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I am reading these posts about the PDK shift characteristics and looking into my crystal ball and can only say...boy am I glad I got the car before it was neutered in following years for being "too sports car like".
You bought a sports car. A REAL sports car. It can go directly to a race track and will competently provide hours of joy. Trouble-free. THAT is unique in the automotive world. Its "sport" mode it will provide more aggressive shifts and throttle mapping.
If you have a tender constitution, and are offended by the workings of a mechanical device, then Porsche accommodated you- your PDK has a "Normal" mode.
Sometimes I wonder, are these complaining posts about PDK real? Or planted by competing marques fanboi's? Seriously? Who the f@@@ complains about a **crisp** shift in a sports car?
(scary thought- your car may even be equipped with a Launch Control feature...ooooooh ahhhhhh)
I revel in the occasional whines, clunks, whirrs of the PDK. I love how it jerks my neck in Sport at near full throttle upshifts. I like the rev-matched downshifts with the quiet mechanical symphony that accompanies them. I am a gear head and a car nut and appreciate the PDK as a masterpiece of engineering and I love hearing and feeling it work its mechanical magic.
It is a near perfect execution of the concept of a fully automatically controlled manual transmission.
It suits a Porsche perfectly.
Sorry- but after reading two different posts in the same day I am deeply perplexed and have lost more faith in mankind as a whole because of them.
If you don't enjoy a visceral connection to your car and the road, then maybe a Carrera is not the car for you?
*vent over*
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2010 GT3RS Blue/Gold, PCCB, LiON Battery, Front axle lift, NAV, AUX, XM.
2009 C4S Meteor Grey/Carrera Red Interior, PCCB, AMT Tech1-109's (Matte Black), PDK, FVD Brombacher Full Exhaust System, Sport PASM, etc
2009 Cayenne GTS Meteor Grey/Sand, Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control, 18" Nitto Terra Grapplers/Victor Zehn (Matte Black)
I treat normal as Jekyll and Hyde - I love to push the throttle and get the shift program to morph into Hyde.
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Steve
2009 Carrera 2 Black / Sand Beige
PDK / Sports Chrono / Bose / Nav / iPod / XM / BT / Voice / PwrMem&Vent Seats / MF Steering The World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
Pdk all the way, i hate when i get stuck in traffic....
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997 C4S Cab, with a K&N air intake, navi, bose, 6 speed, sport chrono,
i pod inter-grader, chrome tips, 3M bra, H.R.E C97's 19" 8.5F, 11.5R rear with michelin ps2. (P.C.A member)
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Nice garage, it will be interesting to see how much you like PDK when you get your new RS.
Current plan to to keep the PDK C4S for the around town and even grocery shopping dose of sports car enjoyment.
The RS is going "stripper" with PCM delete/LW headlights/LiON Battery/PCCB's only.
So (lucky me) I can have my cake and eat it too. Very much looking forward to the stick shift in the RS. Well executed heel and toe by the ole' human wetware is very rewarding as well!
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2010 GT3RS Blue/Gold, PCCB, LiON Battery, Front axle lift, NAV, AUX, XM.
2009 C4S Meteor Grey/Carrera Red Interior, PCCB, AMT Tech1-109's (Matte Black), PDK, FVD Brombacher Full Exhaust System, Sport PASM, etc
2009 Cayenne GTS Meteor Grey/Sand, Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control, 18" Nitto Terra Grapplers/Victor Zehn (Matte Black)
The OP stated it like it is. These boards are full of poseurs who are at their hearts chauffered limo riders. They just pretend to be sports cars drivers. And as the OP observed these are the people responsible for neutering great cars. Pathetic really.
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"Dream as impractical, irrational and unnecessary as that may be... Here's to the Dreamers!" -- Porsche AG
I'm with you man. About the pooping, don't worry, you got leather seats. Better not be ventilated, those little holes might be tricky to clean...
I read that eventually Porsche will not make manual cars anymore and a 8 gear version of PDK is on the works. One thing tough, PDK w/o sport chrono package might be a pain for some. I personally use the sport feature quite often. Sport plus on day to day basis is overkill, I save it for DE days.
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"The only consistent feature in all of your dissatisfying relationships is you."
"Dream as impractical, irrational and unnecessary as that may be... Here's to the Dreamers!" -- Porsche AG
"Dreams are like rainbows, only idiots chase them."
I just had to highlight the irony that struck me lurking beneath the surface.
There's a great show on the Int History Channel / Voyages - covers the history of the 911. I found it really interesting and often what people think these cars are about and what they are actually about are not the same things.
My impression is that PDK is currently in the same boat - vexing to both MT and AT converts.
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Steve
2009 Carrera 2 Black / Sand Beige
PDK / Sports Chrono / Bose / Nav / iPod / XM / BT / Voice / PwrMem&Vent Seats / MF Steering The World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
Sometimes I wonder, are these complaining posts about PDK real? Or planted by competing marques fanboi's? Seriously? Who the f@@@ complains about a **crisp** shift in a sports car?
My only PDK complaint was with the sometimes neck-snapping jerk in Sport Auto when shifting from 2-1 coming to a stop. This seemed strange to me as Sport Manual did not exhibit the same behaviour.
Funny thing is that now the "jerking" has virtually disappeared. The same 2-1 shift occurs before the stop but without the violent force previously exhibited. Really can't figure out why, but I am now a happy camper.
"Dream as impractical, irrational and unnecessary as that may be... Here's to the Dreamers!" -- Porsche AG
"Dreams are like rainbows, only idiots chase them."
I just had to highlight the irony that struck me lurking beneath the surface. ...
I stand by the top quote, as I use it in my tag line. That quote defines the 911.
I have nothing to do with the second quote. Dreamers are builders not idiots.
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"Dream as impractical, irrational and unnecessary as that may be... Here's to the Dreamers!" -- Porsche AG
Current plan to to keep the PDK C4S for the around town and even grocery shopping dose of sports car enjoyment.
Very much looking forward to the stick shift in the RS. Well executed heel and toe by the ole' human wetware is very rewarding as well!
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