PDK vs Manual
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This technology is going to come sooner rather than later.
Regarding PDK vs Manual, all you have to do is look at the dealer inventories where you will find 95+% of cars with PDK and very few manuals.
Let's get real guys, manual transmissions I'm sorry to say are a dying breed and may become extinct in a decade or less.
Ferrari stopped making MT years ago and unfortunately Porsche will eventually follow suit.
It inevitable.
I plan on keeping my GT4 for a very long time.
Regarding PDK vs Manual, all you have to do is look at the dealer inventories where you will find 95+% of cars with PDK and very few manuals.
Let's get real guys, manual transmissions I'm sorry to say are a dying breed and may become extinct in a decade or less.
Ferrari stopped making MT years ago and unfortunately Porsche will eventually follow suit.
It inevitable.
I plan on keeping my GT4 for a very long time.
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There will always be a niche market for drivers's cars because driving for fun is such a pleasure. Fewer and fewer manual cars will be made. Newer cars will be increasingly robotic... if we keep our cars in good shape while we use them, their intrinsic value will be maintained, if not increased.
Our cars certainly won't be DD mobiles (few are today, even)... surely people in the future will get into their robot cars and be driven to the office while they work and be productive with their time.
But will be are times and occasions when people will take to the open road and experience the beauty of the land and the thrill of driving. I believe there will always be a strong demand for that...and vehicles that brilliantly support this pursuit will be highly valued.
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Well if you live in California the autonomous car issue may not be your biggest worry. Check out SB350 if you haven't already. If that passes, get ready for restricted gasoline and much higher gas prices. Gotta love California government.
On the autonomous car thing, we'll just have to agree to disagree and reconvene in 10 years.
On the autonomous car thing, we'll just have to agree to disagree and reconvene in 10 years.
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Not that I worry at all about the future value of my cars, but as a discussion point, I feel just the opposite of what you say.
There will always be a niche market for drivers's cars because driving for fun is such a pleasure. Fewer and fewer manual cars will be made. Newer cars will be increasingly robotic... if we keep our cars in good shape while we use them, their intrinsic value will be maintained, if not increased.
Our cars certainly won't be DD mobiles (few are today, even)... surely people in the future will get into their robot cars and be driven to the office while they work and be productive with their time.
But will be are times and occasions when people will take to the open road and experience the beauty of the land and the thrill of driving. I believe there will always be a strong demand for that...and vehicles that brilliantly support this pursuit will be highly valued.
There will always be a niche market for drivers's cars because driving for fun is such a pleasure. Fewer and fewer manual cars will be made. Newer cars will be increasingly robotic... if we keep our cars in good shape while we use them, their intrinsic value will be maintained, if not increased.
Our cars certainly won't be DD mobiles (few are today, even)... surely people in the future will get into their robot cars and be driven to the office while they work and be productive with their time.
But will be are times and occasions when people will take to the open road and experience the beauty of the land and the thrill of driving. I believe there will always be a strong demand for that...and vehicles that brilliantly support this pursuit will be highly valued.
Hopefully we are allowed to enjoy these beautiful cars even after the introduction of self driving cars. If it takes 10 years or 30 years. I have no clue. But it will happen. As long as my self driving Tesla is allowed to tow my RS gasoline dinosaur to the track and the track rules allow me to drive I will drive it.
It would be a shame to have them locked up in garages to look at. But IMO that will likely happen as well. Hopefully my kids will have the chance to experience the passion of driving fast on track. My grandkids probably won't.
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