I'm a teenager in my mid fifties so understandably I yearn for paddles even though I never bother selecting manual on my present mk6 1.4 122 DSG.....I'd definitely have cobwebs on 'em........I honestly find the car lively enough without employing manual....got caught out by the box a few times when I first got the car but you soon learn how to avoid being in the wrong gear when you need power on tap.

All in all I love DSG but I wouldn't want one out of warranty.