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      07-31-2011, 08:09 AM   #336
GregW / Oregon
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Originally Posted by piloto View Post
And this is why I ordered mine with a 6MT. I love the DCT (BMW programmed it right and made it sporty, unlike VW did with the DSG where they tried to have it mimmick a slushbox auto), but I have a hunch that the next time around, I won't have the choice, so 6MT it is for now.

I do wish that all manufacturers will keep offering manuals, but a trip to any showroom will prove that almost all are available in auto. You'd be hard pressed to find 6MT M3s on the lot here in socal. I've only run across two, out of the dozens that I've seen.
VW is actually going back to a manual for the upcoming '13 R (replacement for the R32), after the DSG only last one did not sell well. They now understand that the enthusiast market still demands a manual.
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