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re: Porsche Kills The Manual Transmission for the 911 Carrera S for 2025
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:16 pm to Topwater Trout
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:16 pm to Topwater Trout
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wonder how many people under 40 can even drive a stick
Being honest I have never driven a stick (I’m 30). My parents didn’t have one when I was growing up and I never learned it with anyone else
My in laws have an old Corolla that’s a manual, I should see if they’ll let me learn on that.
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Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:17 pm to Dragula
I use to be a bit upset about the manuals going away. But now modern cars are so shitty with their features it doesn't really even matter. Everything about them annoys me. Your gonna have to buy an older car anyway.
I absolutely loath the switch to screen controls for everything. I know I sound like an old man here but I like buttons, knobs and switches. They are intuitive and I don't have to take my eyes off the road to use them. Plus when they inevitably go bad you lose 80 percent of the functionality of the car.
It's crazy to me how much more valuable older cars are getting. Even the fairly normal models. I had a rwd mitsubishi starion turbo manual that I absolutely loved back in the 90s. I got nostalgic a while back and wanted to buy one but nice examples are 20k-30k.
My oldest son has a 90s model subaru thats mint inside. Sometimes I just like to sit in it and remember the simpler times. Just the look and feel of the interior triggers hard core nostalgia. Then I take it out for a ride and damn that manual trans is fun.
I absolutely loath the switch to screen controls for everything. I know I sound like an old man here but I like buttons, knobs and switches. They are intuitive and I don't have to take my eyes off the road to use them. Plus when they inevitably go bad you lose 80 percent of the functionality of the car.
It's crazy to me how much more valuable older cars are getting. Even the fairly normal models. I had a rwd mitsubishi starion turbo manual that I absolutely loved back in the 90s. I got nostalgic a while back and wanted to buy one but nice examples are 20k-30k.
My oldest son has a 90s model subaru thats mint inside. Sometimes I just like to sit in it and remember the simpler times. Just the look and feel of the interior triggers hard core nostalgia. Then I take it out for a ride and damn that manual trans is fun.
This post was edited on 1/8/25 at 6:33 pm
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:19 pm to Topwater Trout
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i wonder how many people under 40 can even drive a stick
When I was shopping for insurance on my old chevy, the agent asked if there was a theft deterrent device installed. I told her it had a four speed. She laughed and factored it in. It probably didn't amount to much of a discount anyway.
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:20 pm to Dragula
As why even bother with a car like that if it is an automatic?
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:20 pm to SloaneRanger
Quite a bit faster...
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:22 pm to Dragula
I thoguht the regular GT3 was available with a straight shift.
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:23 pm to N2cars
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And, tbh, if you're younger and buying a 911, it likely will be your DD, so even less incentive to own a manual.
That’s another factor. With the urbanization of America, clogged roads, traffic jams, and deteriorating infrastructure…. The opportunities to truly enjoy a high performance manual transmission are becoming increasingly rare.
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:27 pm to SloaneRanger
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As why even bother with a car like that if it is an automatic?
Variety is the spice of life, many rather an apple over a mechanical timepiece these days.
Some like automatics over manuals.
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:34 pm to Dragula
Ehhh comparing a timex to pdk
I’ve owned 3 Porsche’s and your opinion is laughable
I’ve owned 3 Porsche’s and your opinion is laughable
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:38 pm to Gorilla Ball
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Ehhh comparing a timex to pdk I’ve owned 3 Porsche’s and your opinion is laughable
You are missing the sarcasm and the comparison, Hoss.
I've had several 911s in the garage as well
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:40 pm to N2cars
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Quite a bit faster...
Are you saying manual is paster than PDK?
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:53 pm to Topwater Trout
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i wonder how many people under 40 can even drive a stick
My 16 year old daughter can, and is her daily driver. Any man that cannot drive a manual, is not really a man
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:55 pm to DarthRebel
Even the Turbo S? That’s my dream car
Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:03 pm to Topwater Trout
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i wonder how many people under 40 can even drive a stick
25 year old son won't but knows how. 14 year old daughter can and does. We told her if she wanted to learn to drive and do some limited driving before she was 16 it was going to be in her Mama's Cooper and she learned how pretty easily. Son learned to drive in a S10 with a manual but he won't do it now for anything....
Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:06 pm to Dragula
224,000 for a car?????
A big NO for me…
A big NO for me…
Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:09 pm to Topwater Trout
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i wonder how many people under 40 can even drive a stick
Good question.
It's a dying art. My sister(41 in April) and I(44 in June)both learned how to drive with a stick.
Everyone should learn how to drive with a standard transmission.
Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:10 pm to DarthRebel
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Any man that cannot drive a manual, is not really a man
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Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:10 pm to saint tiger225
quote:She taught me how to drive on Roatan too.
Thanks to my grandma for teaching me how to drive one on the island of roatan many many years ago.
A wet clutch.
Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:13 pm to AwgustaDawg
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her Mama's Cooper
Nice. My 2024 JCW is the last of the MINI six speeds.
Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:17 pm to Saint Alfonzo
Count me in the can’t drive a manual transmission club. Born in the 80s and have never tried. Parents never had one
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