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Originally Posted by Hithere
UPDATE
Before I started reading your posts, I was 70% leaning towards DCT. Why? In Australia, DCT and MT are priced identically. I have heard many saying, DCT doesn't get much better than this. And with a taller top gear ratio for freeway driving, I was interested in DCT and certainly wanted to test drive one.
But now, I am less interested in DCT. The consensus here is that, (a) DCT in auto mode is rubbish, at the very least, annoys people sometimes. (b) Shifting from 1st-reverse-1st is slow. (c) driven in manual mode, DCT is quick. (d) If repairs are needed, they will be more costly and specialised.
Meanwhile, MT is (a) primarily proven technology. (b) cheaper to maintain and to repair out of warranty. (c) Slower to shift gears. (d) the top gear in MT is 500rpm lower than DCT in top gear (possibly noisier). (e) consumes more petrol overall when compared to DCT.
According to the dealer, DCT outsells MT in Australia by a good margin. I think he said 70% DCT.
Now I am thinking of requesting a test drive of 6MT M2C... if it is available. This also means that I am now leaning towards getting a MT.
Thanks again for all your thoughts.
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Mate, a few things
1. When blasting the car on a mountain road, the last thing on your mind is fuel consumption. Don't even use that as a factor to decide on the transmission choice
2. The only reason that there are lots more DCT M2/M2C on the market is because they are usually the only transmission choice that a dealer will order...most MT M2C were privately ordered and the lead time is around 6 months. A lot of people don't want to wait (nor dealers as they want to sell you a car they had already ordered) and are sucked into the 'better performance, better fuel economy' slogan
3. Nobody repairs DCT. The whole unit needs to be replaced if it is faulty. With a MT you can get any competent mechanic to work on it and replace parts.