That 0.2s is going to make all the difference beating Corsa-boy to the next set of lightsScubaregs wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 9:35 pmJust making the point that modern "autos" are quicker than manuals.Pondrew wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 9:27 pmPDK is not a slushbox. it's a twin clutch. Slushbox is slang for a torque converter auto as far as I am aware. Just saying!
OP. If the auto you are looking at is the same 6 speed ZF that's in my E92; it's a good auto. Quick changing and (in my E92 at least) in 'sport' or 'manual' it's pretty entertaining too IMO.
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You saying you're an auto-w***er?
Mind you.........lefthanded................always knew there was something 'sinister' about you.
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Z4 E85 3.0si with ZF 6 speed auto, paddle shifts and Sport shifting too: she is soooo fast!!! And soooo much fun to drive. A full yes for an auto ‘is allowed’
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Nope I'm just a w***er
edit: 'nuff beat me to it (no pun intended)
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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Did you know that the top 6% intelligent people in the Country are left-handed? And there's also me
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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Yup, I agree. Actually got my Mensa certificate somewhere........... but then I found out Prince Charles was too......dammit!
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My dad was a member of Mensa. Unfortunately I take after my mother (thick as a brick)
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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Just remember that intelligence has no correlation whatsoever to common sense!
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Well aware. I know several teachers!
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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On the E89 there is the perfect illustration of both the benefit of the auto box and how the 8HP box bettered the 6HP box.
The 28i has the 8HP box and is faster than the manual in the dash to 60..
The 30i has the 6HP and is slower than the manual in the dash to 60.
As others said you can now adapt the 6HP to shift quicker (100ms vs 600ms).
They are not slush boxes as technically they lock up once underway..a slush box constantly endures torque converter slip.
So no shame on the 6HP box, especially with a low cost software tweak
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I grew up with manual gearboxes to the extent I've only had 4 Autos in 45 years, and they were definitely all sluggish slushboxes!
I only had those because finding manuals in those cars was pretty much impossible. The last was a 1994 Mercedes C280 with a 4 speed auto.
Trying a newer auto may well be a revelation, but Ms were all manuals anyway!
And I am left-handed.
I only had those because finding manuals in those cars was pretty much impossible. The last was a 1994 Mercedes C280 with a 4 speed auto.
Trying a newer auto may well be a revelation, but Ms were all manuals anyway!
And I am left-handed.
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A Mercedes especially from that era with a manual box were even worse. The auto box was definitely better suited to the Mercedes hence why you found in almost impossible to find that car in a manual. In fact in the trade most refused to buy a manual Mercedes as they would be hard to shift. Mercedes auto boxes were not anywhere close to the performance of the switchable, steptronic and other iterations of auto boxes that BMW had.
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Most men think that they are better at changing gear than an autobox much as they all think that they are good in bed, whereas the truth is somewhat different
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Sorry, bit slow to reply as the wife kept me in bed.
Having grown up with manuals I guess there is an element of muscle memory, old dogs/new tricks etc, but I cannot for the life of me get round a corner in what I consider to be an effective manner in a standard auto.
In my manual E89: braking done early, select the right gear, constant throttle in and accelerate out.
With ye olde worlde auto box in wifey's 2.5i I never feel it's right. Get to the apex and the car says 'oh, you want this gear do you, ok, give me a sec..."
With the more modern autos (as in my new shape 1-series) I simply flappy paddle it down a gear and away we go.
The missus, on the other hand has driven autos for years and she seems much more at home with it. Brake early, then start driving before the bend so the box has changed down already.
So a lot of it comes down to driving styles, type of driving experience, ability to adapt (willingness to adapt!).
To answer the OPs initial question then, there is nothing inherently right or wrong about either a manual or auto box.
I'd dare to suggest that in the real world the slightly quicker 0-62mph with the modern auto only really makes itself felt at the bar.
OP, you will need to drive both types and see which suits you best I think, but in the knowledge that whichever you choose it is neither the right nor the wrong decision.
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Thanks guys and gurls
Sounds advice - all be it very 50/50 lol….
Think I’m going to head down the auto route I’m bot planning of red lining sideways all the time so I’m sure an auto would suit a bit more of a cruising lifestyle.
Sure they’ll be more questions if the future (like how to swap an auto box for a manual)
Sounds advice - all be it very 50/50 lol….
Think I’m going to head down the auto route I’m bot planning of red lining sideways all the time so I’m sure an auto would suit a bit more of a cruising lifestyle.
Sure they’ll be more questions if the future (like how to swap an auto box for a manual)