Hi Dan,
Well I must say I'm very impressed by VW's DSG.
Still running in, because I just have covered 130 miles on the odo, but the
DSG makes the comfort!
The engine is very silent and gear change is hardly noticed.
When coasting to a traffic light, the DSG switches itself out of gear, which
gives a long coasting possibility.
Also when the engine is at normal temperature, it switches off automatically
when standing still at traffic lights etc. When lifting the foot from the
brake pedal, the engine restarts automatically.
I already achieved to drive 10 miles per 1 litre for gas on a trip!
Cheers,
Hans
still love my BGT's character best - a car with a heart!
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan DiBiase
To: Hans Duinhoven ; Richard Ewald ; wspohn4@aol.com
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] wanted
Cool, what model, Hans?
Dan D
Central NJ USA
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From: Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>
To: Richard Ewald <richard.ewald@gmail.com>; wspohn4@aol.com
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Sent: Fri, January 22, 2010 4:30:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] wanted
Next tuesday I'll pickup my brand new Volkswagen as standard family car.
It will have a 7-speed DSG gearchange.
I'm curious how this will behave....
Cheer,
Hans
'71 BGT asleep as the road is full of salt
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Ewald"
<richard.ewald@gmail.com>
To: <wspohn4@aol.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 1:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] wanted
> ::: snerk:::
> Somebody forgot to tell that to this guy and his race cars
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaparral_Cars
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaparral_Cars>Today's modern computer
> controlled multi speed automatics are a far cry from the slush boxes of
the
> days of yore.
> Frankly the computer has a better chance of picking the right gear than
you
> do. It just flat thinks faster, and can multi-task better.
> Rick
>
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 3:35 PM, <wspohn4@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> But they are still no use for road racing on a closed track. Shifting
in
>> the middle of a corner when you are hung out to the breakaway point is a
>> big
>> no-no.
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