So I drove a mini cooper S the other day. Manual transmission. The owner found out I was buyin a Cayman S and asked me what transmission. I sadly said tip because I drive in the city and so on and so on. He replied with exactly what was hiding in the back of my mind : 'You're buyin an automatic Porsche?'. Thats what halted everything. I guess I needed to hear it from another manual driver in the city person.

So whats up with the short shifter? Any comments? Suggestions? Tips? The catalogue says ' shift does not start from cold'. What does that mean?

Thanks everyone!

Ohh ya, can someone post a pic thier stick shift transmission ?

3 ppl ordered it, 1 will be ordering it and 7 havent. No comments on why ?

It wasnt available when I ordered but I might retrofit it...

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K-Man S

K-Man, are you not worried about ' shift does not start from cold' since you live in an area where it gets cold.

The Sport Shifter is a sweet addition to an already awesome machine. Smooth, crisp and short ...it makes you say WOW!


As for the 'cold' reference, I'm not a lot of help. I've driven the car many mornings in sub-freezing temperatures, even in the low 20'sF with no problem. However, I'm not the best reference for low temperature performance as my garage is heated.


Is it worth the extra money...IMHO yes.

need_cayman

There are several threads already runnng through the froums about the short shifter, and why those who have it ordered it, etc. Do a search and you'll read alot more about it.

I got it on mine and love it...

brad

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beez, thanks ,forgot to search,but then again, new posts could be derived from current and more experience with it. I mean you did post to tell me to search, you could also talk about it a little

The cold reference I *think* means that in cold weather you should let the car warm up a little before driving so that the shifter is smoother, otherwise it might be harder/notchier if cold. I let the car warm up in the winter anyway and I park in a garage, so not really a concern IMHO.

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K-Man, so if one doesnt have the short-shifter, one can instantly jump in the car and drive with no effects from the cold engine? Meaning,the short-shifter requires warming up for smooth/normal driving? (assuming we are correct in regards to Porsche implying the engine needs to be warmed first).

Re brads advice about searching: If you search and then add to an existing topic not only do you and anyone new get to view the existing thoughts/postings but it keeps everything in an exisiting easy to find place in the forum. But for some reason searching is the last thing posters do.....

need_cayman,

I understand what you mean, but both of the threads about the short shifter have been active within the last couple of days, these were not old threads, and I, and many others had plenty to say about them.

I'm sorry, but I don't understand the resistance to doing a simple search. Many people had lots of opinions and experience to share on this exact same subject just in the last 36 hours - do you think those same people are going to have more or different opinions in that space of time?

I'm just saying to take some time to look around a little bit and see if maybe you're asking the same question someone else did yesterday and you somehow missed it.

brad

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Many people had lots of opinions

Really? I haven't heard anyone say they didn't like getting short-shifted, except for one early magazine article I read where the writer said the sports shifter was mushier than the normal one.

beez, ohh dont get me wrong, im king of searching,just slipped my mind this time. Thanks!