New to forum, wanted to say hey!

[Prefontaine]

Originally Posted by New2Roundel

A few random thoughts:

A) The feel of in-gear acceleration is what makes or breaks if a car feels fast to me.
B) Shifting speed is almost useless to me and whether it can shift faster than a race car is even less important to me. If the time ever comes when my ability to earn a living depends on every 10th of second advantage, then I'll happily switch over to a DCT-style transmission and other things
C) Although the benefit of the DCT is readily apparent even during a regular track day, what it really does for us amateurs is make the on-track experience easier. Some people enjoy making things easier on themselves, but personally I love the comparative challenge of having to modulate the clutch, brakes, accelerator, and shifter throughout the course of a given lap.
D) Nailing a perfect downshift on the road or track is not matched by anything offered in a DCT-equipped car.

We're coming to a point in the world where automation, frankly, doesn't add to the driving experience, but takes away from it.

This, x1000

[DreamTime]

Originally Posted by GVFlyer

Welcome to the forum. Nice car; enjoy it in good health.

Thank you!

Originally Posted by WAKman

Great to see you taking the car out on track where it belongs. Welcome to the Fraternity of Turning Money into Noise.

I have a 2008 E92 DCT car, but my track car is a 6MT Cayman S. to me, a big art of track driving is in nailing the heel-toe downshifts at speed. It's about the only multi-tasking I can do anymore. Yes, it's technically slower, but it is immensely fun, and is, I'm afraid, becoming a dying art.

For my DD duties, though, the DCT is king. I traded an automatic 328i for my M3, and the DCT is way, way more fun and better than the automatic box was.

Best fraternity ever. Although, I may be one of the only members that occasionally drives her manual in 3" heels lol. It is my DD after all

Both times I have been to the track I was able to ride with some amazing drivers in their track only Porsches. I loved every second of it, truly amazing cars. I usually double clutch while downshifting to help rev match, but I have yet to try heel-toe. At some point soon I will start practicing that.

Originally Posted by Yoko22R

Congrats on picking up the m3 and welcome. I have a 2008 e90 6mt Jerez black/black too.

Thanks! I see you have great taste in cars

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

Originally Posted by DreamTime

Absolutely not. I wouldn't buy an M3 if it didn't have a manual trans.