Sorry bro.

Oh...I'm going to buy one...it's just a question of PDK or not...

 

Get PDK. It's pretty much the best of all worlds. Faster, more practical, and every bit as fun, imo. Plus, you might actually get better gas mileage if you use it as a DD.

There, it's been decided. Now you don't have to keep thinking about it and you can just buy one and post some pics/driving impressions so we can all get on with our lives.

 

That is the best right brain AND left brain argument yet!

 

I am going to be the contrarian here and tell you to NOT buy the 997.2 Turbo.

I am just not down with the A91 motor.

The M64 in your car is much superior, and that is why 997.2 GT3 still uses the M64 and not the A91.

At the very least, wait a year or two and see if any of these turbo'ed A91's blow up before buying.

 

The one comment that I've heard relative to the pdk is that there is a perceptible delay between flipping the paddle and the actual shift. The shift itself is quick, however, it doesn't happen when you ask for it.

You didn't notice this in your tester?

 

Go with the PDK. You won't be sorry.

 

for it to be an impulse purchase; has to be perfect

plus too impatient to wait (unless it is the incoming balboni0

 

A very legitimate concern I think is the evolution away from the GT1 block to the 3.8L flat 6 A91 motor. Also, moving away from a true dry sump is a bit concerning, although apparently the turbo has more scavenging oil pumps.

OTOH, this engine has been through rigorous testing along with PDK.

But, I hear you...

 

It's funny you mention this as I have also heard this, so I tried to pay very close attention to it.

And, I thought there was actually a difference between upshifting and downshifting. The car I had had paddles instead of the wheel switches. The paddles seemed very solid with a perceptible "click" when pulling on them. It seemed to me that downshifting occurred with the click and upshifting occurred with releasing the paddle after the click. The shifts itself with "sport chrono plus" on were incredibly fast and smooth, but there was a small, but perceptible delay in upshifting on release of the paddle.

I've never driven a BMW SMG or Ferrari F1 before to compare.

 

No way, not possible!!!!

All kidding aside the allocations are terribly scarce.

I need to drive one of our PDK TT's as I haven't had a chance yet.