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- Joined
- Mar 27, 2003
- Location
- San Jose area, CA
- TDI
- 2003 VW Jetta, 5 M, Reflex Silver: 09 Jetta, 6 Sp DSG, Candy White: 12 VW Touareg, 8 Sp A/T, Flint Gray
I am not sure what you are trying to imply by the "old school" comment.milehighassassin said:Manuals will not always be more efficient. That is changing now, the fact that a computer is making the decision when to shift is proving that. It can shift at the perfect time for economy, something a human is not always capable of. Having the ability to have several different modes programmed in as well.
Everyone on here is sounding very old school. You sound like the old carb guys trying to justify how carbs are better than fuel injection. LOL
For as long (as VW has been putting out manual transmissions and automatic transmissions slush boxes) as I have been personally acquainted with VW's (1970 Beetle, bought used in 1971... 39 years ago) they have NEVER put out a very robust manual transmission, let alone automatic T. Now FF to the 2003 TDI Jetta's manual transmission, hardly anyone (on this web site anyway) is really impressed with that one. However I have heard and am in the process of proving and depending on this dual mass manual transmission, lasting 400 k to 500k miles. Indeed of the Mk IV, rumor has it that MY is one of the best of that generation. You don't have to drift far away to the 01 M auto transmission and most anyone is even FAR less inpressed with that effort !?.
So for the DSG which Borg Warmer and VW (other also) have been "perfecting" IT for @ least a decade or longer; the cycle... seems to repeat itself... Now keep in mind it is really a dual pack CLUTCH "automatic", aka not an automatic slush box. So what do we need 79/80 years to get a robust (let along bullet proof and impressive) DSG? Why by then (39 years hence) I will be 98 years old.
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