Risk of Major Repair...which one
06-01-2017, 11:43 AM
#16
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For reliability, manual is easier to service and maintain but engine is prone to damage due to lugging and over revving. On the flipside, PDK is very expensive to maintain and service but the engine is less likely to have been over revved or lugged around.
I would go with the PDK because it has the newer DFI engine and if your going to daily the car, having an automatic might make your commute a lot more cohesive.
I would go with the PDK because it has the newer DFI engine and if your going to daily the car, having an automatic might make your commute a lot more cohesive.
06-01-2017, 11:48 AM
#17
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you're getting folks personal preference here in the answers, not a risk assessment.
...because in order to make a qualified risk assessment you'd need to have information like production numbers vs major repair events for each option. however that information is not available. all there is is anecdotal evidence.
1 vs 2, pick one (or don't!)
...because in order to make a qualified risk assessment you'd need to have information like production numbers vs major repair events for each option. however that information is not available. all there is is anecdotal evidence.
1 vs 2, pick one (or don't!)
06-01-2017, 04:18 PM
#19
had both with those transmissions.
The .1 had more go wrong with it. biggest being it wouldnt start after engine off at temp - alternator line was bad. the .2 was way more solid. in 4 years the only issue was a failed headlight leveling sensor clamp.
for a DD the PDK is better. I was amazed at how well it handled HPDE days.
But of those two id pick.... the .1
I miss having a manual. and the Sport exhaust on the .1 sounds absolutely sweet. but I dont DD them.
The .1 had more go wrong with it. biggest being it wouldnt start after engine off at temp - alternator line was bad. the .2 was way more solid. in 4 years the only issue was a failed headlight leveling sensor clamp.
for a DD the PDK is better. I was amazed at how well it handled HPDE days.
But of those two id pick.... the .1
I miss having a manual. and the Sport exhaust on the .1 sounds absolutely sweet. but I dont DD them.
06-01-2017, 06:02 PM
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Thanks everyone...all thoughts and perspectives are helpful. Absolutely a full risk analysis would require a lot more data than we have or can probably get, but just struggling with the decision and options as budget is a constraint I want to keep to.
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