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hey, all.

I was in the same prob Man or Tip R34 GTT,

Mate using Tip will save u a couple of $$$ Vs Manual R34.

At the end of the day ur driving an R34.... so who really cares.

Both transmission types have pros and cons for both.

The only prob when i test drove an tip GTT the up shift was actually quite fast. ive seen manuals shift quicker but install a 'short shift kit' on an tip r34 problem solved :).

Mate i go for Tiptronic, save urself some money and have 2 selection types.

Shorty_01

*the only prob was it got stuck in 2nd gear for a while and wouldnt go up (like shifting it up.. nothink).... but then i just down shifted once then back up. Bit weird. I have heard that the tip have some problems regarding shifting like a computer function or sumfink....

Just be careful

It probably didn't get 'stuck' it decides to stay in 2nd if the load etc warrants that ie if u try to change in 3rd going up a hill at 40km with high load it will hold 2nd. After 6 months of daily driving I've found the logic to be very good at determining this kind of thing. Sort of stops the driver doing dumb things and protects itself to an extent.

There are two ways of shifting the stick works by clicking back for lower gears and clicking forward for higher. It's kinda counter-intuitive. The buttons on the wheel are much better so I never use the stick anymore.

It's a little tricky in the beginning to be in say tip mode and use the buttons round a corner from 1st to 2nd cos u sort of have to switch the button upside down making sure that u select up and not down a gear.

At heart I am a manual man but even so I am not disappointed in the tip. I can go from lazy bumper to bumper no heavy clutch falling asleep fully auto to button shifting holding gears up and down hills virtually like a manual but with a slight lag between shifts. But, even this becomes a non issue after a while because as a driver u start accounting for this lag without giving it a second thought. In fact to get a faster shift in a manual you would have to be shifting it pretty hard and possibly hurting the box in the process.

It doesn't detract from what is a very nice car to drive. I drove a tiptonic 04 falcon the other day for work - what an absolute whale POS in comparison.

Edited by zymotic

huum R34 autos and tiptronic are together issit? I always thought there are three options Manual, the very boring step on accelerator automatic and the tiptronic....

yah I heard that ECUs are manufactured for manual vehicles only

also apparently automatic suppose to have slow response time...but I wonder if that is going to make much of a difference for normal on road use...

Gear change in a tip is fast you just got to learn to perfect da technique i.e whens perfect time to shift.

Manual can be quicker/slower depending on driver. But really theres no difference in my opinion.

Manual more fun of course, better control etc. but really if ur willing to spend extra 6k go ahead:)

And if u want to covert from a tip-manual... well ist possible prob set u bk around $3,000 but this can lead to other probs. i.e response to gear changing possible loss in power.

Really just get a short shift kit. set u bk 300 or so.

Another prob with tip is if u put a BOV in, dont expect to hear da woosh when u shift up, it open happens when u let u foot off da gas.

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