whats going no with gate shift car? price going up?

Ferrari doesn't make true manual shift cars anymore, only F1 style paddle shifters.

I think there are exceptions for limited production "super cars."

I think the transition started with the 400's with a GM tranny and the rare 90's Mondial with the Valeo, a manual shift car with an electronically activated clutch.

When the choice is between the F1 cars and the ones with "3 pedals," the gated shifters are sometimes rarer and usually more desirable by purists and therefore command a higher price.

Experts will chime in and correct any errors I may have made, but that is the basic story.
Alden

 

Here we go...

 

F1 is best.


*pisses on fire*

 

No way Jose hehehehe


I like to double clutch it

So Manly

 

I feel the ones with PDK offer the best experience myself

 

Thats funny NIN.I remember you saying you would only buy a stick when you were looking...I told you to try an F1 and you will love it..How times change..lol
F1 is best

 

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Do a quick read on Wikipedia for some basics on the F355 and 355F1. We are here to help you after you put in a little reading time to get started. Lot of good resources with the members here.

Robb

 

The 355's F1 system is unique in the sense that it doesn't rob you of the whole shifting experience that modern sequential gearboxes do.

I love it. It's the perfect blend in my opinion and I wouldn't even consider a manual 355 after owning an F1. My money is on the F1 being valued much higher than the manuals eventually.

 

Good posting! As there is no info to be found so far

 

+1
When are you going to pick up the floor mats...lol

 

I prefer the six-speed, myself...

 

All about the manual six. I have driven both. There is something about the mechanical feel and chime as it glides past the gate as you take the next gear that just brings so much more feel to the driving experience. First time I changed gear from second to third in the manual car and heard it click then chime into place made the hairs on the back of my arms stand up. Who cares if the f1 is a faster shift. It's all about the passion baby.

 

When the last of the purists die, likely yes.

 

This.

Especially the last two sentences.

 

I'm so envious.

I'll get there eventually...

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Oh, really.

So you reach out with your hand, grab the stick, depress the 3rd pedal and move the ear lever from one gated stop to another before releasing the 3rd pedal?

Then why did they call it F1?

 

All my cars have sticks.
My wife cannot drive them, yes!

 

Priceless...

 

Agreed, love it!! Click, waaaaaaa, click, waaaaaaa!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W_axP-HckQ

 

Nothing like having full manual control over this work of art

I will we could add a 4th pedal for something so we could enjoy it that much more



"If you are going to use paddle shifters why not just buy the video game!"

 

Well, I currently shopping for a 911 or Cayman. It will be PDK. I see no point in buying a modern car with a ancient transmission technology. When I started looking foe a 355 my first direction was an F1, but then I came to my senses and realized that more importantly I did not want a car with immobilizer and OBD II, hence my choice was limited to a 95. And there were significant tax benefits to buying a 95 where I live. Additionally, F1 technology really wasn't all that well developed at the time. Big difference between 1998 F1 and current dual clutch transmissions.

 

After six months of learning how to double clutch, blip, down shift, in my E30M3, I am not going to get an F1 so I can forget all that I have learned.

 

The Cayman is the future for sure.
Porsche is opening a "driving Experience" track here in Carson. They have a small RD facility next to MB's down the street. One of my colleges that works there has 2 Caymans both supercharged. Nothing can touch them and hold up great in the LA bumper to bumper traffic 100 degrees AC on.

I am considering one myself over the 911 just to beat the heck out of at the porsche center. I only have to drive 1.5 miles to the track.

https://www.porschedriving.com/centers/Los-Angeles

 

I do, I'm with this guy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9-Sr8RPty4#t=3m25s