Porsche 911: Tiprontic vs Manual

"Lawrence Lugar" <lawrence_lugar.DeleteThis@cox.net> wrote in message
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> in regards to being a daily driver...
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> how cumbersome, in your opinion, is a Manual 911...vs a Tiptronic?
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I would say it's up to you. Most "average" drivers can turn better lap
times with a Tiptronic than a manual, and there is a demand for Tiptronic
vehicles, so it's not like when you sell it people only want manuals. Also,
while a manual can be fun to drive, and is considered the "proper" way to
shift a sports car like a Porsche, if you get stuck in bumper to bumper
traffic you will bless the day you decided on the Tiptronic.

Again, while not being "proper," you really have the best of both worlds.
And for those who don't believe in automatic shifters, think about all the
high-end cars that are clutchless and use paddle shifters, like Formula One
cars.
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On Jan 10, 4:37 pm, "Sheldon" <shel....RemoveThis@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote:
> "Lawrence Lugar" <lawrence_lu....RemoveThis@cox.net> wrote in message
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> news:UlW2j.9380$Rw3.1542@newsfe06.phx...
>
> > in regards to being a daily driver...
>
> > how cumbersome, in your opinion, is a Manual 911...vs a Tiptronic?
>
> I would say it's up to you.  Most "average" drivers can turn better lap
> times with a Tiptronic than a manual, and there is a demand for Tiptronic
> vehicles, so it's not like when you sell it people only want manuals.  Also,
> while a manual can be fun to drive, and is considered the "proper" way to
> shift a sports car like a Porsche, if you get stuck in bumper to bumper
> traffic you will bless the day you decided on the Tiptronic.
>
> Again, while not being "proper," you really have the best of both worlds.
> And for those who don't believe in automatic shifters, think about all the
> high-end cars that are clutchless and use paddle shifters, like Formula One
> cars.

Good to see this topic. I thought that I'd (] bring up Sportomatic,
which was the manual transmission unit [various speed combinations]
with a semiautomatic clutch (used ONLY stop/start; VW counterpart
"autostickshift" had NO manual clutch).
That was the 1968-1980 one, which most here know.
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