FORENN

This ^^^^^^^^^^^.

neanicu

I have driven a 991S with the 7 speed manual. Loved it! My dealer is fortunate enough to have some fantastic back roads 1 mile away from the dealership so I believe that made a big difference.
I agree with the poster above,you might want to give it another try before deciding.
Good luck!

MKW

manual driver x 42 years...the shifters in the 981 and 991 feel pretty similarly
"porsche -like " to me , and any differences would not be noticable unless you owned and drove both on alternate days , and after acclimation , one doen't much pay attn to just the shifter feel in everyday driving as there are a lot of other things going on

I'm sure we all experience very different throttle/ brake pedal feel and calibration in each of our cars, but after a while , you don't think about it, it becomes part of our muscle memory

fast1

You are going to be taking a double hit: the high price of the 991 C4 and the huge depreciation hit on the 981. If it were me I'd have to be absolutely certain that I liked the 991 before I spent that amount of money. I'd rather keep the 981 and buy an A4 or BMW 3 series as my second car, since I expect that your out of pocket would be about the same as it would be for buying the 991.

pcs999

I went from a Boxster S to a (991) C4S, both manual. Your impressions on the two transmission are spot on. The Boxster has a smoother shift, in fact it was a selling point for me to originally getting one. However, the 991 is a more refined package overall, I've gotten used to the MT and would take the 991 over the 981.

Flowmacks

I'm only about 800 miles into mine, but one thing I've noticed is that the shifts are tight until the car warms up. So, not sure how long your test drive was, but that could be a factor.

That being said- I spent 6 months and probably 20 test drives in different 991's, all with the PDK- I never thought about the MT. I always came away thinking there was something missing, flashes of excitement, but not "I gotta have it".

Then one day, I test drove the manual for the hell of it. 10 minutes in, I had to have it. This is my first 911, and the MT really helped me explore the power band. It's just too much fun!

Twodan

10K on my 2013 991s MT, coming from a 2010 BoxsterS, and have no complaints about the MT shifting. As others have said, it either gets smoother or it's you becoming more accustomed to it, but it's a pleasure.

Keadog

Good to hear. Back on the list!

clembo

Years ago I was in a similar position. I ended up selling my wife's shoes and bracelets, then I was able to afford two Porsches.

If you don't do that, keep the current car for a while and really run it, enjoy it, buy a 911 another day.

parkerfe

I have 33k+ miles on my 991C2S w/7mt and it has been the best shifting car I have ever owned.

Team Plutonium

Love mine, don't ever use 7th gear though.

FORENN

I only very rarely use 7th, as well. It sounds weird to me when people call it a 7-speed manual transmission. It's more a 6-speed manual with an eco-option.

Keadog

She laughed. A little, but not as much as I did...

socalsteve

So true...

I hardly ever think about putting it in 7th as I am so used to my (now gone) 997.2 6 speed. The 7th gear really does drop the RPM's...kind of weird on a sports car (but so is the auto-stop feature).

mrstep

^^^ All of this.

It's tight when cold, overall is fantastic, and has loosened up over the 4000 miles I've driven. Just love it, and it's seriously more of a 5 + overdrive in the US, maybe 6 is useful in Germany.

I had the same test drive experience - I had been lusting for the 991, took a PDK out and... meh. I mean, the handling was great, and it was really nice, and it was fast, but it totally didn't thrill me whether in auto or "manual" mode. I took an MT out, couldn't wipe the smile off my face, and ordered immediately after. It was just so much more fun for me.

Anyway, I think it's a very nice feeling shifter in any case, it definitely seems to me that it has only gotten better over time.