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- August 15, 2022 at 7:25 pm #194277
I see the Auto Express news on the new Skoda Monte Carlo with DSG gearbox and like they say it is a shame they never added Paddle Shift on this luke warm semi sports hatch, i used to have a Fabia vrs DSG and it was a great car.
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- August 15, 2022 at 9:31 pm #194294
I was very excited to get my current car back in 2019 as it was my first auto and I was excited to use the paddle shift gear levers. Having driven a manual all my life up until then, I imagined I would put the car in M and use them all the time.
In reality I used them once, right after picking the car up, and have never touched them again!
August 15, 2022 at 9:38 pm #194295Iโm the same Richums, Iโve had paddleshift on every car since 2012 and can count on one hand the amount of times Iโve used them. Probably used them more just catching them by accident every now and then ๐
August 15, 2022 at 11:48 pm #194304Had a 1 series, used them once in 3 years.
August 16, 2022 at 7:52 am #194312I’ve also used mine once in nearly 3 years BUT I also have them on my works van and I use them all the time on that. The reason for this is the way they operate.
On my Mercedes B180 Sport when you use the paddle it switches the gearbox into manual mode and stays like that for a while, if you’re just cruising it will eventually switch itself back into auto mode.
In my Mercedes Sprinter if you use the paddles to shift up a gear it stays in auto mode and I short shift up a lot in my van for a quieter, smoother drive. If you paddle shift down it goes into manual mode but I hardly ever need to except in snow, ice or breaching a ford.
If I seem a little strange, that's because I am.
Skoda Karoq SEL.
August 16, 2022 at 8:50 am #194316To be honest i did not use mine much except to change down slow speed and you have the choice if need be and if you want complete control you have it as some Auto are slow to react like Auto Express said in the Fabia MC.
August 16, 2022 at 9:27 am #194321As others have said, I only use them when I knock them on by accident.
August 16, 2022 at 9:48 am #194324I use them on mine all the time, box stays in auto but you can make changes earlier than the auto does, also good for dropping down a gear coming up to junctions etc.
August 16, 2022 at 10:47 am #194330I love the paddles on my BMW and use them quite often. Also you can use the gear stick as a sequential gear shift which is fun
Joss
Current car: Peugeot 308 GT Premium 1.2 Pure tech Petrol.August 16, 2022 at 10:51 am #194332I guess you can still put it into manual mode by pushing the stick to the left.
It’s alot easier with the paddles though. My last two non vw cars have had paddles, The golf match edition I had before did not. Sometimes the big issue was it would often change up gears way to early imo, especially if you had a fully loaded car.
So I had to use manual mode to pull away from lights and get upto cruising speed then I’d put back in auto plus it’s also very useful when driving in snow etc as engine breaking is better and safer than actual breaking.
August 16, 2022 at 11:06 am #194334I don’t see the point of them on 100bhp cars. 200bhp plus or sport derived cars like the M series is a different matter.
August 16, 2022 at 11:15 am #194336Apparently Disabled people are not allowed to have Paddle Shifters on there cars.
August 16, 2022 at 11:24 am #194339Apparently Disabled people are not allowed to have Paddle Shifters on there cars.
Where have you read that or are you been sarcy lol
August 16, 2022 at 11:31 am #194341Lol
August 16, 2022 at 11:42 am #194343I wouldn’t say I use them all the time but I find them very useful for dropping down gears rapidly.
August 16, 2022 at 11:45 am #194344Apparently Disabled people are not allowed to have Paddle Shifters on there cars.
I think thereโs an unwritten law that disabled people should not have cars and Motability are trying their best to make sure the law is followed.
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August 16, 2022 at 2:00 pm #194365I donโt see the point of them on 100bhp cars. 200bhp plus or sport derived cars like the M series is a different matter.
Good job mine has 205 bhp then ๐
August 16, 2022 at 2:28 pm #194370August 16, 2022 at 6:04 pm #194395Of all non racy things a Grand C4 Picasso Exclusive+ EAT6 2.0 bluehdi
Chipped, mapped, injectors, boost, induction etc etc,
205bhp, 485NM, 50+mpg, a real rocket bus ๐คฃ
August 16, 2022 at 6:58 pm #194400Of all non racy things a Grand C4 Picasso Exclusive+ EAT6 2.0 bluehdi Chipped, mapped, injectors, boost, induction etc etc, 205bhp, 485NM, 50+mpg, a real rocket bus
A wolf in sheeps clothng dare I say ๐
August 17, 2022 at 12:35 am #194420AdyFlappy paddles? There are so many speed cameras about these days, I have my car in eco mode, set autonomous cruise, sit back, relax and let it do it’s thing, only time I switch off ACC is when going around roundabouts and sharp corners. I sometimes knock it into sport mode by accident and sound like a boy racer redlining it off the lights.
August 17, 2022 at 3:40 pm #194476Best thing about sports mode or manual mode on some auto’s with the paddles is that when you do floor it, it changes up for you before you blow the engine up and you ain’t gotta touch the paddles at all it will also downshift if revs get to low.
I used to love holding it in m3 in my honda civic sport and then flooring it and the vtec would come in also Hardly ever did it in D. Was an omg and a big smile everytime.
August 18, 2022 at 1:01 pm #194602DaveG46My 1st Seat Leon diesel had paddle shift a few years back, never really used them and seat must of know as , when I got my mk3.5 sport this time around they managed to forget to actually put any on it ;/
August 18, 2022 at 6:55 pm #194648DanteI have a paddle shift on my MG HS but keep forgetting they are there & have never used them tbh !!!
i think the new Skoda looks great & excellent itโs back on scheme but unfortunately limited to the basic trim / 1.0 litre model zzzzzzz a definite oversight
for me the best value vehicle at present is the auto Vauxhall Mokka in Ultimate trim & ยฃ699 AP
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