Originally Posted by donnyj08
Originally Posted by Rand
I drove one could hardly notice it was dct.
What kind of deal did you get 18k?
I could Hardly tell it was a DCT as well. I test drove it twice at 6pm in a busy part of the city to ensure it wouldn't be an issue. It felt like a normal auto with faster shifts.
Yes, I got it for 18.4k + TTL. Was pushing for 19k OTD for a week or so. Settled at a little north of there due to it being the right color, right history, new tires. That made it one of the cheaper limited models in a 500mi radius.
Carfax shows all services up to date. I called the dealer that they were performed at and service advisor there walked me through it's serviec history and recall update history over the phone, as well as informed me they used QS Semi-Syn 5w30 at every change.
I was satisfied with the detailed history. The dealer had also put brand new tires on it a few months ago when they got it in stock. So the tires have less than 500mi on them which to me made it worth $500 more than the other 20-30k mile units I was bargaining with that had 1/2 worn tires for the same price.
As far as over heat problems in traffic....then you go into manual mode and stay in 1st gear and use high 1st gear engine rpm instead of letting the DCT have "multiple" DCT shifting events going 1st -3rd on every start and stop event in heavy traffic. You also let space in front of you, you don't want to keep inching forward every time a car infront of you moves 1 car length. I sometimes let 6 car lengths before I move. If a car moves in and takes a spot .....who cares.