[Oriscany421]

Just curious what is your preference. An automatic or manual transmission. I'm old school and prefer a manual, when I look for a car it has to have more pedals than doors. So what are your thoughts?

 

[Abaco24]

Just curious what is your preference. An automatic or manual transmission. I'm old school and prefer a manual, when I look for a car it has to have more pedals than doors. So what are your thoughts?

Manual 100% love my 6 speed!!

 

[fast1]

This topic has already been covered in many threads. Just do a search and you'll have lots and lots of perspectives on this issue.

 

[MidEngine-Fan]

Must admit, I never tire of reading other’s debates on this. I find some merit in almost all of those posts. Even those posts that complain about so much discussion!


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[wagzhp]

Pre-PDK? Manual, no question!

Post-PDK? That's a whole different question...

 

[sjfehr]

Pre-PDK? Manual, no question!

Post-PDK? That's a whole different question...

In my opinion, PDK > manual > tiptronic, but they all have their pros/cons.

 

[Poorsche x]

When I was Cayman shopping Tip cars were usually around $3k less than 6 speed cars. that made them tempting. Mr y problem is, I had no history with a Tip car. If it broke it was going to be expen$ive to fix. Manuals rarely break and a clutch is a repair I can deal with so I went with a 6 speed car. An auto could be fun to drive but I do like my manual. If I ever get another Porsche it will be a PDK. Possible best of both worlds.

 

[Cantrax]

Agreed! Sports cars (in my opinion) are more engaging with manual shifting.

 

[9eight7]

I forget to shift when I use paddles... :drivingskid:

 

[ronaldvetteron]

My first two Caymans were 6MT my last two have been PDK. Most of my previous cars (close to 50 by now) have been MT. What I particularly like about the PDK..........when I want to down shift and am in 'auto' I just hit the paddle and it downshifts. I can upshift again or if I forget it goes back to 'auto' without any intervention on my part. About as good as it gets for me.

 

[T-Design]

More pedals than doors sounds about right!

 

[7West]

Depends on a combination of your age, health, faculty and spirit.

 

[wreklessracr]

how are the burnouts in PDK?

 

[wagzhp]

how are the burnouts in PDK?

It's been over 20 years since I've done a burnout, and that was at the drag strip in the burnout box. I never even considered doing a burnout in a Porsche, Christ I must be OLD.

 

[ronaldvetteron]

and if you drive in a lot of stop and go traffic...................in 2000 I bought a C5 Vette with an automatic. It was my daily driver from Cumming Ga to downtown Atlanta......every day. I got Popeye leg from clutch snick, clutch snick clutch snick..........in my GTI and decided the 'joy of shifting' was severely diminished with the soreness of the leg .

 

[sjfehr]

how are the burnouts in PDK?

In sport chrono+ with PSM off, you can burnout and drift as much as you want. (Which should be not at all....)

 

[danschy]

I've been driving mainly manuals since the early 70's, so would be sad to see my shifting skills wasted by going to a PDK, but I'll probably opt for one on my next car. I drove a tiptronic once. I went to look at an early 70's 911 about an hour's drive away. When I sat down for a test drive I was shocked to see it was a tiptronic - guess I should have asked! I took the test drive, pretended to be interested, then bolted. It was not a pleasant experience.

 

[schell]

I have been driving manual's since the 70's also, I purchased a PDK last year really liked it at first, I thought if I really get bored with it I would go back to a true manual for my next Porsche, I love the PDK with normal shift mode Sport and Sport + it is like have 3 completely different driving cars , never thought I would like it so much, I could not give up the PDK, especially with the Sports Chrono.

 

[ByteSaidFred]

Love my manual but if I had a daily commute in stop-n-go I'd get PDK. As these 987s become older and move to weekend duty from daily duty, I do wonder if there will be any PDK regret or perhaps lower resale value on PDKs.

 

[iiagdtr]

Every vehicle I purchased for myself prior to the 981 was a manual. However, due to some medical issues, I went with PDK with my croc. The fact it blows away the manual was simply fortuitous. Yeah. Fortuitous.