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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #120 on: February 25, 2011, 03:20:26 pm »
Its safe to say that I now love driving the DSG in fully manual now the guys have shown me it cant be destroyed and will down gear itself at junctions  :grin:
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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #121 on: February 25, 2011, 03:31:15 pm »
Quote from: alexperkins on February 25, 2011, 03:20:26 pm

Its safe to say that I now love driving the DSG in fully manual now the guys have shown me it cant be destroyed and will down gear itself at junctions  :grin:


....Don't get lazy about letting it down gear itself though. Just 'Think Manual' and shift accordingly and don't over rev it if only because there's less power up there. I usually shift before 5,500 but I am a K03 car. Just go out and play - Be bold and experiment and you'll find your own favourite combinations and then it becomes fluid and natural and you'll never want another conventional manual box again. D is perfect for gentle cruising around town or traffic jam crawls. Whether just tootling or hooning, DSG rocks!  :notworthy:
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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #122 on: February 25, 2011, 03:34:32 pm »
Cheers Robin. Some really useful stuff there! Ive noticed what you mean about no power, so optimum shift is a must, but its so useful coming down to roundabouts and not having to worry as such
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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #123 on: February 25, 2011, 03:42:36 pm »
i had a DSG box once and then went back to a manual gear box and started changing gear without clutch  :signLOL:
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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #124 on: February 25, 2011, 03:43:26 pm »
I often do that when I move my polo GTI when Im at the workshop.

Always putting it into reverse with my foot on the brake only  :signLOL:
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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #125 on: February 25, 2011, 03:44:37 pm »
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Yes, it's very reassuring to know that the DSG box of tricks is looking after itself. I sometimes find that S-mode can be quite fun when negotiating big busy roundabouts with many junctions like in swinging Basingstoke (Ooops! never ever been there!) and Milton Keynes. There's a knack of popping from S through D to M gently but quick enough not to confuse the DSG brain.

You'll be wanting shift extensions soon!  :evilgrin:
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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #126 on: February 25, 2011, 03:46:22 pm »
Indeed. S is interesting. Does make it rev a little hard to the point when its not going any faster ive found though!

I already want shift extensions - Steve's carbon ones were nice. Have you got them in yours?
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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #127 on: February 25, 2011, 03:55:47 pm »
Quote from: alexperkins on February 25, 2011, 03:46:22 pm

I already want shift extensions - Steve's carbon ones were nice. Have you got them in yours?


....Of course I have!  :laugh: - I had mine before Steve  :P



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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #128 on: February 25, 2011, 04:03:38 pm »
^^ pic whoring robin? Surely not!
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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #129 on: February 25, 2011, 04:04:50 pm »
Good review that Robin :)

Ill save up some pennies and get a set me thinks!
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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #130 on: February 25, 2011, 04:20:23 pm »
a boost gauge i think is on the cards for me next,i do like that one.

also off topic, can you not get GTI as the last 3 letters of a reg

i have done a search, as i wanted my initials  **-57-GTI
But i cant find a single reg with GTI on it  :confused:
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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #131 on: February 25, 2011, 04:23:26 pm »
I isnt a valid numberplate letter.

It is however valid on NI plates, but not UK plates - therefore you wont find a UK plate with an I in it!
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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #132 on: February 25, 2011, 04:26:13 pm »
is that because it looks like a 1 ?
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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #133 on: February 25, 2011, 04:27:35 pm »
Correct

The main reason behind why it went D E F G H J - ie no I reg

Plus I think at the time they had considered reserving it for other use like Q
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Re: Berks, Hants, Surrey Area Meet - February 24th....
« Reply #134 on: February 25, 2011, 07:02:04 pm »
Quote from: Creatz on February 25, 2011, 04:20:23 pm

a boost gauge i think is on the cards for me next,i do like that one.


....Very useful indeed - I'm surprised VW didn't include one oem but judging by the one in the Mk5 GT I'm glad they didn't! It has no numerical values  :stupid:

It's main use is monitoring if any problems. For example, a boost leak, or slow response, or flutter because of a failing coilpack, etc.

If you get one in a steering wheel cowling be aware that it squeaks! Doesn't bother me overmuch but I'm strange about such things.

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