[NFS]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

so your admitting to enjoying having a hard stick in your hand and playing with it?

Every man enjoys playing with his gearstick.

[squeezebm]

WTF!!! i disappear for a day and all hell brakes loose

Beemerbird,welcome - oh and nice choice

Carloski's life is now complete

[dxb335d]

Originally Posted by needforspeed

Every man enjoys playing with his gearstick.

+1

[NFS]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

+1

As long as its your own fandango.

[dxb335d]

Originally Posted by needforspeed

As long as its your own fandango.

of course wouldnt touch anyone elses even with your hand

[beemerbird]

Originally Posted by squeezebm

WTF!!! i disappear for a day and all hell brakes loose

Beemerbird,welcome - oh and nice choice

Carloski's life is now complete

Thanks squeezebm. Carlos hasn't said that much to me really, maybe I need to create some dialogue.

Anyhow are you the bloke who said "sod it, life's too short" & is getting the M3?

[beemerbird]

Originally Posted by needforspeed

That's not the point I'm making.

I agree that you have some control over the timing of the gear change, but it's limited. If the car thinks you need to change gear because you are going to stall or hit the rev limiter then it will do it for you.

When it comes to changing gear, you effectively press a button.

In a manual car this is much more involved and although auto's are 'labour saving' my point is that I actually enjoy co-ordinating the clutch and gearstick operation and challenging myself to change smoothly and quickly. It's actually fun and I don't want to give that up.

All this from 1 question. Looks like its 'horses for courses'. I can see where you're coming from. Nice we all have a choice (apart from the 335d)!

[beemerbird]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

+1

Carlos - you do make me laugh Anyhow I may need to ask your help on something later in the week if that's OK?

[beemerbird]

Originally Posted by Real Thing

Quite a youngster really then Life doesn’t begin until next year
btw: I hate to miss out on all this fun so I thought I'd better say Hi and welcome beemerbird

Hi Real Thing & thanks for the welcome.

Totally agree life does begin at 40.

1968 old indeed!! That's me buggered then!

[dxb335d]

Originally Posted by beemerbird

Carlos - you do make me laugh Anyhow I may need to ask your help on something later in the week if that's OK?

Yeah sure, wana give me a hint to what it is gorgeous?

Carlos

[squeezebm]

Originally Posted by beemerbird

Thanks squeezebm. Carlos hasn't said that much to me really, maybe I need to create some dialogue.

Anyhow are you the bloke who said "sod it, life's too short" & is getting the M3?

Do NOT under any circumstances dialogue with St carlos he's a stalker

M3 V8 for me baby oh yes,specced and waiting!!,i'm in Yorkshire everyday (nr Pontefract) but not in the car but my Van wouldn't want the customers seeing too much so we can play soon

[dxb335d]

Originally Posted by squeezebm

Do NOT under any circumstances dialogue with St carlos he's a right talker

M3 V8 for me baby oh yes,specced and waiting!!,i'm in Yorkshire everyday (nr Pontefract) but not in the car but my Van wouldn't want the customers seeing too much so we can play soon

what van have you got squeeze? oh and yes i do talk alot, sorry if that offends

[squeezebm]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

what van have you got squeeze? oh and yes i do talk alot, sorry if that offends

St Carlso,you don't offend anyone,least of all me WE LOVE YOU

Van x 3 are Vito Compacts 3.0V6 Diesels Auto 0-60 8 Secs

[dxb335d]

no way 8 secs? that must feel rapido in a van?! what bhp are they and what torque?

i got a astra van, downhill i saw an indicated 122bananas per minute once haha, took about 6 miles to get there tho...

[mjh93sa]

Hello and welcome beemerbird.

As squeeze has pointed out you seem to have caused a bit of stir in a very short space of time!

It's nice to see that Carlos is upholding his high standards of tact and decorum!

To add to the manual /auto debate I'll just say that I'd take the new gearbox as fitted to the 335's as it is so direct and locks-up so much more. However, I'd never want one of the old rubber band boxes, you just feel so disconnected from the drive. I had a 520d auto for a day last week and when you pull away the revs jump to 2.5k and hold there until you ease off, it sounds more like a hairdrier than a car.

[squeezebm]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

no way 8 secs? that must feel rapido in a van?! what bhp are they and what torque?

i got a astra van, downhill i saw an indicated 122bananas per minute once haha, took about 6 miles to get there tho...

Carloski-No shit, 204 BHP!!! not quite with the big boys cars,but the look on the reps faces was the only reason we had them

[dxb335d]

Originally Posted by squeezebm

Carloski-No shit, 204 BHP!!! not quite with the big boys cars,but the look on the reps faces was the only reason we had them

f***ing quality


i used to love it when people stuck cosworth turbo engines in transit vans!!

seems so proper ones about at shows etc!

who remembers ''Supervan''??


Carlos

[mjh93sa]

Do you mean the Transit body that they shoved over an F1 car, or the ones that Malcolm Wilson's boys tuned and fitted WRC suspension to?

[dxb335d]

the first one, the REAL ONE, not the diesel one...


didnt they also stick it over a xj220

[mjh93sa]

I believe you may be right.....

[dxb335d]

yeah i thought so, i remember now, LOVE IT

[beemerbird]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

Yeah sure, wana give me a hint to what it is gorgeous?

Carlos

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