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Nosmo
Sheffield OPC had a new Cayman GTS in Guards Red with the High Gloss Trim and wheels looked stunning,I’ve had the 18way seats in our first Macan and most of the adjustments were left in the neutral position,got the standard sports seats in our GTS and they’re great,as for gearboxes personally I’ve finished with manuals the PDK are so good imo they’re the best choice,if you want you can use the paddles for gear changes,only thing that I find negative for us with the Cayman is it’s strictly a two seater and wherever we go the Pooch also goes so if we change the GTS then it’ll probably be a 911,
Enjoy the wait.
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Red5 wrote: Fri Mar 30, 2018 6:03 pm I think PDK is ok for driving like you pants are on fire, although less entertaining than then man box.
I also think PDK is also very good for driving very gently/slowly, but does sometimes get it wrong and cause a clonk/thump or hesitation.

The 80% of the time that you drive from normally up to a slightly spirited lick, is exactly where the PDK is at it’s most clumsy, but the man box is most enjoyable :D

During these drives, I might want neither early shift points, or have the box in sport, as it changes up either too seldom, or down too often.
So yes, you can use manual paddles for the odd down shift, but you can’t ask the car to hold a lower gear on a lighter throttle, without going into full manual mode.

This man PDK mode is fine for a curvy road, but if there is a junction or roundabout, where you spin the wheel through several rotations, you have to move your hands on the wheel and can’t actually find a paddle when you need one! Either that, or go for an upshift with the stick.
So where you need a shift to 2nd, the car just spins up to the red line while you search for wherever the R/H paddle is now.

Porsche have a pretty bad record with the flappy paddle thing and haven’t yet mastered the idea. There earlier efforts were a joke! The aftermarket had to develop a fix for the issues, but you had to kiss your warranty goodby :|

On track you keep your hands fixed and need paddles that move with the wheel, like Porsche currently provide in all PDK equipped cars.

In a road car though, you need extended fixed paddles, so you always know where they are, even during a fast getaway from a tight angle junction/roundabout. That’s when you can’t keep your hands fixed in relation to the paddles.
Only GT models should have moving paddles!

It’s during normal road driving, that you get to dictate proceedings with a manual box and make each drive an event, instead of a chore.

It’s this 80% of driving that makes the difference. You get to practice, improve and hone your skills.
A good driver with a man box, will ALWAYS be smoother and better (not faster against the clock though, but what exactly are you timing when driving your own car?)

It just depends on you and how much you want from your motoring. Adding PDK makes the car less of a sports car and more of a luxury vehicle...
Red5, thank you for making this Porsche buyer even happier and more content with my choice to go with manual transmission. :)
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Red5 wrote: Fri Mar 30, 2018 6:54 pm This image from google shows what I mean. The quite short overhang also helps hugely!

If you see your GTS in a line of cars parked, it will often have the highest nose :lol:

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lovely pic.
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While you're throwing money 💰 at it, Nosmo, I reckon there is still time to persuade Mrs Nosmo...

Some kind of subliminal messaging maybe...? :lol:

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Tom 2000 wrote: Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:05 pm
Red5 wrote: Fri Mar 30, 2018 6:54 pm This image from google shows what I mean. The quite short overhang also helps hugely!

If you see your GTS in a line of cars parked, it will often have the highest nose :lol:

Image
lovely pic.
I wonder what colour that is? Looks too metallic to be Carmine... :geek:
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Nosmo, random observation: you're only £3k away from one of these: ;)

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which pic would you prefer?
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Without reposting the picture yet again that metallic red is lovely so would love to know what it is too
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VanB wrote: Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:49 pm Without reposting the picture yet again that metallic red is lovely so would love to know what it is too
I’m not sure!

It could be a real car in a PTS shade?
I suspect it’s a shopped immage though.
Does look nice though and reminds me of BMW Sedona Red.
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Wing Commander wrote: Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:40 pm
Red5 wrote: Fri Mar 30, 2018 6:03 pm I think PDK blah blah blah.....
Red5, thank you for making this Porsche buyer even happier and more content with my choice to go with manual transmission. :)
You’re welcome :lol:

I think you know better than most though :P

I would also like to add......
In the heavier 4x4 cars Pan/Caye/Mac, the occasionally less than perfect PDK activities are damped very well by the inertia of the weightier drivetrain / vehicle body.

Can’t wait to see the T!
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