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Originally Posted by Sliver
Yeah, I'm considering a GTI in the spring for my wife's commuter car and geez you hear a lot about how great the DSG is, but I just can't wrap my head around how it can be better than an actual manual. It doesn't compute for me.
I also hate paddle shifting. I only use paddles to gear down like on a hill or something, but never for going up through the gears. It's the least satisfying thing in the world.
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Well, if it's going to be a commuter car, consider that one of the least pleasant things about a manual is being stuck in heavy traffic with one. I still love my manuals, and would absolutely get one in another enthusiast car, but navigating the rush-hour Deerfoot parking lot in my E39 M5 was only made better by the fact that I was in that particular car, because otherwise it was kind of annoying. It definitely was annoying in my 6-speed Wrangler Unlimited, and I think that vehicle probably had the best clutch engagement and lower end torque for that kind of thing.
Give one a proper drive, tell the sales guy you're skeptical of the DSG and want to know what it can actually do. If you need to know how it could be better than a traditional stickshift, take it through a curve while being at the top of the rev range and needing to shift up to power out of the corner.