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Leaving out the maintenance concerns, if I look at it from a purely functional point of view I can see how the PDK could be easy to live with. I've got some stick time in a Panamara PDK and after getting used to it, I can say it's better at shifting then I am, but not by a big enough margin to matter to me. I truly enjoy properly managing 3 pedals wit 2 feet simultaneously. I like the short, crisp "snick" of my SSK'd 986S. If you don't know how to heal and toe, a PDK will open up a "wholenuther" world of performance to your driving. If you do know how to properly heal and toe, you'll likely admire how we'll it changes gears, but soon miss the satisfaction that comes from those rare moments with a manual tranny when you get everything just right... brake, clutch, neutral, blip, downshift, throttle, all while near threshold braking into the apex. It doesn't workout that way often (for me), but when it does, you realize that no "Flappy paddle" (hat tip to Clarkeson) gear box will ever make you feel that way.
Also, I'm inclined to believe I'd like PDK more if they'd give it a traditional "H" pattern to move the shifter through... I hate the +/- stick on manumatics.
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