decgraham said:
I've had my Tip S Cab since 2000, before that I had a 964 Targa C4 manual. I love the way the Tip drives, the tip box runs on fuzzy logic which means it can adapt to your driving style. If you have the "S" buttons on the stearing wheel it's a great deal of fun. When it comes to speed, the difference between the Tip and a manual is so small that IMHO you'd need to be Lewis Hamilton to get that extra bit out of a manual 8)
Just my two penneth .
ATB
A Tip in traffic is great but for me the manual is so much more involving. I have a 968 Tip and it is nowhere near as much fun to drive as my manual 993 Targa. The Tip brain is very good at adjusting to your driving style though but personally I always feel it's missing something. The manual 968 was actually quicker around the Nurburgring than the same year 911 I believe, so the car (contrary) to so many 911 purists is a genuinely quick car around the twisty bits, if lacking in 911 acceleration.
All about opinions though and the number of Tip 911's sold suggests that they are just as desirable, if not as valuable as manuals.