Stick or auto ???!

EHbavarian · 11-05-2009, 01:19 PM

stick all the way pete......

RevC · 11-05-2009, 01:46 PM

got a ****, get a stick..was always my motto..

gtrokin330 · 11-05-2009, 02:23 PM

word get the stick...shitttt if you burn the clutch, you get another one FO FREE! lol

JBiddy · 11-05-2009, 02:28 PM

FO FREEEEEEE?? hahahaaha

RevC · 11-05-2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JBiddy

FO FREEEEEEE?? hahahaaha

"every body gets one"

F104 · 11-05-2009, 03:19 PM

DCT is great & the best - however I don't believe it will ever replace that manual feel of changing up and down.

If BMW would have software as on its bikes to allow clutchless upshifts, and a logic to adjust rpm's on downshifts (i'm no good in heel/toe) I would way prefer manuals in future too.

RevC · 11-05-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by F104

DCT is great & the best - however I don't believe it will ever replace that manual feel of changing up and down.

If BMW would have software as on its bikes to allow clutchless upshifts, and a logic to adjust rpm's on downshifts (i'm no good in heel/toe) I would way prefer manuals in future too.

+1, the systems utilized in their motorcycles are something else..

MWcoupe · 11-05-2009, 03:26 PM

get a manual. cant go wrong with that. since u never got one anyways.
theres always problems with those double clutch trannys...lag and malfunctions....but on the other hand they are freaking beast at high speed.

SPANAK · 11-05-2009, 03:37 PM

DCT Megale! You won't regret it

flip4335 · 11-05-2009, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by alpine330

get a manual. cant go wrong with that. since u never got one anyways.
theres always problems with those double clutch trannys...lag and malfunctions....but on the other hand they are freaking beast at high speed.

+1

Not knowing how you roll, I prefer manual because I am a control freak.

I drive in the second heaviest rush hour traffic in the country here in the DC metro area and have had no issues with clutch. That keeps me from talking on my cell phone because my hands are occupied...and most of the time, I am coasting in neutral or throttling in second or third gear, so you save on brake pad life...stop and go traffic allows me to practice my clutch coordination for smoother gear shifting transitions...hahaha

If I just want to cruise, I drive my wife's automatic, although her Mercedes E350 4Matic is no slouch, either. But for everything else, manual can't be beat.

You will notice that your left leg will become massively sinewy, stronger and bigger, tho...LOL...not really...

In the snow, I can control my vehicle much better with a manual. No need for xdrive....I am the xdriver...with winters and a Quaife diff (yo positraction!), and you know the M3 has LSD!!!

It's all about control...I shift when I want, whenever I want, depending upon the situation. It is totally involving and exhilirating. That's why I didn't get iDrive...I wanted a driver's car, with no distractions, except for some tunes. So, if you are like me, you will love a manual transmission car. It is no nonsense and you have to stay alert, which is why I love to drive everywhere.

Oh yeah, I love my e90. I don't have to get out of my seat to let anybody in the back.

You can't go wrong with a manual, man.

cuban335i · 11-05-2009, 03:58 PM

DCT!!! you know why? it's faster...

F104 · 11-05-2009, 04:11 PM

yes DCT is fastest. But it still can't see ahead like a driver can, and can't select best gear going forward. DCT might have it right most of the time, but not all the time. There's no motorbikes, and no racing cars with DCT (or RFT..)

itsbrokeagain · 11-05-2009, 04:14 PM

manual.

F104 · 11-05-2009, 04:22 PM

sorry - lost it between DCT and automatics. DCT is of course more like a manual

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Originally Posted by F104

yes DCT is fastest. But it still can't see ahead like a driver can, and can't select best gear going forward. DCT might have it right most of the time, but not all the time. There's no motorbikes, and no racing cars with DCT (or RFT..)

Bimmerdriver17 · 11-05-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig@SupremePower

M doesn't come in a auto so problem solved!!

Done and Done..

i own an e90 · 11-05-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JBiddy

you mean DTC!(dynamic traction control) not DCT ( dual clutch transmission)

oh oops..haha

Dmitriy@AUTOcouture · 11-05-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by F104

yes DCT is fastest. But it still can't see ahead like a driver can, and can't select best gear going forward. DCT might have it right most of the time, but not all the time. There's no motorbikes, and no racing cars with DCT

Wrong. Almost all modern F1 cars have F1 gear boxes (paddles with some sort of dual clutch technology). Not to mention Ferrari's and Lambos.

That said, I would go with DCT but still love manual

Sal@AUTOcouture · 11-05-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by F104

yes DCT is fastest. But it still can't see ahead like a driver can, and can't select best gear going forward. DCT might have it right most of the time, but not all the time. There's no motorbikes, and no racing cars with DCT (or RFT..)

wrong

Queenskid24 · 11-05-2009, 07:31 PM

manual is the way to go....but....i like multitasking when i drive...so next car will be auto with paddles for me. Let me know once you pick that m3 up pete!

justice · 11-05-2009, 08:53 PM

always get a stick.

3pete3the5greekI · 11-06-2009, 12:28 AM

wow thanx for all the help guys!!.. still confused but yeahh lol..... we will see how it goes haha

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F104 Captain 19 Rep 732 Posts Drives: E92 320D M-sport Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: belgium iTrader: (0)	DCT is great & the best - however I don't believe it will ever replace that manual feel of changing up and down. If BMW would have software as on its bikes to allow clutchless upshifts, and a logic to adjust rpm's on downshifts (i'm no good in heel/toe) I would way prefer manuals in future too.
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MWcoupe 24k GOLD 148 Rep 1,453 Posts Drives: Mineral White M4 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: BROOKLYN NY iTrader: (0)	get a manual. cant go wrong with that. since u never got one anyways. theres always problems with those double clutch trannys...lag and malfunctions....but on the other hand they are freaking beast at high speed.
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SPANAK First Lieutenant 8 Rep 300 Posts Drives: BSM 330xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (2)	DCT Megale! You won't regret it
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F104 Captain 19 Rep 732 Posts Drives: E92 320D M-sport Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: belgium iTrader: (0)	yes DCT is fastest. But it still can't see ahead like a driver can, and can't select best gear going forward. DCT might have it right most of the time, but not all the time. There's no motorbikes, and no racing cars with DCT (or RFT..)
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itsbrokeagain 310 Rep 15,745 Posts Drives: 1999 528iT, E53 X5, E46 325xi Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Strong Island iTrader: (7)	manual.
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Queenskid24 Colonel 81 Rep 2,897 Posts Drives: With 1 Fly Girl shotgun. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Queens, NYC iTrader: (9)	manual is the way to go....but....i like multitasking when i drive...so next car will be auto with paddles for me. Let me know once you pick that m3 up pete!
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justice Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 284 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenixville, PA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i w/sport p ... [0.00]	always get a stick. __________________ 330i Sport Package, 6spd, Terra interior.... suspension, wheels, and tint coming soon.
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