Manual Vs Dsg On The 3.2 TT 

Cool to see a fellow TT guy on the video and great video of manual and DSG

Great video as always, all these v6 videos are putting me in the mood for one

Great video always Dom! fully enjoyed coming down to record this one 🔥🔥

Hhmmmm you know you need a manual now Dom....a great video with great cars👍🏻😃

Really great vid!👍

Thanks!

Enjoyed this one, always good to hear opinions on the difference 👌🏻

Yes yes yes quality vid Dom! Alex is too funny “once you pop you can’t stop” 😂🤣

The hidden look of terror on your face watching someone else drive "at the speed limit" is priceless lol. Good vid as always bud :)

great vid Dom and good to see Alex. I love the dsg on my mk2 and have driven a dsg on the mk1 I find the mk1 is good but not as quick and responsive as what's in the mk2

Love you guys, valuable and informative. Over the years I've owned a fair few Audi's, amongst others an 84 B reg 200 Turbo, an Urr Quattro on an 87 D plate......showing my age. My current lineup is a 2005 S4 4.2 V8, Cab, Tip, 2016 S8 4.0 V8 TT and my latest purchase this year a manual 3.2 2007 TT Cab. having covered 60K. Interesting to make the comparison between the 3.2 Manual and Auto. I bought the TT because I missed changing gears. Now if I'd have bought an S4 with a manual , I may never have succumbed to a TT.😄😃

Great video some really good points made. Such a personal choice and also what you really want out of the car or what other cars you may have. Think I’d punt dsg as I’d like it more for daily driving/cruiser and I’m super lazy 🤣👍

A good afternoon was had by all 😎

Nice, I have two lovely TTs to play with too ;) 8J RS manual & 8J VR6 DSG. I like both of them for different reasons, problem is so does my Mrs and she makes me nervous when she drives the RS

Great video it seems to be personal preference of how you want to drive I have the DSG and I’ve never driven a v6 manual but if had the choice again I think I would go for the manual 😁👌

Yayy i waited😊

Great side by side lads. I have just rewatched it on something bigger than an Iphone. It is great to hear the opinions on manual vs DSG with you both driving them. I think Alex secretly loves that DSG box! His reaction in "Sport Mode" speaks volumes! Great to see Leonie joining the gang. There seems to be a lot of bad press on the DSG but personally, I love it. Effortless driving to all of these car meets. Which are you bringing to Ockham Bites Alex?

Nice Video 😊

Great video as always. Glad I got a manual as I think the DSG feels disconnected to the driver (you let the car do its thing rather than being fully connected). Regardless, would be fun to try one one day!

The look on your face said "just hurry up and get the car back in one piece" (when he started ragging it)

Thanks! Good engine sounds, good points for both of them, very good production level. I have to follow you! 😁 And yes the question... Just bought a -03 A3 Quattro 3.2 with manual. Of course the manual for me, using the stick the right way is an important way of self expression! But while 3.2 has some extra nose weight and the nature of the engine is more like a cruiser than a fast cornerer, dsg is not a bad idea at all even from my point of view 😊

For an entry level DSG it is an amazing bit of kit.

Nice video guys and an Interesting comparison, I'm wondering about picking up a V6 myself but have been looking at Mk2 TT's as well as the OG MkI As for the PDK Porsche box Audi first used it in 1986 in the Quattro Sport S1 rally car for a couple of rallies as part of the testing and Audi UK's heritage S1 was fitted with a PDK box but it's now been returned to a manual.

Quality video! Sounds about right, manual for uber control and fun, DSG for cruising and having a laugh when you want to still - DSG is still on top for me, purely for the lazyness I can abuse 😆 I didn't realise they were the same as the 225 box on the manual one - makes sense though I guess! You could always try a manual conversion Dom...

Hola , que caja de cambios manual se le podría meter al 3.2 dsg? Para pasarlo de automático a manual

Just bought a 225 very nice drive 👍

Great comparison video :) V6 should be DSG in my opinion, its a cruiser, manual for 225 :D

Belle vidéo 👌 😉. Perso sur mon TT MK2 c une boîte manuelle et je trouve plus sportif que la Dsg que g eu l'occasion de posséder. 😉👍

Does the dsg have cruise control and how do you turn it on? Got told by several people there should be cruise but never got around finding it haha

Two words fits impecable with a 3.2mk1: Tunnels & Autobahn.

Both have their own merits but old school manual for me.

Come on Dom get a DSG remap !! Just want to know if it's much better before I spend 🤣🤣

I’m still prefer for the manual V6 personally to whatever the DSG is the fastest auto on earth, sadly this one is difficult to find in my place, Mostly Dealer had only offered DSG at that time, Despite I will keep my 225 forever I still want to have 240 SQ ,this one is unique & rare or lastly This V6 ! One thing, as always as awesome your vid’s I love it so much plus helping us to maintain TT too . Now, If you don’t mind and basically I wish eventhough this one is not your personal taste especially by design but it’s a bit rare since it’s discontinued by Audi yes The S1 2.0 that’s not so much on the roads but in the UK probably there are many, I purchased new 6 years ago and it’s ow still like new at 16K ( km) I don’t drive much like my 20 yrs old 225 but this small manual one is utterly 💨too ! Maybe can be your future project to show too along with our lovely TT, in case just “probably “. Yes the soundtrack of V6 is awesome as your Channel duh..😍

Is there a resonator delete pipe available because I can't find one. Perhaps a r32 system is similar 🤷🏽‍♂️

I’m still looking Dom! And I still don’t know dsg or manual!

Help......Darn my Dsg 3.2 doesn't sound like that, can you tell me what exhaust and suspension have you got please?

How reliable and affordable are they to repair? I had a A1 DSG which I loved but the mechatronics went on it. There's a few companies who can repair it cheap but it was out of action for a 2 weeks.

Shocked to see Alex without his Noggy!!!!! Sooooo Dom...When are you getting your manual???😉...I haven't driven a DSG...prefer to change gear myself....so maybe not much of an informed opinion.

Hi Parrot head. Why didn't you get the Mk2. That auto box is good.

Got a manual tt 3.2 147.000 miles, clutch and chains have never been touched still original from factory!

Subject Close to my Heart…really like the DSG plenty of power .don’t service a dsg oil change if u can help it .had no problem until i put mine in for dsg oil change then bang ..mechatronic unit failed .fortunately 800 for it reconditioned better than 2k ..Can end up a money 💰 pit ..

So what is the suspension setup in the dsg one then?

Could you please help me with some advice I have a mk1 automatic 2004 1.8 not a dsg could you please give me some advice on how to change the gearbox oil, it has 104 thousand on the clock and I have no record of whether the oil has ever been changed. Yours Geoff HAMMERSLEY

DSG fan ,always use paddles 👍🏻

my reasoning is as follows , if its a old car (15-20+ years) i go for manual all day , best bet is the engine is better for a manual(ie better noise fuck the power and better response from a mechanical engine) if it is a newer car (ie max 10 years) i go for auto all day , chances are the engine is shit as far as a enthusiasts and pure driving and id rather be comfy and fast as fuck . so i have a manual focus st170 with alu flywheel and auto audi b8 bought in 2016 so i have the best of both , manual focus for pleasure and auto 700+hp audi to scare the crap out of me . if it were me id get a manual vr6 with a camshaft upgrade and aluminium flywheel (i can not bear steel or twin flywheels now , who has time to wait for revvs to go up)

Forget the manual. I sure wouldn’t buy a Mk 1 TT with a manual, because you can be certain a former driver mis-shifted, lugged, and ran the engine into redline. Guys mistreat manuals. Manuals don’t really give you greater ‘control’ than the DSG- they give you greater opportunity to damage the transmission and engine, because no one, No where, can outshift the DSG. The DSG enables me to instantly shift without moving my hand from the wheel, and if I am in normal drive mode, it will stay in manual mode for about 30 seconds, and then default back to auto shift. Which comes in handy when I suddenly have to climb a grade, or compression brake, or even instantly react to a road condition that requires horsepower. Or I can flip it into Sport mode, enjoy that much deeper exhaust note, and get optimal performance with optimal road holding, yet secure in the knowledge that it will still auto shift up if I hit redline, or downshift if the tach is getting near lugging. Which frees my attention for the situation on the road, and not having to keep one eye on the dash. I have had a 2005 3.2 DSG TT Quattro Sline for 17 years. It’s been my daily driver for nearly all that time, and it still runs perfectly. I was a little worried about all the negative predictions around how fragile and expensive the DSG would end up being, but mine has never had the slightest issue. The only time I ever had what seemed like a transmission issue, with it missing shifts, it turned out to be a bad $45 brake light switch. ( The DSG uses input from the brake switch to determine whether you are accelerating, decelerating, or driving at a steady speed so it can pre-select the correct next gear.) So my experience is the DSG has protected my engine and transmission. And It performs better than the performance manuals I test drove; The TT really needs that extra 25 horsepower over the 225. And it really really needs that extra low end torque. Additionally, because of that low end torque, the DSG will shift into 6th gear at 35 mph. Which nets me close to 30 mpg in normal drive mode. The Mk 1 DSG TT Quattro was the very best version of the very Best car Audi ever made. A genuinely useable sports car with some real load space. A design tour de force, that makes just enough noise, when you want it to, to be present, without annoying the hell out of everyone.

I’ve just bought a 2004 3.2 DSG for £1800. I imagine I’m in for a lot of problems.

At the world turns electric, the more manual and analogue the better. Just like watches...

Get a manual dom lol