Quote Originally Posted by VXjunky View Post
the boxster has a tiptronic transmission...basically both automatic and manual....when in manual mode it shifts with a finger from either side of the steering wheel ...its the fastest and smoothest shifting ive ever experienced ....love that car...it rides the road li8ke its on rails.........before i bought it id asked alot of questions...and everyone swore by the tiptronic over the straight manual...its my first tiptronic, I too swear by it now
Well, I have never actually driven a Boxster, but I did take a "test ride" in one. I admit, the shifting seemed pretty spirited. I could make an exception for that one, I think. The real performance cars probably have done a decent job designing an automatic transmission. And even I will admit there are days in freeway traffic when that shifting gets old. But I also tried to get the hang of manually shifting the Pacifica that the hubby had as a company car. Ugh. Especially up and down mountain roads. I swear you could make a sandwich between the time you shifted and the time it actually changed gears.