Test Drove a 997 Carrera S yesterday.
Jul 24, 2010 | 05:14 AM
#21
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WOW Dave, this is not really help'n 
we need like.no.other to post and tip the balance
we need like.no.other to post and tip the balanceThe PDK is simply amazing!!!
i have my car for about a year and half, went to the track a couple of times and the PDK was nothing but AMAZING!!!
i recall a couple of guys went o a porsche event and drove a C2S with PDK, and they were all impressed..
I never regreted buying the porsche with PDK tranny.. i beleive you have the best of two worlds.. the comfort of an auto tranny going/leaving work, busy roads, traffic jams, etc. and when u want to really enjoy it and go to the track u wont be disappointed, the PDK delivers!!!
While ordering our cars; me and memeber like.no.other, i was seet on the PDK and he was going to get a manual tranny.. But then he decided to go for the PDk and he is happy with his decision as well!!
by the way, i rarely drive the car in auto.. i always use the PDK, and its so much fun.. the response and feel is great!!
i have my car for about a year and half, went to the track a couple of times and the PDK was nothing but AMAZING!!!
i recall a couple of guys went o a porsche event and drove a C2S with PDK, and they were all impressed..
I never regreted buying the porsche with PDK tranny.. i beleive you have the best of two worlds.. the comfort of an auto tranny going/leaving work, busy roads, traffic jams, etc. and when u want to really enjoy it and go to the track u wont be disappointed, the PDK delivers!!!
While ordering our cars; me and memeber like.no.other, i was seet on the PDK and he was going to get a manual tranny.. But then he decided to go for the PDk and he is happy with his decision as well!!
by the way, i rarely drive the car in auto.. i always use the PDK, and its so much fun.. the response and feel is great!!
I am disappointed with the PDK quite honestly.
I would have taken a tiptronic any day of the week, now that was one great gearbox! This double clutch thing isn't working for me!
Clunky downshifts, especially in traffic is just plain annoying! The juddering on roll off is even more annoying! And the casual refusal of clutch release makes it very dangerous when you are in traffic with cars behind you!
I have taken the car to the dealer 4 times and they have claimed to program it from time to time... they are also telling me that the earlier production MK2's had a software glitch which apparently have been fixed.
Well, not in my case, this gearbox is a major disappointment for me! I hate it!
I would have taken a tiptronic any day of the week, now that was one great gearbox! This double clutch thing isn't working for me!
Clunky downshifts, especially in traffic is just plain annoying! The juddering on roll off is even more annoying! And the casual refusal of clutch release makes it very dangerous when you are in traffic with cars behind you!
I have taken the car to the dealer 4 times and they have claimed to program it from time to time... they are also telling me that the earlier production MK2's had a software glitch which apparently have been fixed.
Well, not in my case, this gearbox is a major disappointment for me! I hate it!
Jul 24, 2010 | 07:08 AM
#22
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Well, as it turns out, PDK is only available from '09 models onwards.
Given my budget, I'd rather get something slightly older but 'better'.
So the only option to me is manual. (As Tiptronic is utter cack).
Given my budget, I'd rather get something slightly older but 'better'.
So the only option to me is manual. (As Tiptronic is utter cack).
Jul 24, 2010 | 11:19 AM
#23
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Pdk is known to be fast and smooth. I am surprised some of you find it clunky. If anything it is too smooth and lack driver engagement.
F1 tranny by comparison is jerky and much harder to live with in traffic.
Anyone thinking tip is better than pdk is smoking something. Tip isn't that bad but there is no comparison.
F1 tranny by comparison is jerky and much harder to live with in traffic.
Anyone thinking tip is better than pdk is smoking something. Tip isn't that bad but there is no comparison.
Jul 25, 2010 | 02:47 AM
#24
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911 S
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Jul 25, 2010 | 03:13 AM
#25
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Any further insinuations of any kind, and you will suffer the consequences of your actions!
I don't know why you are so excited with your PDK? Didn't an M Coupe beat you? And that bimmer is a manual LOL
