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dang, this does not bode well to me considering that the US is already not a fan of the Dual Clutch type transmissions. Here come all the Armageddon stories similar to the Ford dual clutch stuff. :glare:
Really? Everyone in the US?...considering that the US is already not a fan of the Dual Clutch type transmissions.
No, but there was a lot of moaning and complaining about how you could feel the automatic shift and how it felt like it might be broken etc. I didn't say everyone in the US, but just about every magazine complained about it to some degree. CVTs people don't usually complain since it's very smooth (most of them anyway), but obviously it still takes awhile to get used to. Honestly I think the masses will be fine with the dual clutch as long as they are told as to what the dual clutch auto feels like, handles, etc.Really? Everyone in the US?
A lot of people moan and complain when something different than what they are used to responds, well, differently than what they are used to.
A CVT is not like a traditional automatic, and a DDCT is not like a traditional automatic either. Heck, a "traditional automatic" today isn't like a "traditional automatic" of the past either. To expect them to perform and respond the same as one is somewhat silly and ignorant, IMHO.
Where are the DDCT's used in the Dart being produced?
Which is, IMHO, ignorance as to how the technology in the DDCT works.No, but there was a lot of moaning and complaining about how you could feel the automatic shift and how it felt like it might be broken etc.
What you wrote/said was "considering that the US is already not a fan of the Dual Clutch type transmissions." That implies "the entire US."I didn't say everyone in the US, but just about every magazine complained about it to some degree.
Here at Allpar alone you can find many threads about the dislike of CVTs used in the Patriot, Compass, and Caliber by those that own them and those that have driven them. And most of those complaints stem from the fact that they don't behave, act, or sound like a traditional automatic.CVTs people don't usually complain since it's very smooth (most of them anyway), but obviously it still takes awhile to get used to.
And rather than just "tell" the masses, the salespeople - and the masses of their own accord - should make sure that a test drive is done to experience it for themselves.Honestly I think the masses will be fine with the dual clutch as long as they are told as to what the dual clutch auto feels like, handles, etc.
Lovely.browens1534 said:Slave cylinder is on national back order 2-3 months.
Yep. My dad and I dropped of theirs with 2500k on it. They had the car over night, replaced the driver seat cover, no fuel gauge flash yet. Told them their car is an affected unit and the part was on back order. Although they gave them a loaner for the night (2011 200 LTD).UN4GTBL said:Lovely.
There's is a September build date, I think the 20th... Not sure. But it took 6 days for them to do the job and the BCM/PCM flash... Car doesn't do the funky electrics things anymore... And some of the turbo lag is gone...roadrnnr said:does not appear to be all made in the date range either as mine was made in Sept and my dealer looked up my vin and said mine was not affected. So far no leaks