waremark wrote:Does it put you off choosing a dry clutch DCT next time?
I've adapted to my sort of 4 stage braking. The problem is not the dry clutch but the over zealous creep mode. I am however very conscious of the fact I have a dry clutch and I'm very careful crawling in traffic.
As for the next car I had to adapt to my move to a DCT a few years ago. Having done so I won't be going back to a manual, though I do still drive my wife's manual Yaris. I do still think that CVT is the way forward, but so many people struggle with the disconnect between the sound and the motion. For now manufacturers will continue to stick ever more gears in DCT boxes.
A couple of month's ago I drove a courtesy car. A Yaris Hybrid. The CVT box was excellent and because at slow speed you are on electric power there's no stop/start to annoy me. Also it had a superb implementation of the electronic handbrake with an 'auto hold' option you could enable/disable. I had it switched on all the time. It was effortless to drive BUT required great finesse on the accelerator ... which is another reason many don't get on with them. Get up and go from stand still was excellent due to the torque of the electric motor, and there was none of the 'champagne cork' feeling that my car has when using hill assist at a t-junction at the top of a hill. I'd certainly have one, although it lacked all out performance for B road driving but with 50 becoming the new NSL I guess that pleasure is gradually being eroded. The cost though was horrendous! Starting at £21,900 Gulp.
Mike Roberts - Now riding a Triumph Explorer XRT. My username comes from my 50K miles on a Kawasaki 1400GTR, after many years on Hondas of various shapes and styles. - https://tinyurl.com/mikerobertsonyoutube