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DCT ordered with other options then waited for delivery | 83 | 35.62% | |
DCT from dealers lot with other options I was looking for | 35 | 15.02% | |
MT ordered with other options then waited for delivery | 73 | 31.33% | |
MT from dealers lot with other options I was looking for | 42 | 18.03% | |
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09-20-2011, 09:41 PM | #45 | |
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Ordered a DCT for delivery because it is significantly improved and 70% I use it in manual. My wife knows how to drive manual and DCT but still won't get to drive it and she is okay with it.
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[QUOTE=SamS;10456214]I think a lot of women (and men) might be a bit intimidated learning to drive a stick via an M3. What else can they practice on? I'm sure I know 50 people who would let me drive their car, and only one has an MT, that I'm aware of. They are just really rare these days.
Never had the means to have a nice car until now and always wanted a manual transmission sports car. Tried hard to learn how to drive before picking the transmission but you are right it was difficult. Nobody I know had a beater and didn't want to learn on someone else's nice car. Could not find a driving school or rent-a-car place with manual transmission despite looking excessively. I even tried craigslist but it was a no-go. Ended up buying my '08 6MT e92 two months ago despite not knowing how to drive stick (watched a lot of youtube and did a lot of reading before going to the dealer). Took it straight to a lot and drove for 5 hours straight. Next couple of weeks took the long way home from work on purpose everyday. Am very comfortable now and glad I picked up a 6MT while they are still around. Definitely a more engaging and rewarding experience than my previous automatics. |
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either way, the M3 is such a great car as long as you choose the tranny you want, you win!! |
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09-21-2011, 09:12 AM | #51 |
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Looks like the consensus is fairly even at 50/50 very interesting and some clever replies as well.
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Good one shifting gears on a blender should be fun rrrr .... rrrr rrrr ... and so on
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One, how many of us are carefully shopping around by checking what the dealer has on the lot ..... and Two, how many of us blindly keep ordering form the factory and paying the higher price ..... Looks like the smaller percentage of us shops around and as long as that is the case the high end cars like the BMW will always be very pricey ... perhaps we need to start another poll What do you think?
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09-21-2011, 09:40 AM | #56 |
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I special ordered my M3 with DCT and I kinda regret it. The DCT is nice, but it's boring compared to driving manual.
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Right now it looks like the DCT (59) boys are running away from the 6MT (49) fellows at last count
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I ordered it with a DCT... after the test drive. It's a lot of fun!, but I don't think it can ever compare to the MT as far as "feeling and connecting" the driver to the machine. It's just a different ball game.
But bottom line: I love my DCT, especially when I hit bad traffic jams. |
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PS. perhaps my next one will be a DCT I think I am getting too old in traffic it does suck
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Good point, I was purely speaking from my US perspective!
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Perhaps more Canadians can charm in on this point
For example a few months ago I purchased a new Apple MacBook Pro, the Canadian price was $150- higher then the US price even thou our dollar was stronger at the time (CDN $1.05 verses US $1.00). So seams no matter what it is we seam to get screwed north of the border. So a shopping trip here and then to the USA still pays
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not DCT, but SMG in my M5. I got SMG b/c thats what the engine was designed for, heard trouble w/ 6 speed manuals overheating w/ e60 M5s, and I have nerve damage in my right leg and a lower lumbar spinal injury The foot/leg shifting is hard for me, my leg swells after prolonged driving w/ a manual, and irritates my spine because of the leg shift movements.
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Was torn between both trannys but got the manual because Laurel bmw got a very well maintained car in on a trade. The guy, a fellow forum member, who traded it in got a AW e92 6mt ZCP that he picked up in munich.
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MT because its my weekend toy. I have an e46 sedan auto for daily
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