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01-04-2006, 12:40 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Sydney
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i dont think they have ST's in auto :P
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01-04-2006, 02:27 PM
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Da Shifty One
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Sydney
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Oh darn i was hoping it was an auto. WTF?? Once i get me licence back im gonna start learning. No point buying a St if i dont know how to drive it.
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01-04-2006, 05:16 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Victoria
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I'll probably have to start learning from dads car (: I got excited about turning 18 and got my auto licence just so I could go out with friends XD
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01-04-2006, 07:02 PM
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Get in the van!
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Adelaide, SA
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Indeed, most auto trannies are used for consistent shifting, and the new ZF units used in the new Falcons and the DSG sequentials used in VeeDubs n Audis are only now showing that it may be better to have a self shifter. It's pretty high end technology though still.
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02-04-2006, 11:37 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
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The DSG is a manual box. The difference is that it has a computer controlled clutch. Automatics use more power but manual with computer clutches is the best of both worlds.
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02-04-2006, 01:49 PM
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Clio 182 CUP!
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02-04-2006, 01:56 PM
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Death B4 Decaf
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: South Hobart
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Give me a manual & a clutch pedal any day.
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02-04-2006, 02:03 PM
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Clio 182 CUP!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Inner West, Sydney
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So true John - That is what most magazines claim. The Golf GTI in manual is slower then the DSG, but more fun. Although - In manual form... it means I can hunt them down at lights
 I take manual over Automatic anyday... Doesn't matter how good it is!
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02-04-2006, 04:05 PM
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Get in the van!
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Adelaide, SA
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Maybe it's a playstation generation thing, but I find the idea of a sequential really appealing.
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02-04-2006, 04:21 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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03-04-2006, 10:38 AM
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Get in the van!
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04-04-2006, 01:19 PM
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GT4.
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Yeah, thats pretty much how it works...
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04-04-2006, 10:22 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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You can't skip a gear on that gearbox because its engaged sequentially. Just like every other sequential box in the world you can't skip gears. The next gear is NOT engaged but the 2nd clutch is ready to take over without delay.
Simple fact is that if the next gear was engaged youd need 3 gear engaged at once and anything more than 1 is impossible.
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