Hello Dubai Guy...Take a look at Dan V's post. Very good input.

Congrats on your new Spider & Happy New Year!


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Originally Posted by DanVolker




E-Gear ...It was wierd the first hour or so of driving. About 5 minutes out of the dealership, I stopped at a long light intersection....When it turned green, the car would NOT go into gear!!! I had the salesmans's card, and made a quick cell phone call--you have to keep your foot on the brake if you want to get out of neutral...stopping and taking your foot off the brake will put it in neutral....Other than this, there were no real issues. Backing up is jerky, unitll you learn to see where you want to go before you want to go there, and then back up faster than you would in a normal car.
If you got stuck "constantly" in stop and go traffic, I think this would be a lot of wear on the e-clutch, but I will be asking the dealer about this, and of course, I try to avoid traffic jam times anyway. Usulally I succeed at this.

On a twisty road, there would be no comparison--the e-gear would be far superior to the manual.
Regards,
Dan V