View Poll Results: 8 Speed PDK vs 7 Speed MT
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83
43.92%
PDK only because MT not offered in Base Model
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11
5.82%
Manual Transmission 100%
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84
44.44%
Would have considered MT if NOT 7 speed
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11
5.82%
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Poll - Manual vs PDK
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michael818 (07-09-2020)
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MT for me. I took a PDK out for a test drive and found it to be incredibly busy on a tight, winding road. If I had one, it would be in manual mode all the time, and I might do that in the future when my left leg gives out.
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If there is any inclination that your car will see a track (like mine) and frequent track days. PDK all the way.
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I was surprised by the basically equal split between PDK and Manual.
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russbert (07-08-2020)
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Burning Brakes
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As a general rule, dealers only order PDK cars unless the car is a SOLD ORDER. Looking around the country, it appears there are only 4-7 new MT 992s available on dealer lots compared to how many PDKs? Both great, just my thoughts on why the numbers look this way on the poll so far.
#22
Pro
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Burning Brakes
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A while back, I read an article about the history of the MT that said by the end of the 1950s, 85% of all vehicles sold in the US were automatics. Meanwhile, I came of age in the 60s and 70s drooling over muscle cars, Jags and Porsches. Shortly after I graduated college in the early-80s, my first company transferred me to Europe. It was fantasy land. Every rental car was an MT. Every one (and that continued into the 90s). All the big engined 7ers and S-Klasses had sticks. And everyone bought them! I'm sure that over 85% of all vehicles sold in Europe in the 80s were MTs. Europeans were so enlightened. I thought. And then that cosmic shift happened . . .
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Burning Brakes
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Not to mention, it's now an effective anti-theft device. A few years ago, a woman was carjacked at an intersection in downtown Knoxville (not a common occurrence), but were foiled when they tried to drive off and promptly stalled out the vehicle because (you guessed it), it was a MT and they simply couldn't drive it!
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Vintage72 (07-08-2020)
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Three Wheelin'
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Not to mention, it's now an effective anti-theft device. A few years ago, a woman was carjacked at an intersection in downtown Knoxville (not a common occurrence), but were foiled when they tried to drive off and promptly stalled out the vehicle because (you guessed it), it was a MT and they simply couldn't drive it! ![hiha](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/roflmao.gif)
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Love manual and will always try and own one... 992 manual is supposed to be amazing. If I was ordering I'd get manual but I would have no problem with a PDK either. both are amazing.