I’ve seen some people say that they’d rather pay the premium for a high mileage manual than a low mileage (30,000km vs 120,000km) triptonic, that they’d rather get a colonoscopy from Edward Scissorhands than have a triptonic Porsche.
I’ve tried triptonic and while there is lag, it shifts faster than anyone I know If I buy a triptonic turbo 997 because it fits in my budget and I don’t mind the ride (997 gt3 to fill that need) am I really never gonna be able to get it off my hands because people can’t stand triptonics?
Tiptronics are great. Their problem is always being compared to the manual.
The manual is better or equal in most ways that matter, except for medium-to-heavy traffic (depending on how strong your left ass cheek is). That’s reflected in their prices: up to around 20% last I checked? If both are well in budget for a buyer, and they aren’t city driving (after all, this is likely to be a second car), their preference is commonly the manual.
But for 80% of the price, you are getting over 95% of the performance. More than that, if you like the Tiptronic box, then just because other people are willing to pay an extra 20% for a manual doesn’t mean you should.
Resale is a tricky one: the next buyer is weighing up the same issues you are, so the demand is lower. That said, for the right price, and with some patience, it’ll go. Dealers in the UK (where manual has been the preference and default offering since forever) still seem to move them.