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Originally Posted by The Radium King
a cold 6-speed will do it a bit until it warms up (one or two passes through second) and there is a fix (search the gbox website for the detent fix). if the issue is pronounced and ongoing even when warm then xmission is ded (cheaper to replace then rebuild).
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The Radium King is correct but if it is not caught at the early stages it will likely only get worse resulting in a transmission rebuild (~$3k) and other "while you're in there" costs; Clutch Kit, possible Dual Mass Flywheel, Rear Main Seal and obviously an IMS Bearing upgrade.
I went through this several years back, it all started with what you've described in your post. If you have not purchased the car already or are on the fence figure in $4k minimum if the transmission needs addressing which in the Porsche 6 speed boxes is not unusual, the 996 Series 911 / Carrera's have been known to have the same issues since they use pretty much the same unit. My write-up on what I did:
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