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Sluggish Auto Gearbox

193K views 337 replies 89 participants last post by  RafflesNH  
#1 ·
is anyone else disappointed with how poor the Auto gearbox is? I had a Merc auto a year or so ago which was an absolute dream to drive, both pulling away and in general driving. My disco though is woeful bordering on downright dangerous when pulling away. whether I'm taking a rolling start or from complete standstill if you put your foot down to pull away you get absolutely nothing for 2/3seconds then it pulls away like an absolute rocket, firing you back in to your seat! Its about as subtle as a clown fight.

I genuinely think its trying to kill me!
 
Discussion starter · #16 ·
Maybe im too fussy.

It surely cant be too much to ask for it to be in first by default from a standing start though can it? Using the paddles is a good shout as a workaround but should you be expected to take over because you cant trust the car to be in the right gear to pull out on a busy road?

As I say, I could be expecting too much but for a ÂŁ40k+ car I'm a little disappointed