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  | Bhopx Groupie
 
   
 
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 |     Posted: 04/April/2007 at 1:03am | 
 
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well, Volkswagen is obviously german...do you mean that Volkswagens sold in europe do not come with the option of automatic transmission? with a lot of the new european cars sold in the US you can get an automatic transmission that also allows you to switch into a manual shift mode, called sequential manual shift or tiptronic (with no need for a clutch). they dont have this option in the cars sold in europe?
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  | Preach Admin Group
 
   
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 |     Posted: 04/April/2007 at 7:25am | 
 
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   Mine has the tiptronic... haven't tried it yet, but it's there.
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  | Preludedude Newbie
 
   
   
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 |     Posted: 04/April/2007 at 12:28pm | 
 
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Originally posted by Preach
 Mine has the tiptronic... haven't tried it yet, but it's there.
   You should try it man. It actually decent shifting abilities for an auto   . I love my 5 speed tho seems to be alot better for racing to me.  | 
 
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  | Holt Groupie
 
   
   
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 |     Posted: 04/April/2007 at 2:53pm | 
 
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   Ya Preach I wouldnt have the patience to drive a stick it would make me mad... that and I drive a truck and trucks should not me made in manual transmissions.  Also about the tiptronic shifting, my dads "68 GTO has it.   And the car is sick Preach. | 
 
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  | Bhopx Groupie
 
   
 
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 |     Posted: 04/April/2007 at 3:54pm | 
 
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   the tiptronic is fun. im not entirely sure if it allows you to go to the redline like you can with a real manual transmission, but it makes for some nice responsive acceleration.
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  | fenix Officer
 
   
   
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 |     Posted: 04/April/2007 at 6:16pm | 
 
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   i dont see how yall hate manual so much. all the people i've talked to that have learned it say they're sooo glad they did. as for manuals in trucks, my truck is a manual and i love it. its extremely useful!
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  | Dvsone Newbie
 
   
   
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 |     Posted: 07/April/2007 at 2:57am | 
 
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Originally posted by razor851When I saw "new baby" I literally thought you had a "new baby." Silly me. 
 I'd hate to see a little Pshielding infant crawling around the house.   Oh, congrats on the car though, she's a beauty!   haha dont feel bad i did too but went further to ask if it was a girl or boy rofl oh well nice car preach. grats!  | 
 
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