Comments by "Stephen Hendricks" (@stephenhendricks103) on "" video.

  1. Much appreciated comments about the DSG. I began driving in 1963...(not a misprint) and from then until 2012 I always had at least one car in my garage with a manual transmission. When I bought a GTI in 2012 my wife pleaded with me to get an AT so she could drive it occasionally on a commute from hell in Seattle traffic. I relented and bought a DSG equipped GTI. When I traded it in 2018 for another GTI I didn't hesitate. The DSG provides a perfect compromise....Or better said it provides the best of both worlds. I drive it in manual mode most of the time, using the paddle shifters to select a gear. When I'm stuck in traffic moving two to twenty mph in gridlocked freeway traffic I simply let the "automated manual" (It's not actually an AT in the traditional slushbox sense) DSG do it job. It shifts more quickly and positively than any human being can accomplish. And the only "engagement" I lack is that the DSG automatically shifts to first gear when I come to a stop. It's not a big sacrifice.
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