Porsche manual transmission sucks or is this one just worn out?
01-15-2009, 07:26 PM
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01-18-2009, 10:11 AM
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transmissions + clutches
In the friends' manual transmissioned cars (current generation Ford Mustang GT and e36 BMW M3), shifting is a pleasure. The clutch goes in nice and easy and smooth, the shifter hits each gate precisely (the Mustang is even better than the M3 believe it or not).
When I get in my dad's 2002 Carrera 2, it's a big pain in the butt. The clutch is heavy, very heavy (even my dad who drove stickshift for the first two decades of his driving life thinks so). If I'm wearing leather soled loafers, the shoe will twist as I push the clutch because of how stiff it is (I saw loafers because lace-ups are more rigid so they don't, of course). The shifter goes into each gate in a wobbly mush, shaking side to side as you go into each gear. The guy at the dealership insists that this is how Porsches are.
My dad says the clutch was once light (I don't remember since there was a year or so where I didn't drive the car) and then he took it in for a broken cruise control and once that was fixed the clutch was heavy.
So, is the dealership right and Porsche manuals are absolutely horrible, or are there some common wear and tear items at fault here. It's on it's 2nd clutch and only has something like 55k miles. Could it be because when that first clutch was replaced the flywheel had to be remachined (done by whoever these guys use http://www.autothority.com/, I imagine it's good)?
When I get in my dad's 2002 Carrera 2, it's a big pain in the butt. The clutch is heavy, very heavy (even my dad who drove stickshift for the first two decades of his driving life thinks so). If I'm wearing leather soled loafers, the shoe will twist as I push the clutch because of how stiff it is (I saw loafers because lace-ups are more rigid so they don't, of course). The shifter goes into each gate in a wobbly mush, shaking side to side as you go into each gear. The guy at the dealership insists that this is how Porsches are.
My dad says the clutch was once light (I don't remember since there was a year or so where I didn't drive the car) and then he took it in for a broken cruise control and once that was fixed the clutch was heavy.
So, is the dealership right and Porsche manuals are absolutely horrible, or are there some common wear and tear items at fault here. It's on it's 2nd clutch and only has something like 55k miles. Could it be because when that first clutch was replaced the flywheel had to be remachined (done by whoever these guys use http://www.autothority.com/, I imagine it's good)?
01-18-2009, 02:16 PM
#33
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Hold on. I've driven a new Mustang GT and the clutch was HEAVIER than in my 996. Frankly, the 996 is super-light for me compared to my old 993 and other cars I've driven.
Me thinks there's something odd about his Dad's 2002 Carrera.
Totally unrelated - Want to feel a light clutch, try a Toyota Yaris. OMG, there's almost no resistance, I feel like I could put it through the firewall.
Me thinks there's something odd about his Dad's 2002 Carrera.
Totally unrelated - Want to feel a light clutch, try a Toyota Yaris. OMG, there's almost no resistance, I feel like I could put it through the firewall.
