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Originally Posted by SixChuter
I understand where you are coming from but sometimes some of us have realities we have to face. I too love a standard transmission but because of physical situation, my wife can't use a clutch....so we bought the auto. But after driving the Tiptronic for awhile and getting a feel for the different "modes" it offers I've found you can definitely "drive" this car. I have made a few of our local "ricers" sorry they ever messed with the "old guy in the stock bug".  |
People gave or still do give the 2.5 a lot of crap but if you get to know the Tiptronic tranny you can get a lot out of that engine. I think using the Tiptronic is a lot like using a manual tranny in the sense that you need to know what gear to be in acording to the speed you are traveling.
Of course if you are just driving in full auto mode it is a dog. Sport mode is good unless you are cruising then want to hammer it cause your RPMs are not up, so there will be lag while the computer trys to figure out how much throttle you want.
All in all i think auto-shifters are excellent for the same reason., my wife doesn't know how to drive a manual transmission so it gives me a little satisfaction when i drive it.