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Incidentally, many of these answers to your questions can be found here with a search, or by checking the FAQ first.
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My daily use driving is 99% in rush hour traffic and on the freeway, and you just can't make that "fun." Rush hour and freeway snarls are definitely better with an auto, but for gosh sakes why would anyone use a Porsche in that situation?
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is a 7 speed and the lower gears are spaced closer together so off the line it makes really good use of the available torque of the engine.
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My daily use driving is 99% in rush hour traffic and on the freeway, and you just can't make that "fun." Rush hour and freeway snarls are definitely better with an auto, but for gosh sakes why would anyone use a Porsche in that situation?
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My daily use driving is 99% in rush hour traffic and on the freeway, and you just can't make that "fun." Rush hour and freeway snarls are definitely better with an auto, but for gosh sakes why would anyone use a Porsche in that situation?
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My daily use driving is 99% in rush hour traffic and on the freeway, and you just can't make that "fun." Rush hour and freeway snarls are definitely better with an auto, but for gosh sakes why would anyone use a Porsche in that situation?
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Hello I am in the market to a
Cayman S
and have found a few that I want to go see. But the only auto is a 3 hour drive. All of them are 2007 and 2008s. I am not going to race or track the car but I like the feel and control of the manual. I also like the auto in the wife Mercedes that has the manual shift feature so I am not totally against the idea. I have driven a RX-8 that was an auto and it really made the car slow of the line. So anyone with the auto or has driven the auto please let me know if it is worth the drive.
Thanks
If you are considering an automatic transmission, I would suggest you also look at 2009 models that have the
PDK
dual-clutch transmission in addition to the 2007/2008s with the standard Tiptronic. The
PDK
has many benefits over the Tip, including less powertrain loss, extremely fast shifts, and better fuel efficiency. With regards to performance, the
PDK
has been shown to be faster than the manual transmission equivalent in most tests, and you can drive it in either automatic mode or manually shift gears yourself as you desire.
My car is a manual and it definitely is fun to drive on the open road. Driving an auto saps the fun of driving so much so that I personally prefer my base model with manual over an S with automatic. However, it depends on your use of the car. My daily use driving is 99% in rush hour traffic and on the freeway, and you just can't make that "fun." Rush hour and freeway snarls are definitely better with an auto, but for gosh sakes why would anyone use a Porsche in that situation? If that's your primary use, you might as well drive a Honda Accord. That's why I have a Scion tC with auto for the mandatory morning traffic hassles and save the
Cayman
for weekend fun. In fact, I'd feel bad subjecting the
Cayman
to my daily commute. Obviously your situation might be entirely different.
I have a truck and the wife also has a car so it will be an extra car and we can pick when we would like to drive it. We have kids so most of the time it would be just to small. Also how well do the autos hold up to the S motor? Any problems compaired to the 6-speed?
The situation is not as black-and-white as you make it out to be. My previous car was a 2006 CS w/ 6MT before I bought my 2009 w/
PDK
, and I live in the greater Los Angeles area. I certainly didn't buy a Porsche just to druve on the 405 in rush hour traffic on purpose, but there are times when I have to, and there is no reason why you couldn't. A Porsche owner does not absolutely need to buy/have a second car just to commute in heavy traffic.
I have just as much fun in my
PDK
as I had in my 6MT in all situations, and I don't plan on buying a MT car ever again unless there is a real compelling reason to do so.
I live in DFW and hate operating a standard in traffic.
I am sorry you have not found a 2009 in your price range, because the
PDK
(with sport chrono) and paddle shifters IMHO is the absolute best of both worlds! Auto controls everything very nicely and allows you to eat jelly donuts in your car (which I personally do not recommend). Performance-wise the
PDK
car is faster than the manual. Placing the
PDK
in manual and paddle shifting gives absolute control of the gears. As far as whether that is more fun than a clutch and a stick shift...totally an individual choice.
My advice...go with the standard now or save up for a 2009
PDK
.
Happy hunting!
I have a brand new '11 CS with MT and it's sooo much fun to drive, downshifts, upshift, etc... at the right time and the right way is 1/2 of the fun - for me
One other point worth bringing up is that the base
987.2
Cayman
with
PDK
might be a good option as well considering how well the gearing of the
PDK
works with the 2.9l engine.
My current
Cayman
is an 08 S Sport model (special edition 1st generation with 303hp ) and the base
Cayman
with
PDK
that I drove at a Porsche Driving event a month ago felt as fast as my current car. (the demo car that I drove did not even have the Sports Chrono, so with Sports Chrono and Sport Chrono Plus it is probably faster)
PDK
is a 7 speed and the lower gears are spaced closer together so off the line it makes really good use of the available torque of the engine. The 7th gear is also taller giving you better highway MPG.
Per the Porsche spec for the 2011, should be the same for the 2009:
Top Track Speed 163 mph
5.4 sec (
PDK
)/ 5.2 sec (
PDK
with Sport Plus)
Technical Specs - Cayman - All Cayman Models - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Just found a 2009 S with
PDK
and Sport Chrono Pkg W/Out PCM. I am a little confused on the Sport Chrono Pkg W/Out PCM what exactly is it? Sorry for all the questions. It is more than I wanted to spend but I can swing it. Also tan is not my first pick for the inside but I could live with it. Oh yeh thanks for the response and help.
They're similar. Sport Chrono without PCM means you get the increased throttle response, sport and sport plus buttons, launch control, and the clock on the dash. Having PCM not only gives you a little more information such as lap times, etc., but you also get built in satellite navigation.
Incidentally, many of these answers to your questions can be found here with a search, or by checking the FAQ first.
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