Auto not a drivers car?
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buzyg said:Love the archaic exentricities of my manual gear box. I am in no doubt it makes the car slower in a straight line than a dual clutch could. I just get far to much pleasure from a good run up and down the box with out any mistakes. It still requires practice skill and timing to get it right after 8 years of driving my Zed.
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I truly enjoy driving my 35i manual, even if it's a little slower (still seems pretty quick though
). No issue with those who prefer auto, it's just my preference. 
I went auto, and love it. The shift is soooo slick and fast when you wrench control from the computer, but I'm am old fart, so is it any wonder I like the auto?
One of my favourite manuals was in my ex Honda S2000 - a great box to use that suited the engine very well. Not tried a manual Z so unable to compare.
One of my favourite manuals was in my ex Honda S2000 - a great box to use that suited the engine very well. Not tried a manual Z so unable to compare.
I think you perfectly describe the difference in feeling between "I bought a fast car" (dual clutch) and "I'm a fast driver" (manual)buzyg said:I just get far to much pleasure from a good run up and down the box with out any mistakes. It still requires practice skill and timing to get it right after 8 years of driving my Zed.
First ever auto I have owned is the Coupe, I had driven auto's in the past and the mere sight of that garish big lump of an auto gear stick made me feel queasy, I had always been a get the Manual box or get a bus kinda guy and had a series of increasingly brutal setup (racing clutches/flywheels to get the power through) Japanese turbo machines before I joined the ranks of BMW. When I test drove the Coupe I genuinely expected to hate it, so much so I wasnt going to bother going to see the car as having gone and driven a mk2 V6 TT with the DSG box, I found it to be utterly horrendous and a truly appalling box! But eventually after much humming and hawing I went and tried the Coupe... with the box in the "manual" mode I absolutely fell in love with it, the ability to have the comfort of an auto in traffic but take control when having fun was literally the best of both worlds! Was it the best possible choice though....? No.
I absolutely adore my Coupe and I love the current setup but there is that little part of me, that niggling little voice that wants the feel of the clutch back, that misses that little bit of direct control over the engine. Not so much that I need to change it, but I keep an eye on the Z4MC market and should a manual with the right spec for the right money come up....
I absolutely adore my Coupe and I love the current setup but there is that little part of me, that niggling little voice that wants the feel of the clutch back, that misses that little bit of direct control over the engine. Not so much that I need to change it, but I keep an eye on the Z4MC market and should a manual with the right spec for the right money come up....
Hunter, out of curiosity what was your old car ? I'm intrigued.
///MC clearly all ready has it's claws into you. There is no way back from here? :evil:Flyingfifer said:First ever auto I have owned is the Coupe, I had driven auto's in the past and the mere sight of that garish big lump of an auto gear stick made me feel queasy, I had always been a get the Manual box or get a bus kinda guy and had a series of increasingly brutal setup (racing clutches/flywheels to get the power through) Japanese turbo machines before I joined the ranks of BMW. When I test drove the Coupe I genuinely expected to hate it, so much so I wasnt going to bother going to see the car as having gone and driven a mk2 V6 TT with the DSG box, I found it to be utterly horrendous and a truly appalling box! But eventually after much humming and hawing I went and tried the Coupe... with the box in the "manual" mode I absolutely fell in love with it, the ability to have the comfort of an auto in traffic but take control when having fun was literally the best of both worlds! Was it the best possible choice though....? No.
I absolutely adore my Coupe and I love the current setup but there is that little part of me, that niggling little voice that wants the feel of the clutch back, that misses that little bit of direct control over the engine. Not so much that I need to change it, but I keep an eye on the Z4MC market and should a manual with the right spec for the right money come up....
buzyg said:///MC clearly all ready has it's claws into you. There is no way back from here? :evil:
Hehe yeah it does to be fair
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