its been a 10 year break from driving a manual and 90% of my driving is Sydney, inner city peak hour traffic.

I fully understand how simple it is, to go auto over manual in peak hour, but the driving experience is always less involving and less satisfying.

The clutch is fairly light so isn't that big a deal but depends if you bought the car to drive in traffic or not.

[Maverick]

Only if you measure it from when the wheels start turning .... measure against a set of lights to indicate go, the manual is quicker due to that split second of initial lag in the DSG. Look at any roadtest of a DSG GTI and see the comments on that initial hesitation.

I don't recall any roadtests that mention any delay. The DSG is a faster gearbox unless you're claiming that you can change gears in 8ms and preselect the next gear?

VW famously took DSG and manual GTIs to a drag strip to show how good the DSG was and the manuals (to the embarrasment of VW) beat the DSGs every single time .....

Reference? Look at the DSG vs manual videos on youtube, the dsg always trumps the manual.

Hence the reason why the MK6 GTIs now claim the same 0-100 time.

Doesn't mean they are the same, VW have always under represented the 0-100 figures and some of the VW websites including Germany has the 7.2/6.9 quoted (not sure if they still do).

DSG is quicker in the hands of an average driver, manual is quicker in the hands of a good & experienced driver.

I don't know how you come to that conclusion. Clearly only a manual fanboi would preach something that is so incorrect. High end sports cars nearly all have a DSG as an option and some don't even have a manual option any more.

[G-rig]

Doesn't mean they are the same, VW have always under represented the 0-100 figures and some of the VW websites including Germany has the 7.2/6.9 quoted (not sure if they still do).

Why would the figures be quoted the same now in the AU specs?

0.3s has never been hear nor there IMO, depends what you like the feel of. Unless you're doing timed laps or traffic light grand prix then doing think the difference is really noticable.

High end sports cars nearly all have a DSG as an option and some don't even have a manual option any more.

For rich people that can't drive

[elisiX]

Is the GTI really only 6.9s 0-100 KM/H? Certainly felt quicker to me on the seat of pants dyno.

[Idle]

For rich people that can't drive

Or people who are too old and tired to be bothered changing gears, but still young enough to hate being burned off by leadfooted smart alecs.

[G-rig]

Or people who are too old and tired to be bothered changing gears, but still young enough to hate being burned off by leadfooted smart alecs.

That will be me one day