I went from a six speed manual to a seven speed DSG and don't regret it. I'll probably never buy another manual now.
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Originally posted by CMcK View PostI went from a six speed manual to a seven speed DSG and don't regret it. I'll probably never buy another manual now.
That is awful, buy a proper car (or spend money on the one you've got?).Last edited by Yakumo; 11-12-2013, 07:47.
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The good thing about the DSG box is it leaves your hands free to worry about the steering. When I go for a back road blast the box goes into S which doesn't change up until you hit the rev limiter. It's weird at first because it feels like you are changing gear with the throttle effectively but it soon becomes second nature.
My old Boxster had a slick precise gear change and slotting it home well felt great. But I would say it does get in the road when you are on charge.
And driving in auto mode is ideal when you are pottering about in traffic. Even overtakes are fine in auto. I tend to put gear lever over to sequential shift, make the pass then pop it back over to auto so it sorts out the up shifts for me after the maneuver.
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I switch between a manual Impreza and a 300bhp legacy automatic all the time. The legacy has tiptronic lever and steering wheel mounted buttons for gear change - I prefer the steering wheel mounted buttons. Sport mode and ECO. I town, the automatic is bliss. On the open road, with the buttons and in sport mode, it's pretty much the same as having a manual but without the clutch effort.
No idea why you think 2006 is old. My impreza is 2000 (139k) and the legacy is 2004 (75k)
Also, what's all this money saving nonsense. If you are an ECO warrior, get a fuel economic car (the prius is NOT a fuel economic car - it averages 48mpg which is franky rubbish). If you want to save money, just keep the Impreza. I keep mine because it's a lovely car to drive.
And let's go back to that fuel economy figure. 48mpg. Is that supposed to be progress? Lucy's old 1991 Honda CRX Mk2 did 40mpg. So in 22 years, an extra 8mpg is meant to be progress? Bloody ridiculous. The prius is a petrol car, so it immediately fails compared to diesel. If you want ECO, how about a Clio dCI 90. Which does almost 90mpg. 90!! Other options: Kia Rio 1.1 CRDi (90mpg). Ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCi Econetic (85mpg), Peugeot 208 1.4 e-HDi 70 EGC (83)Last edited by charlesr; 11-12-2013, 08:45.
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Good to hear about the auto gearboxes such as the DSG and the Tiptronic. I have driven a 2011 Impreza with a tiptronic box. That had an arcade like gear shifter to shift up and down which was really fun since it was just like playing an arcade game
I'm no Eco nut, I just don't want to be spending **** loads on fuel since I do a 50 mile round trip every day to work. It does add up by the end of the month. The sad part about living in Japan is that all the cars you mentioned are either not officially released here or cost stupid money because they are European. Like I said, I'd love a Fiesta ST but that isn't going to happen living over here. I could get a much better car for the money they want for that here There are some very Eco cars available in Japan but they're all "Kei" cars meaning ****ty box type cars with 3 cylinder engines that have next to no grunt.
No idea why you think 2006 is old. My Impreza is 2000 (139k) and the legacy is 2004 (75k)
Thanks for the opinions guys. I'm happy to hear you are not having regrets with good auto gear boxes so that's a plus point since Japanese can't really drive manuals too well so 80% of cars here are sold as autos! I'll have about 15'000 pounds to spend on a car so I'm going to see what I can find for that sort of cash. I won't be buying brand new but ex-display to save about 5 grand of the asking priceLast edited by Yakumo; 11-12-2013, 14:01.
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Originally posted by CMcK View PostWhat about a GT86 or BRZ? Surely a bit cheaper for one of them in Japan.
I would have suggested the Honda S660 bit looks like its a wee while away yet.
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Originally posted by CMcK View PostWhat about a GT86 or BRZ? Surely a bit cheaper for one of them in Japan.
I would have suggested the Honda S660 bit looks like its a wee while away yet.
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