Is Paddleshift Pointless?

(11-07-2012 11:09pm)ytshome Wrote:  I use them quite a lot when I'm in D because it allows me to change up more quickly than the slow witted gearbox does. In sport, which I prefer, ( but its the same in D ) I find that on take off the gearbox defaults to second gear, which is why I believe many people complain of slow initial take off, so, whenever I need to make a quicker getaway I always paddle it into first.

Plus one. Use them regularly on my daily 20 mile commute through Aberdeenshire B roads.

They certainly would be pointless on my car !!

Yeah! if you need paddle shift... buy a Manual

I just like it! I would be disappointed without them...

(12-07-2012 01:45pm)PhilSkill Wrote:  Yeah! if you need paddle shift... buy a Manual

Manual not offered in some countries (like mine)... plus, if you aren't the only driver but still wanna have some fun...

(12-07-2012 08:19pm)omegabob Wrote:  Manual not offered in some countries (like mine)... plus, if you aren't the only driver but still wanna have some fun...

Yep we have no choice, auto only, so they do help.

Bit off the topic but couldn't find it anywhere else. About the sport mode: when I picked up my car the dealer said that on a diesel engine the sport mode is actually quite useless for some strange reason that I could not quite fathom. Why is that, anyone?

Perhaps because you get maximum torque early as opposed to petrol engines. Petrol engine has to be kept in high revs to get maximum performance. But I don't think Sport is useless, because max torque comes early but not from the beginning. So higher revs are fine. Second thing, sport mode makes the car to stay in lower gear and does not downshift, etc.... So to wrap it, S is good with diesel as it is with petrol (but with petrol it is a little more desired function )