06-01-2017, 12:18 PM | #243 |
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500 individual votes are in: 3/5 manual and 2/5 M-DCT (confirming the breakdown right from the start of this poll):
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06-01-2017, 12:39 PM | #244 |
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It gets easier over time I've found to know which gear you are in with an auto. Took me several years though. With a manual it's surprising just how much the memory of where you last moved the stick lets you know and without that you have to almost relearn how to remember. I do think the DCTs really could benefit from a hud showing the current gear. It's more useful IMO for the street where you might want to shift multiple gears at once and while it's not going to let you moneyshift the transmission it's still annoying to drop into the wrong gear and either be lagging or close to redlining instead of in the power band.
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06-01-2017, 12:45 PM | #245 |
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I own the 6mt.
Something I read on these forums a while back. "You will always hear why people justify why they went with a dual clutch, you will never hear a manual guy justify why he went with a manual. |
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----------------------------------------- Drive what you personally like most. Don't let your choice depend on what others prefer. It's your car. Most of the time you will like the transmission you have and sometimes, depending on circumstances and mood, you wish you had the other transmission. Anyway, despite differences regarding concept and driving feel, both are 'win'. Two posts from the past explaining why my vote goes to 6MT (additional factor: grown up with manual transmissions). Quote:
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See, two can play at the "my transmission is better than yours" game and both sound equally ignorant doing it. |
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It does surprise there are those out there who will pay $3900 for the DCT over this brilliant no charge manual. if they were the same price I could understand this debate but for almost $4k it boggles my mind.
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06-01-2017, 03:06 PM | #257 |
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Some of the fastest race cars on planet (F1) use flappy paddles for a reason, can't argue against it. DCT for me on track.
If I just want to cruise and feel like old school, 6MT. |
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06-01-2017, 05:30 PM | #260 |
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Thanks for the clip. I'm sure many of you have seen the documentary, but here it is anyway, one of my favorites.
http://documentary-movie.com/senna/ Also, for all you bike racing fans, IOM starts this week, no DCT here, sorry :-] .....some speed shifting, but not on downshifts. |
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06-01-2017, 05:53 PM | #261 |
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Probably because people who bought the DCT don't accuse others of buying the wrong transmission or not knowing how to do simple things.
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