I am thinking of getting a 997 turbo and wanted to have your thoughts on either - tip, stick or wait for the PDK tranny. I plan on keeping the fcar and will use the porsche as a second daily driver to split the 90 mile daily commute.

I had a porsche 2002 C4 stick and enjoyed it, but I now have a ferrari 360 with F1 and it is great. Even my wife can enjoy it.

I live in south florida so there are lots of flat highway roads

Any thoughts ???

 

Wait....its what I am doing too...wait is annoying but after my Gallardo, I think clutchless manual is the way to go if you live in a city with traffic but don't want a slushbox...
Also, I believe that at some point in the next decade, manuals will cease to exist

 

If wifey is driving then tippy is the choice

 

Here we go again, sorry but there has been hundreds of threads covering this very topic. Try doing a search next time, please.

 

real men drive stick. teach your wife to drive, its very hot...

 

Manuals will not cease to exist in the next decade...that's absurd.

 

atomic80, I'm not sure what's wrong with doing it again!

I like to hear new and diverse opinions, rather than just referring our members to old, and perhaps outdated opinions.


Don't you think you can just "not read it" if it irritates you that much?<O

 

I guess my point is...how many different times can we compare tip vs stick. Bottom line is, if you like a stick, get a stick, and if you like automatics then get a tip.

 

Like usual I agree with Jason...this topic comes up what seems like once per week.

Anyway, here's my opinion, which is not outdated...get the stick! If you are not injured, have another car for traffic and bad weather...you are nuts to get a tip. But to each his own.

 

Personally I think shifting with the steering wheel buttons is more fun than a stick. Like many have said, manuals will be gone soon. While tips aren't clutch-less, they still provide just as much enjoyment. Plus with the turbo tip, you can brag how your car is faster to 60 than the manual.

 

Robert...if it's more of a daily I would get the Tip...less pain in the as* stick if it's a now and then...

 

You speak blasphemy! For as long as there are enthusiasts like us that love the viscereal feel of being in control moreso with our vehicles, manual transmissions will never cease to exist.

 

Here you go:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...el=911&gone=Go#

Click on the video tab and watch the one about the 997TT. They give a nice synopsis of why the manual is better than the tip in the 997TT.


And that's from those softies adt Edmunds . . .

 

Over 90% of the cars in Italy are manual

 

and the point is? And why do we care about Italy?

I don't get it!