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View Poll Results: Have you previously owned MT cars, and now drive DCT? | |||
Chose DCT, and have previously owned and driven an MT vehicle |
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224 | 88.54% |
Chose DCT, and have not previously owned and driven an MT vehicle |
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29 | 11.46% |
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03-08-2013, 08:04 PM | #67 |
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Having driven both, if I had to choose one I would pick the DCT. Test drove one after I had my 6mt for two years and walked away with a big grin, I just don't see myself getting rid of my manual just to get the DCT and start all over again. Next time.
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03-08-2013, 08:30 PM | #68 |
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I have always been a MT driver and a few months back I got to drive a friend of mine AA Stage 2 SC with DCT. I am really kicking myself when I bought my e90 M back in 2010 for not giving the DCT a chance. For a 70-80k car this is one of the best transmissions out on the market. I have a 2010 DB9 and that transmission is garbage in comparison to the DCT in the M.
If I were to do it all again, without even the slightest of doubt I would of chosen the DCT over the MT in this car. The 6MT in the M just does not sit right in the car in my opinion and feels almost sloppy and out of place considering how the rest of the car was built. The 4.10 diff by DINAN certainly helps though and is a must do mod in my opinion no matter how against modding you are. |
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03-08-2013, 09:15 PM | #69 |
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When I started shopping for an M3, I was dead set on a three pedal car. After all, all my other cars have 'proper manual transmissions' and that's the only way a car is fun and engaging, right?
So I shopped for awhile and was zeroing in on the right car when I went to a karting event with a couple of friends, one of whom has an e90 w/DCT. He offered to let me take it for a spin and I declined, saying that I'd driven a few 3-pedal cars because that's what I was looking for. He insisted that I at least try the DCT. So I went for a long drive around the countryside in his car and I was hooked. The high-reving V8 in the M3 feels like it's meant to go with the DCT. It was what all the other e90's I'd driven were missing. I had a deal on my M3 (with DCT) a week or two later. |
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03-09-2013, 02:42 AM | #70 |
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I had DCT. Now I have 6MT. I've had 4 manuals previously. I love the DCT and would not hesitate for a future car purchase, but this time I was buying for keepers, and silly me, I have a touch of concern over the long-term maintenance of a gearbox that is, for the most part, not dealer serviceable. So as much as I loved the double-clutch solidity and snappy quickness, I opted for the manual. And I have no regrets at all.
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03-09-2013, 02:43 AM | #71 |
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03-09-2013, 05:50 PM | #73 |
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03-10-2013, 12:05 PM | #76 | |
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03-10-2013, 03:20 PM | #78 |
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Love having my DCT as a daily driver. I've got the MCS 6 speed. Both transmissions are fine. I don't understand what the fuss about Transmission type is all about. Its like saying that blue is better than red. Both are good colors but different.
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03-10-2013, 04:27 PM | #79 | |
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03-10-2013, 04:28 PM | #80 |
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still don't trust "lifetime fluid" in the BMW version, but I could definitely see a DSG or PDK in my future
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03-10-2013, 05:20 PM | #81 |
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03-10-2013, 05:45 PM | #83 |
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I don't like most automatic cars. I don't consider my M3 to be an "automatic" though. The DCT feels just as direct as any other cogs and clutch driveline. I wouldn't buy many cars without three pedals, but after I drove the M3 both ways I was a believer for this application.
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03-11-2013, 01:51 PM | #84 |
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I had not heard, what was the deal?
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03-11-2013, 02:03 PM | #85 |
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It just seems very mis-matched and the 1-2 grind issue is VERY bad. We had to resort to transmission mounts that were much higher in durometer rating to alleviate *some* of the grinding, but all-in-all, the Getrag gearboxes in the Ms have been much better.
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03-11-2013, 02:51 PM | #87 |
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03-11-2013, 02:57 PM | #88 |
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