Seen a couple now and two currently for sale, both nice cars in their own right but need to understand more about what I'm buying. I sort of know what DCCD is and had it in my previous 2005 STI, albeit it was left on auto.

Now, if I were to buy a non-DCCD 2005, what else is it missing? Is it still widetrack? They clearly have the revised heater controls. Without DCCD is effectively the same as me leaving my DCCD model on auto or is the handling different?

Main question; should they still carry the premium a UK DCCD would? Also, I believe they are gray imports from Malta or somewhere? Would this affect insurance, are they classed as an import?

 

Same body/chassis just gearbox was different/optional on the euro imports. It will handle slightly different to the UK only for the reason of lack of dccd. Insurance wise I doubt there would be a lot in it.

 

Your dccd should be put into the green and out of auto for normal driving or your diffs will start grabbing

 

what does that mean exactly (im not mechanically minded)

when i reversed mine the other day 1 of the wheels did spin on one side the other didnt is that what you mean

 

should be in auto for normal driving so that it uses input from steering wheel to adjust

 

isn't it not just the fact that the car was registered later? i.e manufactured in 2003 but registered 2005?

 

It will be as Gaz states, an EU import which had the £1000 option of having the A-DCCD fitted, the UK cars had the £1000 added to the price and it came as standard.
It will feel different without the A-DCCD, you get slightly more benefit with it than without it but unless you track the car you may not notice the difference unless you have driven a DCCD equipped car before

For normal driving the A-DCCD should be left in auto, its far more competent than 99% of drivers and does something like (upto) 50 adjustments per second.

Tony

 

Diff fully open for normal driving ,, hence why you will get the rear end jumping if your trying to park with it in auto ,, it only needs to take steering into account if your spirited driving and the back end may become loose and it will adjust the diff to compensate ,,, why would it take steering into account while driving normaly as there would be very little chance of oversteer if driving slowly

Advice given by bob rawle

 

This is correct.
Not this
My DCCD is in auto for everything apart from track use, and never ever get diff wind up.

 

Agreed, I have no problem parking/reversing with mine in Auto, Locked is a different matter, lol

 

Made that mistake once, thought I'd broken it doh

 

So did i, A few years back when i bought it, Went on a grudgement day to see what it could do, Had it in lock on the start then meant to flick it back to auto but didnt, Turned left after the circuit and thought i`d popped a driveshaft out, Click bang,bang...WTF, I was at the back of the car looking underneath and then i moment of realisation, lol

 

I will give bob rawle a lesson next time I see him then guys lol this was advice I got from him and how he drives his hawk day to day

So you turn the 50 adjustments a second off when your on the track and let it work its magic when your drivng to the shops lol

 

I have a type r, we dont get the luxury of the auto function but 99% of the times it would be set to fully open and if going for it first orange

 

I think it's more to do with YOUR own driving style, Why would they have bothered with an Auto option otherwise...and even though you were being sarcastic you are right yes..Turn the auto off on the track unless it wet....unless you drive your car on the road like you do on the track that is?