Not confirmed but a little birdie told me
06-04-2024, 09:30 PM
#46
Burning Brakes
I’m as much of a manual fanboi as the next guy, but geez guys, if 90% of your driving was bumper to bumper you’d STILL want a manual? If that was my situation I’d just get a cheap car for commuting that has good ACC so it handles slow traffic on autopilot. The “oh this is an experience” mantra would certainly get old after the 200th clutch release in 1 mile.
Most of them say that stuff 'cause it's fashionable to say so. Zero of them like that 200th clutch release.
06-04-2024, 09:36 PM
#47
Three Wheelin'
LOL. Not once did I think I should have bought an automatic in all my years of owning manuals. I don't get buying a 911 in PDK because of traffic when you actually prefer a manual. Get a cheap commuter then.
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06-04-2024, 09:39 PM
#48
It can get old but it's how you look at things also. For years I daily drove in LA bumper to bumper traffic with manuals. Alfa, BMW, Porsche. Didn't bother me. Sometimes I wished I didn't have to press the clutch. But it never really bothered me. Now I don't even want to drive in LA no matter what transmission.
06-04-2024, 10:14 PM
#50
Rennlist Member
The funny thing about rennlist: ANY thread (OP could be about seatbelts) can 100% deviate into a MT vs PDK or 5 lug vs CL wrangling.
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06-04-2024, 10:20 PM
#51
Cayennes are appliances, 911s not that much. No comparison
06-04-2024, 11:06 PM
#52
Don't forget about PPF arguments too! It's the Rennlist way. I actually love both transmissions and find numerous reasons to go with either.
06-04-2024, 11:16 PM
#53
Burning Brakes
06-05-2024, 12:04 AM
#55
Interesting thread. If you grew up driving manuals and know how to drive one, then an all PDK world seems like a let down from a lifetime of enjoyment involved in driving the car as more of an extension of your body, using both hands and feet at the same time. One of my favorite cars of all time was a ‘70 E type roadster that had a bad synchro from first to second gear. If you didn’t hit the rpms just right, you couldn’t shift into 2nd. I could drive that car like no one else and could shift into any gear without using the clutch since I knew it so well. I still miss it.
The only thing that may tempt me away from our current 7 speed Targa 4S would be a Turbo Targa 4S with a 7 speed and 5 bolt wheels. I’m not too worried about that combo coming to life.
The only thing that may tempt me away from our current 7 speed Targa 4S would be a Turbo Targa 4S with a 7 speed and 5 bolt wheels. I’m not too worried about that combo coming to life.
A manual in a modern car just isn't the same. Light clutch. Hill assist, stall assist, blip, etc.
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06-05-2024, 07:04 AM
#56
I started on manuals at 14 and recently went pdk. I don't agree with your statement at all. In the 992 I could spend 99% of my canyon time in 2nd gear. Give me and older momentum car and there is a lot of 2-3-4-3-2 action on the same road.
A manual in a modern car just isn't the same. Light clutch. Hill assist, stall assist, blip, etc.
A manual in a modern car just isn't the same. Light clutch. Hill assist, stall assist, blip, etc.
Agree on the assist items one can’t turn off and gearing but it’s still better than a PDK for my taste.
Removing the option may be inevitable but makes me less interested in getting another one.
06-05-2024, 07:16 AM
#57
Burning Brakes
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06-05-2024, 07:39 AM
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