brn7y Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 A quick review on the longest named car in the Audi range. I went to the dealer to see about my driver’s side wiper, which is skipping again. They had no car to give me to do some work I had to do, so I chibbed up the salesman for a test drive of anything. He then handed me the keys to the afore mentioned car, and what a long time that small job I had to do ended up taking! After an initial quick familiarisation with the DSG box, I was on my way. The first thing I noticed, as a none cab driver, was the extra wind noise with the hood up. (Bit sad it was raining) But this was soon over come when I floored the throttle and got the V6 to raise its voice. The power is more than enough to push you firmly into the seat back and in full auto mode the shifts are executed quickly without even a hint of hesitation. After a quick blast along the dual carriageway, to get used to no clutch and changing gear with my fingers. I took her onto a nice “private” B-class road and opened her up. The signals your brain has to deal with when you are not used to an auto box are doubly complicated at 3 figure speeds, and boy was I glad of the brakes that pulled you up sharply whenever you needed. Not to far along the road I caught up with a Mercedes SL600, and now I know that that car can munch motorways, but when he caught a look of me in the rear-view and floored it, on the twist’s I was hanging off his rear bumper like wedding day tin cans! So to sum up, I had a great hour and a bit with the TT, and would defiantly recommend the DSG to anyone fortunate enough to be able to afford a 3.2 car, as I had previously driven a manual A3 3.2 and found the changes quite difficult clunky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagman Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Good positive review. It's a pity they didn't have a proper TT for you to test pilot though. I love the 3.2 engine and the DSG is so good, I can't imagine going back to a manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Same with me really.. the DSG absolutly complements the 3.2V6 superbly.. I know Scotty will disagree, but I'm a massive fan of the DSG.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Not at all. I've praised it highly for what it does. I admire how smooth and quick it is but it's simply not for me. I prefer the manual and if you want to tune up then you don't really have much choice. I'm surprised you thought I hated it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 No.. I realise that you didn't 'hate' it.. but also knew that you prefer the manual... sorry if it came over that way. i have heard of more than a few DSG gearboxes having to have been replaced.. so far, touch wood, mine is fine.. but i do agree with scotty that it does limit what you can have done to improve performance.. I am a little underwhelemed with the 250bhp now.. if it was possible I would be looking for a minimum of 300bhp!! I am still hoping for an S3 or RS3 in the next few years , else I'm off for a new M3 or 55 merc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 over reaction on my part - you actually didn't imply I hated it. Sorry mate! There was a few DSG boxes replaced early on. Apparently the castings weren't being cleaned out properly and this was causin a problem. Since it's been identified and eliminated I don't think there's many issues. I've heard people complain about a hesitancy in some occasional situations. I spotted that in my test drives over a year ago but I guess it's just down to if you want a manual or an auto...err I mean an automated manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 [ QUOTE ] I know Scotty will disagree, but I'm a massive fan of the DSG.. [/ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Not at all. I've praised it highly for what it does. I'm surprised you thought I hated it!! [/ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] No.. I realise that you didn't 'hate' it.. but also knew that you prefer the manual... sorry if it came over that way. [/ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] over reaction on my part - you actually didn't imply I hated it. [/ QUOTE ] So you guys sorted out your differences then? You're both apologising to each other while saying to the other don't apologise. Ah man people here are just so damm nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Aye nice bunch arent we. Riz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 It's not the forum, it's TT ownership. It brings out the better side in us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insurance Jon Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Is that because they bring you in touch with your feminine.......sorry gay side? (obviously reffering to the post in LOJ) ...jon runs and dons flame suit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR32 Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I find the handling in mine to be a bit 'soggy' to be honest. When i say soggy, i don't mean it is, just that it seems to be compared to the Golf! It's definately an improvement over the 225 i had previously though. The Audi engine definately seems to have more grunt than the VW one though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Same with me really.. the DSG absolutly complements the 3.2V6 superbly.. [/ QUOTE ] If only VW had brought the R32 over here with DSG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Same with me really.. the DSG absolutly complements the 3.2V6 superbly.. [/ QUOTE ] If only VW had brought the R32 over here with DSG. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah the muppits! Riz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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