DSG versus manual: respect for the box, market pull toward three pedals

The DSG dual-clutch is consistently defended as a special piece of engineering - fast, fun and arguably more reliable than abused manuals - and several sellers pushed back on it being flattened to "automatic" in listing copy. But the bidding record in this set leans manual: commenters blamed soft results on the missing third pedal more than once, and manual cars generally drew the more enthusiastic threads. …