How gay are the 996 tiptronics?

[vet 180]

So I have driven cars with paddle shift and was nothing wrong with that, felt good and did what i wanted. I wasn't pushing it but seemed ok. I have never driven a good tiptronic to date that I remember. I have driven audi s5's and similar cars with tiptronic, but cant seem to remember if i liked it or not. When i think of tiptronic gearboxes, flashes of friends crappy celica's and similar wannabe sport car driving experiences enter my mind. I guess bad experiences leave more an impression than good ones.

So I guess I am asking what is a 996 tiptronic gearbox like to drive? Is there any differences accross models or years. Ie is the turbo tiptronic different to the carrera or did they change after at any particular year say 2003 onwards? I have also seen you can get paddle shift kits for the 996. Are they any good?

edit: Have found this during google searching; all 996 Turbos are Tip S - the Tip S (Mercedes-Benz sourced) box was introduced specifically for the 996 Turbo as the non-S version couldn't handle the torque.

The Tip S box only uses the torque convertor in first gear and for gear changes... Once a gear is selected a clutch locks up the torque convertor, so you are effectively driving a manual when in Manual mode

Still interested in peoples opinions, especially regarding rev matching and how it behaves, how fun it is to drive etc.

[rollin7]

super gay

you should be banned

[Peter...]

So you've got some sort of crippling ailment in your left side?

[Captiva Fan]

*doppelpost*

[Captiva Fan]

I've driven an automatic Mazda6 with the +/- shifter ... same thing, didn't excite, wouldn't pay Porsche money for a Mazda6. Same as a new automatic Skoda, really.

[zooki]

How gay is it you take money from a Pensioner for parts and don't send them or respond to his inquires anymore

[bahaimus]

If you were snogging a dude whilst jerking off another dude in the middle of a gay orgy, well, that would be less gay than a non-manual Porsche of any kind.

[tut]

i've driven a mercedes based +/- shifter (smart)


was willing to blow it up in mercedes headquarters for that abdomination.

[80DGY]

How gay is it you take money from a Pensioner for parts and don't send them or respond to his inquires anymore

:huh:

[Shifty]

fucking what

performanceforums not prefermanforums

[TonyJZX]

[AlexinPerth]

The trick to driving them fast is to let the computer upshift, but control the downshift yourself, so the engine is always on the boil.

[itsnotagsr]

Convert to manual?

[darwinschops]

this. i've wondered how much it is to change to manual considering how much cheaper they are tiptronic. for when i actually graduate from $40k redneckin' pushrodness...

considering it's like $8k to change my SSV over, can't imagine the porsche would be any cheaper...

[TonyJZX]

need a whole replacment transaxle?

dump old auto transaxle on someones drive?