09-03-2015, 04:43 PM
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I am my own mechanic....
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Posts: 3,432
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Man trans to paddle shifters...
Given the means, will you buy a newer exotic car with paddle shift only, no clutch?
Me, likely no.
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'04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage.
'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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09-03-2015, 04:56 PM
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On the slippery slope
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Austin and Palm Springs
Posts: 3,797
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In a heartbeat!
Would love to have PDK
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2004 Boxster S 6 speed - DRL relay hack, Polaris AutoTop DIY
2004 996 Targa Tip
Instructor - San Diego region
2014 Porsche Performance Driving School
2020 BMW X3, 2013 Ram 1500, 2016 Cmax, 2004 F-150 "Big Red"
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09-03-2015, 05:32 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Kuna, Idaho
Posts: 308
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No opinion. Sadly, I haven't had the chance to drive with paddles yet.
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09-03-2015, 05:39 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Larkspur, CO
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I drove a 2014 Boxster GTS with the flappy paddles ... liked it, could get used to it, but will probably always prefer a stick.
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09-03-2015, 05:42 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 175
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Yes. I bet they shift very smoothly. However, the repair cost of one of those really modern ones could be a small fortune.
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2002 Boxster S Polar Silver Metallic, Hard Top
2016 4Runner TEP
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09-03-2015, 06:20 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 903
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PDK drives like a dream I would love to have a PDK
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09-03-2015, 08:58 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Oklahoma City
Posts: 856
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A friend of mine asked me this very question recently.
As much as I love driving stick, with the means to buy new or newer, and choose.... Yeah, that PDK is amazing and I'd probably go with it.
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09-03-2015, 09:05 PM
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"50 Years of 550 Spyder"
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: The Road
Posts: 945
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Hell-to-the-NO!
No PDK. Ever.
I bought this 2004 Boxster S BECAUSE it was the last "old school" Boxsters.
Light bulbs.
Stick shift.
A steering wheel with no buttons.
Is a PDK faster and smoother and easier? Yes.
Is a PDK more fun to drive? No.
And if the starter dies I can push start my manual transmission car.
I bought my dream car and that car is my 2004 Porsche Boxtser S 50 Years of 550 Spyder Anniversary Edition.
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09-03-2015, 10:57 PM
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I am my own mechanic....
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Posts: 3,432
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 10/10ths
No PDK. Ever.
I bought this 2004 Boxster S BECAUSE it was the last "old school" Boxsters.
Light bulbs.
Stick shift.
A steering wheel with no buttons.
Is a PDK faster and smoother and easier? Yes.
Is a PDK more fun to drive? No.
And if the starter dies I can push start my manual transmission car.
I bought my dream car and that car is my 2004 Porsche Boxtser S 50 Years of 550 Spyder Anniversary Edition.
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Nice car, bro....
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'04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage.
'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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09-04-2015, 04:26 AM
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Master Brewer
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Northern Ohio
Posts: 104
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Likewise on the 2004 S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder. However, If bought new today, I would lean toward the PDK. My wife's VW CC has the DSG with paddle shift 2.0 turbo. Runs like a beast.
Of course I'd still have my 6 speed in the garage for those days....
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09-04-2015, 11:27 AM
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Certified Boxster Addict
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 7,669
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No, not ever.
No matter how fast they shift or how well they select gears, its still an automatic.
I will do the driving, thank you very much.
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1999 996 C2 - sold - bought back - sold for more
1997 Spec Boxster BSR #254
1979 911 SC
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09-04-2015, 11:51 AM
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Beginner
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Houston
Posts: 1,659
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My only experience is with my 2008 Nissan Rogue with a CVT. I'd rather drill my own teeth. Without Novocaine. An automatic that's not an automatic? A pretend manual? Not my cup of tea.
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2003 S manual
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09-04-2015, 12:32 PM
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Track rat
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Southern ID
Posts: 3,701
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Got one and love it! Will PDK be my only choice going forward? Probably not but it is pretty cool technology. First hand experience is very worthwhile for now. So many cars, so little time...
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2009 Cayman 2.9L PDK (with a few tweaks)
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09-05-2015, 08:06 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 487
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As per a salesman I spoke with last month in Calgary said. PDK sales are equal to manual equipt cars. The reason being demographics of more women buyers, young professional who don`t want to learn and were never taught when taking Drivers Ed. And the big one young gamers never have to manual shift on a game. 
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09-05-2015, 08:40 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Agoura Hills (LA) So.Cal.
Posts: 1,574
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I had a 993 with a tipronic that I shifted in manual mode 100 percent of the time. It wasn't a PDK by far, but it is the same general idea. I was not a fan and sold the car because of the trans. We are going to buy my wife the new BMW M2 and it will be a manual. There is (IMHO) much more connectivity to the car with a manual.
I bought each of my four kids their first cars and all of them were manuals. It is amazing how few young people know how to drive a stick.
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09-05-2015, 09:19 AM
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On the slippery slope
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Austin and Palm Springs
Posts: 3,797
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My youngest son wanted a car with a stick when he first got his license. I was adamant the he have an automatic. After he was driving for about a year, the car we got him a 2000 Volvo C70 convertible was on its last legs and did get him a car with a stick.
He then realized that there is much more to do when driving a stick and it was a good idea to actually learn how to drive for a year or so before adding the extra skills for a stick.
Now he bugs me all the time to drive the Boxster.
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2014 Porsche Performance Driving School
2020 BMW X3, 2013 Ram 1500, 2016 Cmax, 2004 F-150 "Big Red"
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