are you happy with your DSG (7sp) gearbox?

very happy, 7 speed 3.0 TDI.

Would go back to a manual however, depends on the car obviously.
 
thanks guys

sad news the car i was looking at got sold yesterday. the car was 2013 skoda rapid 1.4TSI DSG, 13K miles, for £8995.

never mind back to autotrader
 
wesley said:
thanks guys

sad news the car i was looking at got sold yesterday. the car was 2013 skoda rapid 1.4TSI DSG, 13K miles, for £8995.

never mind back to autotrader
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Those Rapids are stupidly good VFM. They are quite big too, about the size of my old mk1 Octavia Hatch.
 
awww gutted to hear it went :( hopefully something better is just around the corner ;)

and ay cheers TBL :) I am aware of the belt ones... doesn't sit well with me hehe :p but been doing thinking and looking around b8's now so majority I imagine would be s-tronics over the other autos :) but I always read to make sure ;)
 
I had a 7-speed DSG in my 1.4TSi Cupra back in 2011, the only thing I miss today. It was absolutely brilliant - can't fault it once.

It was my first automatic after a few manuals. I'm back to a manual again now and I'll definitely make getting another DSG box a priority for my next car!
 
Jokester said:
It's both.
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Surely that depends what he means as a 'true auto'? Especially since he draws a distinction between a 'flappy paddle' and a 'true auto'. Virtually no 'flappy paddle' gearbox doesn't have an auto mode.

It's a twin-clutch automated 'manual' gearbox. 'Manual' is a stretch as there has never been any variants of the transmission that you can actuate shifts with manually.
 
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I don't know car mechanics this well, but I just consider true auto as right pedal = go. I thought flappy paddles were either kind of like a manual auto - you tell the car to change gear for you kind of deal. Thanks for enlightening me :)
 
86JR said:
It is basically a normal auto with paddle override.

Except that it uses 2 clutches so the next gear is almost immediately available.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffdVgjIIKA8
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It's not a 'normal auto'.

There are four main gearboxes that make up 99% of the car market:

1. Manual gearbox with a clutch pedal
2. Traditional torque-converter based automatic - the 'slushbox' type
3. Automated manual gearbox
4. Automated twin-clutch 'manual' gearbox

Gearboxes like 3 are sometimes originally manual gearboxes with automated actuation of the change. Gearboxes like 4 are unique.
 
PMKeates said:
It's not a 'normal auto'.

There are four main gearboxes that make up 99% of the car market:

1. Manual gearbox with a clutch pedal
2. Traditional torque-converter based automatic - the 'slushbox' type
3. Automated manual gearbox
4. Automated twin-clutch 'manual' gearbox

Gearboxes like 3 are sometimes originally manual gearboxes with automated actuation of the change. Gearboxes like 4 are unique.
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I'd add another category of CVT variants.
 
question. semi on topic.

looking at some approved cars (on audi's website), now in some adverts, their title states "s-tronic" but in the description under transmission is says "auto-clutch"

obviously I should just ring up and ask ;) but wanted to ask you guys first :p
 
Love my DSG box on the A3, don't think I will get a manual again. Granted I do miss a manual at times :)
How many of you use the Sport and Manual functions? I like to use the manual function every now and then
 
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