When to shift gears (don't laugh, it's on a Tiptronic)?

[mikefocke]

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.