I am shortly changing to a Fiat 500 Dualogic (only have auto licence) and would like to be aware of any Dualogic problems.
I have a CVT Mini Cooper with a gearbox that can only be described
as great when it's good, but awful when it's having an off day! I get clunking, jumping at standstill and if I don't hold my foot tightly and heavily on the brake at traffic lights, you can feel it lurching to go. I had two weeks last year of it not selecting a gear and
screaming up to 50mph, but over that OK, but as I do town work this was not good! They are renowned for being terrible and that along with bad fuel economy is the reason for switching. It also is often dangerously slow at take off. It has been checked and has correct oil etc, but they are notoriously touchy!
However, I don't want to go from one situation to another and need honest answers from people with Dualogic 500s, to report any problems.
I am aiming for a 1.2 or 1.4 approx 3 years old. I have seen some Sport buttons on 1.4's, was this standard or an option? Does it mean the dualogic works in a different way?
I have a CVT Mini Cooper with a gearbox that can only be described
as great when it's good, but awful when it's having an off day! I get clunking, jumping at standstill and if I don't hold my foot tightly and heavily on the brake at traffic lights, you can feel it lurching to go. I had two weeks last year of it not selecting a gear and
screaming up to 50mph, but over that OK, but as I do town work this was not good! They are renowned for being terrible and that along with bad fuel economy is the reason for switching. It also is often dangerously slow at take off. It has been checked and has correct oil etc, but they are notoriously touchy!
However, I don't want to go from one situation to another and need honest answers from people with Dualogic 500s, to report any problems.
I am aiming for a 1.2 or 1.4 approx 3 years old. I have seen some Sport buttons on 1.4's, was this standard or an option? Does it mean the dualogic works in a different way?