Magnesium Paddle Shifters!!!!

Neema · 06-08-2007, 01:02 AM

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BMW F22 · 06-08-2007, 01:10 AM

Yeah I thought about that too. I guess the commercial was made in a way so that you have to go test drive it to find out WHY they put a sport tuned suspension on the car.

Also, those shifters look hella cheesy and cheap.

Neema · 06-08-2007, 01:15 AM

^^^ No i was only refering to the "magnesium paddle shifters" that they advertised haha. They didnt talk about the function of tranmission or anything like that, just the fact that the paddles themselves are made out of magnesium. Which to me is like........ok......so what haha? They could be made out of plastic for all it matters.

BMW F22 · 06-08-2007, 01:50 AM

Magnesium is light and strong- that's the only reason I could think of.

THey've also put them in their SUV, the Outlander. eh...

Zeiss · 06-08-2007, 01:53 AM

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evoi19 · 06-08-2007, 04:50 AM

on their website it says the magnesium paddles prevent it from burning your fingers when you shift. LMAO!!

561design · 06-08-2007, 08:07 AM

What's really annoying are that the shifters are mounted to the steering column and not the wheel. So you can only really shift with them when you're going straight.

ward · 06-08-2007, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by 561design

What's really annoying are that the shifters are mounted to the steering column and not the wheel. So you can only really shift with them when you're going straight.

you're not supposed to shift in the middle of a corner when you're really driving hard

Neema · 06-08-2007, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by evo119

on their website it says the magnesium paddles prevent it from burning your fingers when you shift. LMAO!!

HAHA are you serious!!!???? HAHA WTF!! Wow man the shit that people will believe

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BMW F22 Major General 3566 Rep 9,788 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	Yeah I thought about that too. I guess the commercial was made in a way so that you have to go test drive it to find out WHY they put a sport tuned suspension on the car. Also, those shifters look hella cheesy and cheap.
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Neema Major General 788 Rep 7,246 Posts Drives: a few BMWs Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SoCal iTrader: (12)	^^^ No i was only refering to the "magnesium paddle shifters" that they advertised haha. They didnt talk about the function of tranmission or anything like that, just the fact that the paddles themselves are made out of magnesium. Which to me is like........ok......so what haha? They could be made out of plastic for all it matters.
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