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I Enjoy the Performance of the DCT, no Regrets whatsoever | 112 | 56.85% | |
I mostly enjoy the DCT for Traffic Benefit & therefore could no go back to a Manual | 18 | 9.14% | |
I like the Performance of the DCT but find myself getting bored, I will likely stay with a DCT | 11 | 5.58% | |
I like the Performance of the DCT but find myself getting bored, I may go back to a Manual | 31 | 15.74% | |
I absoultely regret my decision to Opt for a DCT, going back to a Manual | 25 | 12.69% | |
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07-12-2016, 12:49 AM | #45 |
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I drove manuals for years, my last being an STI, went from that to a GTR and loved the DCT, not in drive, only with the paddles. I now have a 16 F80 with a DCT and I will never go back to a manual. The car is just so much faster. Yes putting it in drive could be boring, but the whole point is to shift it. Enjoy your manuals while you can there will be less and less of them in the future.
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Guys thanks for all the feedback here. After driving a DCT car I made the decision to give the DCT a ago this time around.
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Brother I might be singing the same song as you with the e92 DCT in 6 months, I'll either be loving it or . For now the wife is happy with DCT decision
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07-19-2016, 01:46 PM | #50 |
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I had 3 manuals previously (a Mazda RX7, a Nissan 300ZX Turbo, and a Honda Accord) and now have a DCT.
Not one iota of a regret...and for me, worth every penny for me to get the DCT. If I had to get a regular automatic with this engine, I'd rather have a manual. But the DCT is magical when you're pushing this car hard, because you can do things with this transmission that you could NEVER do with a manual... |
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07-19-2016, 02:50 PM | #54 |
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Yes, that too. And believe me, I LOVE this benefit. Use it all the time. LOL
Also, in milliseconds, it will drop 3 gears, lose traction, and scare the crap out of anyone watching or riding. Love my DCT, and my right knee really appreciates it too. Last edited by KevinGS; 07-19-2016 at 04:25 PM.. |
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I have driven manuals my whole life. Test drove a DCT and thought I would give it a try knowing that the DCT far outsell the 6mt. Only 1,000 miles into it, still not broken it admittedly, and I'm bored out of my mind. It seems as though the DCT is preferred for race/track driving but for daily drivers like me, the DCT is not any fun. I read in this post that if you're bored with your DCT, you're not driving it right. Perhaps, I'm guilty of that, but for me I miss the connection that is present with the manual. Add to this, the jerky downshifts and sometimes needing a brake pedal at a stoplight and sometimes not, I'm regretting my choice every day. Unless there is a drastic change for me after the brake in period is up, I will be selling. I will take the loss and someone else will benefit from my leap of faith.
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I find auto mode boring and detached and do not like it's shift points sometimes. Only use it briefly if eating a sandwich. heh. The gear lever can be useful while turning a corner, but is also not engaging for us former manual guys. I think you need to jump to a whole new way of manually shifting (paddles) in order to be satisfied with the DCT when coming from manuals and loving them. If it doesn't eventually click for you, go back to the stick manual by all means. These cars are too good to not enjoy!
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After years of driving manual cars, my incoming M3 is DCT equipped...this is my daily driver, traffic has gotten pretty bad, plus my wife will be driving it once in awhile so the DCT was the way to go. I'm actually looking forward to the change, plus will give me a reason to buy a manual equipped weekend car in a couple of years (used Cayman, etc...).
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These are my "M-Modes": M1 - Sport+/Sport+/Comfort DCT in S2 M2 - Sport+/Sport+/Comfort DCT in S3 Here is how I typically drive my DCT M4 ZCP: Cold-start and warm-up (until oil-temp reaches 190F) - Effecient/Sport/Sport (default) with DCT in D1. After warm-up - M1 for daily driving duties, occasionally switching to D1 if I don't feel like shifting myself. M2 if I know I'm about to start driving really aggressively. |
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