subshooter

This topic is sooooo old. Let's talk about what the proper break-in procedure is for our cars.

Al.Fresco

The 4WD system won't help in snow if you are running on your summer high performance tires. You'll be back in the body shop before you know it. If you plan on driving it in any kind of snow, slap some snows on it. I run Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4's and they are great.

eddielasvegas

If it'll be your DD, then PDK all the way. If not your DD, then I'd go with PDK.

I have driven manuals all my driving life (40+ years) and while I miss a MT at times, the PDK tranny if just brilliant and it more than makes up for what I miss.

Good luck and keep us posted.


Eddie



P.S. How kewl to hear from a forum member who lives in a country where the entire population is about 300,000. I talk to a work associated there every couple weeks and it always makes me smile when we discuss our two countries. Plus, how kewl is a place that has this even if it is a little cold there for my tastes?

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Bradley Scott

Will take your advice! Thank you. Tirerack.com here I come.

Needsdecaf

No, let's talk about when to change the oil!

Needsdecaf

Smart move.

sctanton52

The wife likes MTs, her Box-S has the 6MT, as does her MX-5. However, I am a PDK man. I am fine driving the MTs, it is a bit more engaging than any AT, but the PDK is such a dang good transmission. Plus you can still always get engaged with the PDK, if you like to use your hands and brain to select the shift points.

kayjh

If you are going to spend $120,000 USD equivalent on a car, why don't you fly to Olso or Amsterdam (around $500.00 round trip) and test drive the variants? You'll know once you've driven them both what you want. We can't really help you - its an individual choice. Iceland Air is your friend.

Archimedes

I'm a PDK convert now, both for performance reasons and health limitations, but based on that last comment, I'd go manual. If I had no health issues (hip and nerve problems), I'd have a manual for my DD and a PDK for my weekend ripper. I recently owned both simultaneously, and while I loved rowing the gears in the manual most of the time, I preferred the PDK when I was in the mountains driving spiritedly. PDK can get a little boring when just driving around town. Both are great though, all personal preference.

Fatandre

Dont you just love the launch control or regret not having it on the manual?

Needsdecaf

I'd be very surprised if the PDK guys with LC have used it more than, say, 10 times on average. Could be wrong, just my guess. Interested in their responses.

subshooter

Huh? Launch control was invented on the manual. Were you ever a kid with a manual transmission? We had a different name for it though. lol.

StormRune

That's a good question. I've only used it a couple of times just for grins when demoing the car for friends, and even then away from other cars so as not to scare other drivers. Even if you want to leave the line at a light fast (in the right place and time), you generally come out ahead just by flooring it, and come to think of it, its pretty rare that I even do that. Taking the time to do the launch sequence when the light turns green is a no-win since that loses time waiting for the initial rev-up. Dropping the throttle to preset the launch and bouncing off the launch-limit RPM before the light changes would typically embarrass me if I did that in a public spot.

I guess it is akin to guys with manuals revving way up and dumping the clutch at a light. I doubt very many do that and if so, very rarely. I think I did that in my last Corvette once and never in my last manual Carrera. Any manual drivers think differently?

The one place I'd actually use it in my PDK is for autocross to gain a couple of tenths. But at the last autocross in October, the guy who set up the course defeated that by setting the initial cones so the cars had to start with a tight zig-zag starting just about 25 feet in front of the launch gate. Dang... but smart in its way. I have to think he was purposely messing with those of us with launch control.

Archimedes

I've never used launch control even once in any of my Porsches. Useless feature.

maxpowers

I have a C4S manual and absolutely love it. If you have any inclination to enjoy a manual car this is the one to get