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I wanted a base or S. On the waitlist for both for a year +. T allocation becomes available. I want PDK. Are you saying I should say no to the T allocation?
Why do you care what they think???? Get what YOU want. It's your car....
I don’t understand a Carrera T with the PDK. I know that a lot of people go this route. I still don’t understand why. The T is your opportunity to pair a manual with the base engine.
Originally Posted by Scott P
I'd imagine there are a lot of folks that order a T with PDK because they can't drive a manual (lack of skill) or live in a metro area requiring heavy traffic travel and don't want to build up their left leg strength.
In Europe most people learn how to drive on manual cars and have used manual cars for most of their lives, so driving a manual doesn't have the same "special aura" as in the US.
If anything, high performance dual-clutch gearboxes like the PDK have an edge in terms of customer perception.
It was the most difficult decision in my configuration -- PDK vs. Manual.
At the end, because I want to use the car as a daily, the convenience and higher reliability of the PDK won.
In Europe most people learn how to drive on manual cars and have used manual cars for most of their lives, so driving a manual doesn't have the same "special aura" as in the US.
If anything, high performance dual-clutch gearboxes like the PDK have an edge in terms of customer perception.
It was the most difficult decision in my configuration -- PDK vs. Manual.
At the end, because I want to use the car as a daily, the convenience and higher reliability of the PDK won.
Congratulations! I too drove manual most of my life but mine would be a manual. The PDK convenience is nice, but soon enough there will be no such thing as cars with gears let alone manuals. Even in Europe it will become a lost art. Get them while you can.
In Europe most people learn how to drive on manual cars and have used manual cars for most of their lives, so driving a manual doesn't have the same "special aura" as in the US.
If anything, high performance dual-clutch gearboxes like the PDK have an edge in terms of customer perception.
It was the most difficult decision in my configuration -- PDK vs. Manual.
At the end, because I want to use the car as a daily, the convenience and higher reliability of the PDK won.
I just want to see more pics of your car out in the wild......and interior shots. Please, please please.
The T is your opportunity to pair a manual with the base engine.
Absolutely!...this is kind of a big deal. All I really wanted was a base Carrera. Since the manual wasn't obtainable in a base car, I had placed an order for an S specifically for the manual transmission. Luckily, the T came along and I was able to snag an allocation shortly after I swapped my order.
Absolutely!...this is kind of a big deal. All I really wanted was a base Carrera. Since the manual wasn't obtainable in a base car, I had placed an order for an S specifically for the manual transmission. Luckily, the T came along and I was able to snag an allocation shortly after I swapped my order.
In Europe most people learn how to drive on manual cars and have used manual cars for most of their lives, so driving a manual doesn't have the same "special aura" as in the US.
If anything, high performance dual-clutch gearboxes like the PDK have an edge in terms of customer perception.
It was the most difficult decision in my configuration -- PDK vs. Manual.
At the end, because I want to use the car as a daily, the convenience and higher reliability of the PDK won.
I also had the same question as you and finally PDK won.
1, Not everybody wants a manual - even in a Porsche - even if they know how to drive a manual. I've had 4 cars with manuals, and really don't want another one. MY T will be mostly a daily driver and not a weekend car - I want a car I can live with in most weather and traffic conditions.
2. For some (like me) I could get a T, but not a C2.
3. I can neither afford, nor do I have an interest in an S
4. I like the idea of getting RAS
5. Option your car however YOU want it. Accept that others don't want the same thing out of THEIR Porsche as you want in yours. They have to live with their configuration choices in THEIR Porsche, not you.
you have summed it all up… well done my guy, I also agree with you. I don't buy a Porsche to please my neighbor.
That is beautiful. I honestly don’t understand a T with a PDK, but that spec is beautiful. I really debated between the GTS and the T. If they were both available when I got my GTS it would have been tough. If the T had the 6 speed, it would be perfect.
I guess you get to get RAS with the T!
Unlike the base and lighter weight
@Macboyif our fellow rennlisters cannot read and/or follow simple directions to keep this thread ONLY for photos of delivered T’s, I’m going to ask for this to be folded into the main T discussion thread.
Lousy weather, so after driving it for 400 km, the solution was to get a rinseless wash in the garage.
Not really a photo shoot, only a few snaps of a few details. I hope you like it.
911 Carrera T badges. Firing it up in the closed garage is an awesome feeling. The Carrera S wheels look amazing in Titan Grey. I love the contrasting bits of the Carrera T against the GT Silver. Porsche Wappen LED headlights Carrera T badge Sport-Tex interior with extended leather Sport-Tex interior with extended leather Sport-Tex interior with extended leather Special bucket seat in the rear Sport-Tex interior with extended leather. Exhaust button, and a configurable one. PDK was my choice at the end. Sport Chrono clock. First 400km done. It was impossible to keep below 4K rpm.
@Macboyif our fellow rennlisters cannot read and/or follow simple directions to keep this thread ONLY for photos of delivered T’s, I’m going to ask for this to be folded into the main T discussion thread.
Its really annoying indeed. One more chance please. If people still keep discussing here just delete this whole thread. A moderator could also just delete all posts. But I can understand you have better things to waste your time with than correcting adult men acting like children.