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| Largered Member Since: 10 Jul 2016 Location: UK Posts: 1978  |
Karoq and Kodiaq
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5th Mar 2020 11:31 am |
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| Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053  
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We had an Audi Q3 from new for three years before the i3, basically the same drivetrain as VW/Skoda/SEAT etc, we bought it as we need a higher seating position for ingress/egress and it turned out to be one of the best cars we have ever had, totally reliable, economical (for a diesel 2L 4X4) quick and drove great.
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5th Mar 2020 11:36 am |
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| Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053
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We had the dual clutch auto on the Audi and it was brilliant, and despite all the nay sayers it was smooth, responsive and far better than a normal slush box. Regards David Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me...... Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again...... |
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5th Mar 2020 11:38 am |
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| GundogSD4 Member Since: 04 Dec 2019 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 478  
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We have a Seat Leon Cupra with the 7 speed DSG and i can confirm that the gearbox is superb with lightening fast up and down shifts... But i still prefer driving the FL2 even though the 6 speed auto can be a bit ponderous. |
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5th Mar 2020 1:20 pm |
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| Sperly Member Since: 26 Dec 2019 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 195 
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If you think that a Freelander 2 Aisin box is ponderous, try the God-awful 9 Speed Getrag box that is in a Disco Sport diesel......ponderous is not the word, more like dangerously wayward. On the diesel, it's the second biggest complaint after oil dilution....(fortunately my petrol doesn't suffer either of these) |
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5th Mar 2020 1:37 pm |
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| Largered Member Since: 10 Jul 2016 Location: UK Posts: 1978 |
Sort of off topic and on topic.
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5th Mar 2020 2:10 pm |
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| Sperly Member Since: 26 Dec 2019 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 195
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There's a 110 for sale on Auto Trader, newly assembled in 2019 exactly the same way.
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5th Mar 2020 3:29 pm |
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| GundogSD4 Member Since: 04 Dec 2019 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 478
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60 Grand... |
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5th Mar 2020 3:45 pm |
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| Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053
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Quite like the box in the FL2 but then it’s never “pushed” just used as a cruiser car, of course the box is the same as used in our Lexus RX we had for 12 years......I won’t list what went wrong with that car.......oh OK......new rear silencer box at 11 years old (Mrs BB reversed into a short post and bent the rear tailpipe fracturing the weld to the box) that’s it. Regards David Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me...... Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again...... |
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5th Mar 2020 4:36 pm |
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| Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053
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Does the petrol DS use a different box then? Regards David Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me...... Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again...... |
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5th Mar 2020 4:37 pm |
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| Andy131 Member Since: 09 Dec 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 2183
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See I quite like the DS box - in the D240, I wonder, if there are different software profiles for the same box for different applications - would make sense. The FL2 always seemed "steady", you would put your foot down and it felt as if the car said "really!" then gathered up speed and away she went. The Full fat Disco I have just been loaned on the other hand was a delight, The Ewok was nasty, and the DS D180 was just Ok if left in sport mode. Currently stuck in a Merc GLS350d, very nice 3 litre V6 with a gearbox that is ultra smooth unless you boot it from a standstill, at which point it hunts up and down the box. 22mpg mind you! Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner |
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5th Mar 2020 5:15 pm |
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| Largered Member Since: 10 Jul 2016 Location: UK Posts: 1978 |
Some of the very early FL2's were 'eating' its clutch, quickly !!
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5th Mar 2020 5:27 pm |
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| Sperly Member Since: 26 Dec 2019 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 195
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No, same box, but better mapping. The early (64 plate - pre Ingenium) used the same drivetrain as the freelander, and didn't suffer the horrendous lag that the D180 does. It's downright bloody dangerous. |
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5th Mar 2020 5:28 pm |
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| Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053
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Aha OK....so the early DS petrol uses the Aisin box?
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5th Mar 2020 5:39 pm |
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