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Message: Re: You're missing the point
Changed By: CarreraLicious
Change Date: September 22, 2015 08:04PM
Re: You're missing the point
Change Date: September 22, 2015 08:04PM
Re: You're missing the point
Agreed. I actually like the PDK type trannies...they are terrific, but would not buy one on a roadster. I think a roadster should give you the full experience of the senses: top down, wind in your hair, steer, left foot clutch, right foot accelerate/brake, and right hand snicking through the gears. I don't care about the laser quick shifts of the PDK...I don't want to drive a video game all the time. Sometimes I want to feel what it's like to drive the car and take in all that's around me, and only a manual can do that for me.
Now for an M3/M4 BMW sedan/coupe or Audi S4/RS4, yeah sure- I'll take a DCT/S-tronic type tranny. It's quicker shifting, good for your traffic commute, and still offers some thrills when you want it, but for sheer simple fun, IMO, nothing's like driving a stick, even if it's slower. Another thing is that really anyone can drive PDK type tranny. Not so for the manual...it's a skill that you have to learn, and forces you to pay attention to the road. I still believe there will be some manufacturers who will offer manuals in their cars...maybe not Porsche (although in the article below, granted it's from 2012, says that up to 40% of 911 buyers still prefer the manual), and if that's the case, maybe I'll have to go elsewhere for my manual.
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2012/11/shifting-trends-is-the-manual-transmission-doomed.html
Now for an M3/M4 BMW sedan/coupe or Audi S4/RS4, yeah sure- I'll take a DCT/S-tronic type tranny. It's quicker shifting, good for your traffic commute, and still offers some thrills when you want it, but for sheer simple fun, IMO, nothing's like driving a stick, even if it's slower. Another thing is that really anyone can drive PDK type tranny. Not so for the manual...it's a skill that you have to learn, and forces you to pay attention to the road. I still believe there will be some manufacturers who will offer manuals in their cars...maybe not Porsche (although in the article below, granted it's from 2012, says that up to 40% of 911 buyers still prefer the manual), and if that's the case, maybe I'll have to go elsewhere for my manual.
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2012/11/shifting-trends-is-the-manual-transmission-doomed.html
Original Message
Author: CarreraLiciousDate: September 22, 2015 08:01PM
Re: You're missing the point
Agreed. I actually like the PDK type trannies...they are terrific, but would not buy one on a roadster. I think a roadster should give you the full experience of the senses: top down, wind in your hair, steer, left foot clutch, right foot accelerate/brake, and right hand snicking through the gears. I don't care about the laser quick shifts of the PDK...I don't want to drive a video game all the time. Sometimes I want to feel what it's like to drive the car and take in all that's around me, and only a manual can do that for me.
Now for an M3/M4 BMW sedan/coupe or Audi S4/RS4, yeah sure- I'll take a DCT/S-tronic type tranny. It's quicker shifting, good for your traffic commute, and still offers some thrills when you want it, but for sheer simple fun, IMO, nothing's like driving a stick, even if it's slower. Another thing is that really anyone can drive PDK type tranny. Not so for the manual...it's a skill that you have to learn, and forces you to pay attention to the road. I still believe there will be some manufacturers who will offer manuals in their cars...maybe not Porsche (although in the article below, granted it's from 2012, says that up to 40% of 911 buyers still prefer the manual), and if that's the case, maybe I'll have to go elsewhere for my manual.
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2012/11/shifting-trends-is-the-manual-transmission-doomed.html
Now for an M3/M4 BMW sedan/coupe or Audi S4/RS4, yeah sure- I'll take a DCT/S-tronic type tranny. It's quicker shifting, good for your traffic commute, and still offers some thrills when you want it, but for sheer simple fun, IMO, nothing's like driving a stick, even if it's slower. Another thing is that really anyone can drive PDK type tranny. Not so for the manual...it's a skill that you have to learn, and forces you to pay attention to the road. I still believe there will be some manufacturers who will offer manuals in their cars...maybe not Porsche (although in the article below, granted it's from 2012, says that up to 40% of 911 buyers still prefer the manual), and if that's the case, maybe I'll have to go elsewhere for my manual.
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2012/11/shifting-trends-is-the-manual-transmission-doomed.html