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Originally Posted by Dr Stig 2
I find the paddles a bit "clunky" and the mechanism a bit "cheap" or "fragile" when in use.
I feel the looseness of the buttons - mainly on the upchange (ie the pull) to be a bit disconcerting through my fingertips.
I talks me out of changing that way - I always end up using the stick to change instead.
A pity, as it means I have to be in sports / manual mode, and cant just override the auto as and when I want to.
Mind you, this is the ONLY downside of the DCT in my opinion.
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Have you tried upshifting from the back side using the middle and ring fingers? With my hands at 9 and 3, my thumb easily hits the downshift and my middle and ring finger hit the lower part of the upshift. I don't fell any clunkiness or sloppiness to the paddles. The only time I ever shift with the stick is the 1-2 shift when I'm leaving a light, especially when turning.
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