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Originally Posted by GregW / Oregon
I'll admit I don't have much DCT experience, but for a daily driver, unless you are in an extremely congested area, the manual seems to give much more control in traffic and low speed situations, allowing you to feather the power as needed (and blip the throttle as needed). No doubt the DCT will outperform most with manuals on the track.
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Even though most people give a strike against the MT in precisely these types of situations (heavy traffic), I see where you are coming from.
That being said, DCT has been brilliant for me in traffic. I love being able to toggle between 1st and 2nd at engine idle speed. No need to worry about the clutch or accelerator. Notably, the DSG in our Jetta SW is not programmed to allow second gear at idle (nor second gear starts from a stand still) and I really miss that feature when driving that car in those situations.