It is crazy to buy the same car with MT and DCT variant

[lastna]

I saw the following car on carvana and placed an "order". I have the same car with MT. Beside DCT, the carvana car has heated seats, M performance exhaust (from what I can tell from the back pictures) and light blue seats (I am sure they have a proper name for that color). I cannot tell if it has the enhanced sound system like my current one.

Am I crazy to own the same exact car with 2 different transmissions? Idea is to daily drive one and store away another.

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/1684854

[DRLane]

Yes Only because you asked.

Daily the manual. Strip the DTC and build a track car.

[Bigtriece]

It's a chance to run both. Sell the one you don't like as much, or run the one with the most miles as a daily and track or weekend the other.

[SGM_E90]

I was thinking about doing this but the running cost wasn't worth it to me unless you're tracking one of them. I had an e93 m3, purchased an e90 m3. Was going to keep the e93 for the weekend (beauty of California weather) and e90 as a daily. In the end, I sold the e93.

[CamasM3e93]

Originally Posted by lastna

I saw the following car on carvana and placed an "order". I have the same car with MT. Beside DCT, the carvana car has heated seats, M performance exhaust (from what I can tell from the back pictures) and light blue seats (I am sure they have a proper name for that color). I cannot tell if it has the enhanced sound system like my current one.

Am I crazy to own the same exact car with 2 different transmissions? Idea is to daily drive one and store away another.

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/1684854

Congrats! I've got an e93 DCT and have been pondering the other direction. I saw that car you are buying because it was coming up as a manual. There is a lot to go for the DCT and it is its own unique experience but does not scratch the itch of a manual. Good luck, if I had the garage space I'd do both so no, not crazy.

[wootloops]

I don't think it's THAT crazy. I own a 6MT and sometimes wish I had a DCT as well. But at the end of the day I would probably get something that is slightly different in DCT just to check two cars off the list at once.

[UPSROD]

It does have M Performance Exhaust, the interior is Palladium Silver. Cheap stereo!

[timothy2001]

Originally Posted by lastna

I saw the following car on carvana and placed an "order". I have the same car with MT. Beside DCT, the carvana car has heated seats, M performance exhaust (from what I can tell from the back pictures) and light blue seats (I am sure they have a proper name for that color). I cannot tell if it has the enhanced sound system like my current one.

Am I crazy to own the same exact car with 2 different transmissions? Idea is to daily drive one and store away another.

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/1684854

It does not have the Individual Audio or upgraded sound system.

Not crazy to own two but I would definitely opt for a different car to get variety.

[lastna]

Originally Posted by DRLane

Yes Only because you asked.

Daily the manual. Strip the DTC and build a track car.

Good idea. Problem is I love driving spiritedly and love taking to twisties/canyons. I would love to track but not my own cars

[lastna]

Originally Posted by SGM_E90

I was thinking about doing this but the running cost wasn't worth it to me unless you're tracking one of them. I had an e93 m3, purchased an e90 m3. Was going to keep the e93 for the weekend (beauty of California weather) and e90 as a daily. In the end, I sold the e93.

How do you like the e90 M3? I saw a 2011 comp white one on carvana couple of weeks back. I was too slow act plus was a Kentucky car, slightly concerned with rust. I think having a coupe and sedan would kind of makes sense.

[lastna]

Originally Posted by Bigtriece

It's a chance to run both. Sell the one you don't like as much, or run the one with the most miles as a daily and track or weekend the other.

Carvana supposedly allows 7-day, 400 miles and can return. The idea is to live with both the cars over couple of days. It may happen that i reach a conclusion sooner. Pictures on carvana does not tell me much. Seeing the car in person, an initial test drive should tell me a lot.

[lastna]

Originally Posted by wootloops

I don't think it's THAT crazy. I own a 6MT and sometimes wish I had a DCT as well. But at the end of the day I would probably get something that is slightly different in DCT just to check two cars off the list at once.

Can you share why you wish to have a DCT as well? I do get jealous of the DCT downshifts/rev match from youtube videos or the fast shifts under full throttle.

My wife gives me guilt trips since she cannot drive a stick. I am trying to see if I can have a win win

[lastna]

Originally Posted by UPSROD

It does have M Performance Exhaust, the interior is Palladium Silver. Cheap stereo!

Noted. Thank you boss. The exhaust mufflers look to be black in color. Did they sell those in different color?

[UPSROD]

No but a lot of guys liked to paint them black, I never have.

[wootloops]

Originally Posted by lastna

Can you share why you wish to have a DCT as well? I do get jealous of the DCT downshifts/rev match from youtube videos or the fast shifts under full throttle.

My wife gives me guilt trips since she cannot drive a stick. I am trying to see if I can have a win win

I used to have a DCT M3 a few years ago and thought it was a lot of fun. Like you said, the downshift and rev match are really cool. It also really pairs nicely with the S65 engine and makes it so much easier to stay in the upper revs.

At the same time, I do love the engagement of my 6MT so I wouldn't want to give that up either. So I guess if I had an unlimited budget and tons of space I wouldn't mind having both cars.

EDIT: The wife factor is also a good point. Mine doesn't drive stick (yet).

[kyrix1st]

I got both because there is no other car like it.

[lastna]

Originally Posted by kyrix1st

I got both because there is no other car like it.

Nice! Which one (MT vs DCT) did you get 1st and what made you get the second one.

[MULLET]

Please don't daily either of them... one is a drift car and the other a track car... strip them both and thank me later

[Gotboost79]

I have both, e92 2011.75 aw/fr cf roof in manual with low miles and picked up a e90 aw/fr dct. If you’ve driven both manual and DCT, you’ll know the pros and cons of both.

You’ll never be able to shift as fast as the dct and putting it in auto “D” mode around the metro nyc area is priceless during traffic. In all fairness, if I had a dct as my first e9x m3, I would want the manual simply for the pure driving experience you wouldn’t get from the dct. Keep in mind the manual in the e9x m3 is mediocre at best(flame suit on), soft, sloppy but it’s expected out of a BMW IMO. The dct while you don’t have the 3rd pedal and the rowing of a manual, it definitely rewards you not only with the sound and high rev nature of these cars but the snappiness of the dct is something to be felt vs the manual. Downshifts in mdm mode is also something I appreciate more in my dct but that can be subjective when I drive the manual back to back with the dct. Both amazing nonetheless.

At the end of the day, it’s preference of what you want/need to have in a car. For me, I needed both in my life, not only dct and manual but coupe and sedan.

[tdott]

I enjoy owning both.
E92 DCT, E90 6MT

I always have another manual car around and never really felt right until I picked up a E90 M3 6MT.
Nothing couldn't fit the need as well as another S65 did.
This is after having an E39 M5, E46 325ci 5MT, Z3 Coupe 5MT, E93 328i 6MT, E46 M3 6MT vert then most recently an E38 w/S62 6MT swap.

S65 FTW.

[SYT_Shadow]

I have one of each and don't regret it one bit. Crazy? Not one bit.

[lastna]

Originally Posted by Gotboost79

I have both, e92 2011.75 aw/fr cf roof in manual with low miles and picked up a e90 aw/fr dct. If you’ve driven both manual and DCT, you’ll know the pros and cons of both.

You’ll never be able to shift as fast as the dct and putting it in auto “D” mode around the metro nyc area is priceless during traffic. In all fairness, if I had a dct as my first e9x m3, I would want the manual simply for the pure driving experience you wouldn’t get from the dct. Keep in mind the manual in the e9x m3 is mediocre at best(flame suit on), soft, sloppy but it’s expected out of a BMW IMO. The dct while you don’t have the 3rd pedal and the rowing of a manual, it definitely rewards you not only with the sound and high rev nature of these cars but the snappiness of the dct is something to be felt vs the manual. Downshifts in mdm mode is also something I appreciate more in my dct but that can be subjective when I drive the manual back to back with the dct. Both amazing nonetheless.

At the end of the day, it’s preference of what you want/need to have in a car. For me, I needed both in my life, not only dct and manual but coupe and sedan.

Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts. To me, you have the perfect combination of DCT/MT, coupe/sedan. Knowing myself, most likely I feel it is the same car (both same color, both comp) and will be forced to sell one.

You are right about the manual, I do sometimes blame myself of not shifting it correctly or not able to make the best out of the car.