tranny question

should i change my tranny to a manual or a tiptronic which is an automatic and a manual. Any opinions would help me out, thanks

for what purpose?

mainly for racing purposes but my girlfriend likes to drive my car and she can only drive an automatic and i'm just wondering if there is a big difference between them in terms of performance

what generation car? and... you know that it's really expensive, right?

Mk II and how much does the tiptronic costs?

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=217403

same idea here, but yours would have more electronics, thus cost more

mainly for racing purposes but my girlfriend likes to drive my car and she can only drive an automatic and i'm just wondering if there is a big difference between them in terms of performance

racing purposes?
well, "tiptronic" type transmissions are typically automatic trannies that allow manual control of gearchanging. auto trannies are usually not geared for optimum performance, and take too long to react to commands to shift.

short of using a computer to control it, a manual gearbox driven properly is the fastest way around the racetrack.

as for your girlfriend, why not just teach her to drive stick?