Is your Mk6 a DSG or manual?

[mfl]

95% of my driving is stop start peak-hour inner city traffic and I couldn't give a stuff, I just prefer the more direct feeling of involvement and character the manual gives compared to the DSG, but slightly off-topic I think it will make for a different discussion if VW introduces a 7sp DSG on the new mk7 GTI or R ?

that for me would be a much harder decision to make......

[anglo_dude]

Just for curiosity, why is a manual better in the UK but in Aust there is no point? I need some cultural learnings.

In the UK I used to drive a lot (20,000 miles a year), and there are a number of single lane country roads, also the motorway network "encourages" speedier driving and I didn't spend much time in actual city based traffic. My commute when I was in the UK was country lanes (albeit busy ones) and so it was better to drop into 3rd before the overtaking opp arrived and then blat past with full boost.

I know you could use the paddle shift for this, but the manual was easier.

Plus 90% of all UK cars are sold as manuals, and so selling the car is much easier as a manual. It is the complete opposite of here...

Hope that clears things up.

Anglo

[warped_foobie]

95% of my driving is stop start peak-hour inner city traffic and I couldn't give a stuff, I just prefer the more direct feeling of involvement and character the manual gives compared to the DSG, but slightly off-topic I think it will make for a different discussion if VW introduces a 7sp DSG on the new mk7 GTI or R ?

that for me would be a much harder decision to make......

Amen.

I was worried that if I got a DSG, even as good as it is - I'd get bored and then sick of it.

Manual ftw.

[Ryan_R]

In those overtaking situations for me it's just a quick double-tap on the left paddle, or shift into Sport Mode, and try not to grin as you hold on

[Frankenstrat]

Manual gearbox, main reason - because that's what I wanted. I do enjoy going through the gears, I think I've only had LH/LF out of synch once in two years. Plus I love doing my hill starts, I'm quite adept at them.

I travel around 450km per week to and from work, a large percentage of which is on the freeway. Snick it into 6th gear, engage C/C set to 100km/h, wave at the speed cameras.

I have owned an auto, Mazda 929 between 1975 and 1982, the one and only time I've had one, not really for me.

[SMOK3Y]

In the UK I used to drive a lot (20,000 miles a year), and there are a number of single lane country roads, also the motorway network "encourages" speedier driving and I didn't spend much time in actual city based traffic. My commute when I was in the UK was country lanes (albeit busy ones) and so it was better to drop into 3rd before the overtaking opp arrived and then blat past with full boost.

I know you could use the paddle shift for this, but the manual was easier.

Plus 90% of all UK cars are sold as manuals, and so selling the car is much easier as a manual. It is the complete opposite of here...

Hope that clears things up.

Anglo

ya australia is becomig america...

[hentaiboy]

DSG. I live in Sydney.

[Scratchyratface]

I've got the manual, mainly because our previous car was an automatic (2007 Jetta) and I found the gearbox a bit on the slow side (it was the first auto I'd owned) and I missed having that connection with the car. It's a personal choice but I agree with the comments from the other manual owners.

[Klink1313]

In the UK I used to drive a lot (20,000 miles a year), and there are a number of single lane country roads, also the motorway network "encourages" speedier driving and I didn't spend much time in actual city based traffic. My commute when I was in the UK was country lanes (albeit busy ones) and so it was better to drop into 3rd before the overtaking opp arrived and then blat past with full boost.

I know you could use the paddle shift for this, but the manual was easier.

Plus 90% of all UK cars are sold as manuals, and so selling the car is much easier as a manual. It is the complete opposite of here...

Hope that clears things up.

Anglo

Thanks, i am feeling much smarter now.

[Ryan_R]

Your avatar image doesn't help the cause though, Mein Commandant

/joking.