Is your Mk6 a DSG or manual?

[Tom87]

Not sure if serious or?

The shifts in both directions in my DSG are virtually seamless and instantaneous - every time.

x2, makes it sound like someone hasn't ever driven one??

Very strange.

[kash_0]

Ho hum.

On a related note the 8 speed auto in the new F30 3 series is an absolute belter of a gearbox.

Get on it...took delivery of a f30 328 msport...absolute joy to drive. The auto gearbox is unreal!

[blutopless2]

The DSG's probably only fail in the hands of really good drivers, who drive exceptionally fast and experience the limits of their vehicle. They probably can't take repeated hard driving, especially when modified and when approaching retirement age.

Disagree with this statement. I would not consider my driving technique "exceptionally fast and experience the limits of their vehicle"... yet my dsg failed.

[Machine]

Disagree with this statement. I would not consider my driving technique "exceptionally fast and experience the limits of their vehicle"... yet my dsg failed.

I'm sorry to hear that. I guess you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't.

[SilvrFoxX]

I have said this before, it is the price of progress. If you like hi tech and the benefits it provides then appreciate the risk associated with it. Look at the 380s they are the most advanced airliners on the planet yet the tech glitches. Doesn't mean you get up in arms a go look for a prop plane to Europe.

The DSG is a great gearbox and I would suggest the failure rate is low, we hear about it here because this is where folk turn to complain. As for comparison it is personal preference. Would I have a dual clutch again.. Damn straight and my crystal ball says in a decade all non manual cars will be.

[ParaBul]

... my crystal ball says in a decade all non manual cars will be.

Not saying you're wrong, but I'm not sure the torque converter will ever disappear completely. To me, there are some applications for which the traditional slushbox is ideal, such as towing a boat out of water, low speed manoeuvring (e.g. parking caravans) and serious off-road work (rough and/or steep tracks).

But I do agree that, in vehicles that won't be used in those situations, the traditional auto could easily be displaced by a DSG.

[SilvrFoxX]

I can't argue, blame the crystal ball

[Tobes_WIR35]

I have said this before, it is the price of progress. If you like hi tech and the benefits it provides then appreciate the risk associated with it. Look at the 380s they are the most advanced airliners on the planet yet the tech glitches. Doesn't mean you get up in arms a go look for a prop plane to Europe.

Hit the nail on the head.

[ParaBul]

Anyway, comparing the reported ratio of sales of gearboxes (have people been saying that only 10% are traditional manual?) with the poll results, it seems that manuals are disproportionately over-represented here.

Is that because a large number of the traditional manuals are purchased by the type of enthusiast who inhabits discussion forums?

[Candyman]

Small sample sizes usually throw up unexpected results

I believe someone suggested the large number of manual drivers are in the forums because manual drivers sit on keyboards a lot

Maybe DSG drivers are at the Service Centre and don't have time to post

Who knows, whatever you drive, enjoy it