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      09-18-2010, 01:07 AM   #40
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Originally Posted by richard in NC View Post
I am certainly sold on the DCT. Maybe I'm just a klutz and never could heal/toe or rev match a manual but the DCT is great. Add a twisty road and it is leaps and bounds easier to shift with the DCT paddles than a manual.
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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