986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners - View Single Post - When to shift gears (don't laugh, it's on a Tiptronic)?

mikefocke · 03-10-2015, 04:21 PM

When cops aren't around. Loud noises attract unwanted attention.

When you seem to be bogging down on a hill, downshift. Early Boxster TIPs couldn't downshift unless in manual. After I think 2000, you could downshift without touching the gearshift knob. Best thing about my second box was this feature. I had some twisting up and down hills stretches I could use on the way home from work and that is where I did probably 90% of my shifting. Most of the time I let the TIP choose.

03-10-2015, 04:21 PM	#11
mikefocke Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sanford NC Posts: 2,583	When cops aren't around. Loud noises attract unwanted attention. When you seem to be bogging down on a hill, downshift. Early Boxster TIPs couldn't downshift unless in manual. After I think 2000, you could downshift without touching the gearshift knob. Best thing about my second box was this feature. I had some twisting up and down hills stretches I could use on the way home from work and that is where I did probably 90% of my shifting. Most of the time I let the TIP choose.