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DreamerDave · 17th December 2007, 01:24

Very interesting thread guys.
I had a latest i-shift (57 plate Oct 07) on loan for 2 days last month and gave it the full beans during its road test.

Paddle shift - Excellent, no problems whatsoever under any circumstances (full throttle, roundabouts, junctions etc).
Overall great fun and very smooth when using a slightly feathered throttle on upshifts (no hardship).

Full auto - A little hesitation on 1/2/3 changes, up or down, throttle feathering helped again.

As many have posted everyone needs to accept that semi-auto's are not auto's - even DSG's.

Word of warning on DSG's - 3k rebuilds are becoming prevalent for those that use them like auto's - no free lunch with these systems and DSG's are VERY complex beasts - Honda have steered a middle ground which may be sensible, especially to the civic buyer in 3 years time!!

Good debate - very interesting.

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DreamerDave Valve Cap Join Date: 16th December 2007 Location: East Yorkshire, UK Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Full road test -i-shift October model Very interesting thread guys. I had a latest i-shift (57 plate Oct 07) on loan for 2 days last month and gave it the full beans during its road test. Paddle shift - Excellent, no problems whatsoever under any circumstances (full throttle, roundabouts, junctions etc). Overall great fun and very smooth when using a slightly feathered throttle on upshifts (no hardship). Full auto - A little hesitation on 1/2/3 changes, up or down, throttle feathering helped again. As many have posted everyone needs to accept that semi-auto's are not auto's - even DSG's. Word of warning on DSG's - 3k rebuilds are becoming prevalent for those that use them like auto's - no free lunch with these systems and DSG's are VERY complex beasts - Honda have steered a middle ground which may be sensible, especially to the civic buyer in 3 years time!! Good debate - very interesting.