Mk.7 Golf - DSG or Manual

[DW58]

Since joining the forum and ordering my own Mk.7 Golf with DSG and MFSW (paddles), I've been amazed to see how many of you also have DSG.

Please vote as follows:

[dcdick]

Since joining the forum and ordering my own Mk.7 Golf with DSG and MFSW (paddles), I've been amazed to see how many of you also have DSG.

Please vote as follows:

My experience in this is that DSG works better with the petrol cars than diesels....................not scientific by any means just my personal experience of a long test drive in a petrol & 2,000 miles in a Mk7 diesel

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[GTwebb]

My experience in this is that DSG works better with the petrol cars than diesels....................not scientific by any means just my personal experience of a long test drive in a petrol & 2,000 miles in a Mk7 diesel

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I'd agree with you there, I'd certainly think a DSG would work better with a petrol's longer rev range.

[DW58]

I don't have experience of DSG with a diesel VAG engine other than a 20 miles test drive, but have driven petrol ones extensively - more than enough to convince me to buy one influenced heavily by my partial disability making clutching/de-clutching increasingly difficult.

[HHGTTG]

I don't have experience of DSG with a diesel VAG engine other than a 20 miles test drive, but have driven petrol ones extensively - more than enough to convince me to buy one influenced heavily by my partial disability making clutching/de-clutching increasingly difficult.

DSG is OK as long as you have deep enough pockets to maintain the system when the warranty runs out. I believe the dry plate ones are more prone to troubes and that is not taking account the Mechatronics units, should trouble be experienced there.

[Gerryf]

Hi Rob, you're going to love the DSG .....they haven't the ability to learn your driving style but once you learn it's ways you'll never return to a manual.
I'd love paddles but I just couldn't afford 'em.

[DW58]

Thanks Gerry - whenever I've had my Mum's A1 (or previously Mk.5 Golf) out, I've been very reluctant to hand it back. The Mk.5 was good enough, but the A1 with DSG/paddles is the icing on the cake. I had wanted DSG when I bought my current Mk.6 on October 2010, but according to my dealer there wasn't one to be had within six months. I somehow think he didn't try too hard to find one, but I needed a car quickly so opted for the Mk.6 TSi Match with 6-speed.

Never mind, October 27th = DSG day with paddles.

[CelticGolf]

We are now on our second VAG car diesel engines with DSG. No paddles on the latest Mk7 1.6tdi as we didn't use them on our Audi A3. Once you have driven a car with a DSG box you will never go back to a manual.
Disagree with the comments about only good with (or better) a petrol. We have had no problems the cars have only done 10000 miles a year commuting. No dpf problems (yet) but we do use BP Ultimate. Average mpg 53.5.
There is a 5 year warranty option (which we have) to protect you should there be problems. Good for us as we will keep the car for the 5 years.

[Allmac]

We are now on our second VAG car diesel engines with DSG. No paddles on the latest Mk7 1.6tdi as we didn't use them on our Audi A3. Once you have driven a car with a DSG box you will never go back to a manual.
Disagree with the comments about only good with (or better) a petrol. We have had no problems the cars have only done 10000 miles a year commuting. No dpf problems (yet) but we do use BP Ultimate. Average mpg 53.5.
There is a 5 year warranty option (which we have) to protect you should there be problems. Good for us as we will keep the car for the 5 years.

I will be getting the paddles on my Golf GT in Sept but I don't think that I will ever use them. I've had paddles before but was always happy to let the autobox do the work! I found on cars with the floor 'Tiptronic' feature that it was useful in certain circumstances to be change manually driving down step hills for example but I rarely used it and never used it in preference to the auto mode. I would rather have saved the money on the paddles given the choice (a bit like the hill descent control on my XC60 which I've never used and never will!). Perhaps if I was 20 again (I wish!) and had the GTI I would enjoy spirited driving with the paddles but the standard Golf isn't a sport car and I intend to drive it more sedately. When I get my Golf I'll try them out but suspect they will eventually just gather dust!

[dickt]

I'm on my 3rd VW tdi with dsg and paddles. I agree with Allmac, the paddles can be a bit of a gimmick for those of us who now drive relatively sedately. I did my very quick driving when younger - in a couple of Lotus Elans.
Once I had got over the novelty in the first car I have seldom used them.
I can only think of one downhill stretch of road, (with 40mph and then 30mph limits) where they are useful.
For more speedy driving, I just use my right foot.