A manual transmission on mountain roads is ideal!
#16
Thanks for the info. I might drive down there on the way to either PCE in Atlanta or side trip to Porsche Driving School in Alabama.
To thomnellie - So I assume you are waiting for the self driving car! It will be faster with less involvement whatsoever. Just got my MT GTS coupe yesterday and it is nice to be back rowing your own gear. IMHO, you can have your own opinion and I can have mine. Both transmissions are great to each individual.
To thomnellie - So I assume you are waiting for the self driving car! It will be faster with less involvement whatsoever. Just got my MT GTS coupe yesterday and it is nice to be back rowing your own gear. IMHO, you can have your own opinion and I can have mine. Both transmissions are great to each individual.
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In your opinion.
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Thanks for the info. I might drive down there on the way to either PCE in Atlanta or side trip to Porsche Driving School in Alabama. To thomnellie - So I assume you are waiting for the self driving car! It will be faster with less involvement whatsoever. Just got my MT GTS coupe yesterday and it is nice to be back rowing your own gear. IMHO, you can have your own opinion and I can have mine. Both transmissions are great to each individual.
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For those who want greater driver involvement. http://automotivethinker.com/transmi...x-and-dog-box/
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For those who want greater driver involvement. http://automotivethinker.com/transmi...x-and-dog-box/
#26
Or you could buy a Fiat 500 (the real one from the 50's) and learn to drive a crash box well. Greatest laugh in the world, slow as s...t but with that drive train and the rear swing axles you've gotta have no feel for cars not to have fun. And all the while doing 20-40mph (top speed 59mph ).
#27
I agree 100% with the OP. Driving a manual sports car on a twisty mountain road is the epitome of fun driving for me. The feeling of blipping the throttle and perfectly timing the downshift directly from a high to low gear and then accelerating is extremely satisfying and fun.
I drove the same roads with a paddle shift car and I found myself reaching for the radio controls since the driving experience was so much worse. It was still nice, but nothing like the zen like state you get with the manual. At no point in either drive did I see someone with a stopwatch timing my shift speeds, just the occasional police that I tried to avoid.
I drove the same roads with a paddle shift car and I found myself reaching for the radio controls since the driving experience was so much worse. It was still nice, but nothing like the zen like state you get with the manual. At no point in either drive did I see someone with a stopwatch timing my shift speeds, just the occasional police that I tried to avoid.
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That is great! Enjoy!!! I just did this in the spring. Went up to the Little Switzerland area and had an absolute blast!! Put about 3K miles on the 991 and enjoyed every one of them!
Post up some pics!
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I agree 100% with the OP. Driving a manual sports car on a twisty mountain road is the epitome of fun driving for me. The feeling of blipping the throttle and perfectly timing the downshift directly from a high to low gear and then accelerating is extremely satisfying and fun.
I drove the same roads with a paddle shift car and I found myself reaching for the radio controls since the driving experience was so much worse. It was still nice, but nothing like the zen like state you get with the manual. At no point in either drive did I see someone with a stopwatch timing my shift speeds, just the occasional police that I tried to avoid.
I drove the same roads with a paddle shift car and I found myself reaching for the radio controls since the driving experience was so much worse. It was still nice, but nothing like the zen like state you get with the manual. At no point in either drive did I see someone with a stopwatch timing my shift speeds, just the occasional police that I tried to avoid.
Behold! Porsche ****!
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