Originally Posted by ADias

I never said that. I put the phrase "wife's car" in quotes since the OP referred to the car that way, perhaps indicating non-enthusiast... Of course many women are car enthusiasts, but many are not. My implication was that perhaps PAG set the defaults at the least common denominator as a baseline for the average or sub-average driver (man or woman). This speculation is the result of a conversation on this exact topic with some Porsche people as that was the idea I was left with (unofficially).

As I suggested above... approach it as a cockpit check list.

Originally Posted by Mike in CA

Ok. And making the most benign setting the default makes some sense for the average driver. Still, it should be the perogative of the more experienced driver to change that default to suit him or her. For legal purposes, Porsche could even display a disclaimer in the settings area of PCM, like they do with the nav system. I can certainly live with the check list approach, but it would be convenient to have the option to program my car to my tastes.

Originally Posted by Mike in CA

I agree. True, it's not difficult to press the button for Sport mode, or for the PSE for that matter. But the default for both of those items could and should have been made driver programmable in PCM.

Originally Posted by Nugget

Where do you guys find these brittle, porcelain wives that can't handle a car properly? And why do you marry them?

Originally Posted by rijowysock

i do wish our cars had a button similar to the ///M button.. you program what you want it to do and then one button does it (suspension, throttle response, stiffness, so forth)

i also wish our PDK transmissions were more evolved like ferrari f1 where there WASNT a shifter but instead a button for reverse and another button for AUTO and car defaults to manual mode when started...

Originally Posted by JFA65

Referring to "Mike in Ca" comment re "average driver" What Porsche owner or any male considers himself to be an "average driver"?