Ok those who have PDK, who uses PDK in Automatic more than 50 % of the time.

1. Uses more Auto than shifting
2. Uses More Shifting than leaving it in Auto Mode

 

I use the auto mode when driving around normally. The car is the best 911 I have had and is a great daily driver. When i get agressive I use the paddles.

 

auto is great when stuck in traffic!

 

It's about 60/40 manual to auto for me. Almost always use Sport mode when in Auto except when I'm doing pure long distance freeway driving and want PDK to stay in 7th gear.

 

I use manual 90% of the time. The 10% is if I am commuting or there is a lot of traffic. I'll stick to manual transmissions from here on out...

 

I only use manual mode

 

Mostly sport auto with normal suspension setting.

 

Where is the choice for - "why would I want PDK?"

 

I very seldom play with the paddles.... I just drive it....
The few times I did play with the shifters it seemed to work great... very fast...
I preferred a manual trans when I went shopping but I don't think I settled by buying the PDK...

Nice car....

 

Speaking of the buttons/paddles/etc., I almost always use the shifter instead.

 

The only time I go to the paddles is to downshift before an aggressive acceleration. Overall, I'm extremely happy with how the PDK manages things for me. It is a bit scary at times that you don't have the reminder of rowing through the gear box as a physical reminder of your rapidly increasing speed, but I'll gladly have that along with the reduced times when autocrossing. Can't wait to get it out to a familiar track.

 

Thank you everyone for your input. As we can see its about 50/50, which for me who drives a Tip, is very interesting. When i purchased my car in 06, Tips were not nearly as popular as the manual. Now having driven both , i find the PDK smoother, but missed some shifts automatically in auto mode and Sport Plus with the PDK. I have never missed a shift in sport mode with the Tip. I would definely get the PDK as it takes alot of work out of the car, but NOT as much fun as the manual. For me then as is now, the auto is a must as if i need my wifes car (E350 MY 10) for clients, or more space, i can leave her the P car. The truth is that i feel better with my choice of the Tip after the Poll and after driving the PDK.

 

I used the buttons almost exclusively and shifted only about 20% of the time using them. Never used the shifter. However after upgrading the car to proper Champion PDK paddles I've found I've retrained myself to downshift using the left and upshift with the right quite easily and now use the paddles about 60-70% of the time maybe! They're great!

 

So Rob, did you just drive in Auto mode most of the time? The paddles look nice. I just can't justify the cost/need.

 

I wanted to keep the multifxn wheel otherwise I would have gotten the turbo wheel from suncoast. Yes I drove in auto mode and used the PDK buttons when I wanted to shift. Didn't mind as much except that unless I am cruising for distance I keep it in Sport around town since in regular mode the car wants to hunt for 7th gear it seems soonest it can. Haven't been in Sports Plus yet nor have I done a "launch" yet.

Chris
Thanks...I am loving the paddles and I got a deal on them (just asked Champion direct if they could do better than what was advertised and to my surprise they said yes!) So as for mods...it wasn't bad cause hell the PDK turbo wheel from Suncoast is like $980. They work great and I found a nice winding rural road on the way home from class today..and enjoyed manual ****ing in the paddles quite a bit. Took me just a few days to re-tune my brain to L-down R-up and am good to go! Anyway can't justify putting the $$ back in the market or anything...and can't take it with me! LOL