03-25-2013, 10:57 AM
Thanks, it definitely needs some sorting out here and there, but for the price I paid I have no complaints.
The DSG is weird. Did you ever drive Ken's Ralliart? It feels kinda like that with some CVT mixed in. When you start and stop, you can feel and hear the clutches grabbing on or letting go, which is a little weird to get used to. You can also feel it downshifting itself when you slow down for a light in D.
In regular D mode it feels like a CVT, with moderate throttle it will flick between gears to keep itself in the torque zone between 2-3k. Its so smooth you don't even feel it, with the radio up you'd think it was a CVT. In it's little sport mode it's a crazed maniac, and I can't imagine anywhere you'd want to use it other than carving down a mountain. In manual mode it shifts so quickly it feels like your fingers haven't even come off of the paddle yet. Its very smooth if you're not going balls out, and has a satisfyingly firm (but still pretty smooth) shift at WOT.
Honestly its a little dull. I'm absolutely going to miss driving the E36 while I have it off the road to fix it up, but it will be awesome to choose between them once their both in top form. I would've bought a stickshift had the two pedal option not been as good as the DSG. Its perfect for the traffic up here, its not only commuting, it seems like anywhere we ever want to go on the weekends has a traffic jam on the way. And, its nice to flick between gears shooting a gap in traffic, then kick it over to Drive and take a sip of my coffee.
I'm definitely happy I bought it, but I couldn't do it if it was my only car, or if I lived back at home with a 60 mile/day commute and almost no traffic.
The DSG is weird. Did you ever drive Ken's Ralliart? It feels kinda like that with some CVT mixed in. When you start and stop, you can feel and hear the clutches grabbing on or letting go, which is a little weird to get used to. You can also feel it downshifting itself when you slow down for a light in D.
In regular D mode it feels like a CVT, with moderate throttle it will flick between gears to keep itself in the torque zone between 2-3k. Its so smooth you don't even feel it, with the radio up you'd think it was a CVT. In it's little sport mode it's a crazed maniac, and I can't imagine anywhere you'd want to use it other than carving down a mountain. In manual mode it shifts so quickly it feels like your fingers haven't even come off of the paddle yet. Its very smooth if you're not going balls out, and has a satisfyingly firm (but still pretty smooth) shift at WOT.
Honestly its a little dull. I'm absolutely going to miss driving the E36 while I have it off the road to fix it up, but it will be awesome to choose between them once their both in top form. I would've bought a stickshift had the two pedal option not been as good as the DSG. Its perfect for the traffic up here, its not only commuting, it seems like anywhere we ever want to go on the weekends has a traffic jam on the way. And, its nice to flick between gears shooting a gap in traffic, then kick it over to Drive and take a sip of my coffee.
I'm definitely happy I bought it, but I couldn't do it if it was my only car, or if I lived back at home with a 60 mile/day commute and almost no traffic.
Now: 07 Porsche Cayman S | 18 VW Tiguan
Then: 18 VW GTI Autobahn | 95 BMW M3 | 15 VW GTI SE | 12 Kia Optima SX | 2009 VW GTI | 00 BMW 540i Sport | 90 Mazda Miata | 94 Yamaha FZR600R | 1993 Suzuki GS500E | 2003 BMW 325i | 95 Saab 900S