Manual M40i Live on BMW Configurator
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BeardyJon said:The fact they've only given one colour choice for this is disappointing, and it couldn't be more of an old fart combo.
My first thought was actually the opposite...looks like a dodgy drug dealers kind of ride.
But wait a news flash! Latest from BMW UKHQ says...."From launch, only the Frozen Deep Green colour is available with the Handschalter Pack, although more colour options are likely to become available later in 2024"
Presumably if nobody buys it.
I am indeed, whilst I do like the ease of an automatic, especially with queuing traffic, I've never warmed to shifting with the paddles and it does take some of the enjoyment out of driving. This is highlighted whenever I get into the Golf, it makes you feel like you are actually involved in the drive. I really do think that the B58 plus the manual will be a fantastic combination, I'm just hoping that it will become available in other colours.john-e89 said:sars said:Our 2018 Golf GT has adaptive as standard and it's a manual, when you change gear the cruise remains activejohn-e89 said:
Not tempted by a manual are you Sars given you use it for everyday duties…? :driving:
What is up with BMW UK, why limit the appeal when other countries are embracing it fully.
sars said:I am indeed, whilst I do like the ease of an automatic, especially with queuing traffic, I've never warmed to shifting with the paddles and it does take some of the enjoyment out of driving. This is highlighted whenever I get into the Golf, it makes you feel like you are actually involved in the drive. I really do think that the B58 plus the manual will be a fantastic combination, I'm just hoping that it will become available in other colours.john-e89 said:sars said:Our 2018 Golf GT has adaptive as standard and it's a manual, when you change gear the cruise remains active
Not tempted by a manual are you Sars given you use it for everyday duties…? :driving:
What is up with BMW UK, why limit the appeal when other countries are embracing it fully.
:idunno: Makes absolutely no sense to me either….
Nanu said:I suspect a large and successful operation like BMW may have done some research. I may be wrong but I doubt itjohn-e89 said:Nanu said:If the demand was there they would make them, but it just isn'toke:
They ain’t been built yet so how do you know…?
If there’s no demand why bother offering a manual at all then, why invest any money at all in it…? All that sticking to one colour does is limit your audience….id have thought that’s the opposite of what they want no…? I simply don’t get the rationale of let’s put a manual box in but limit colours. Car manufacturers paint in batches of one colour, it makes no difference if the car is auto or manual, a big part of the wait for a new car you order is waiting until they get enough cars ordered to paint a batch in one colour, a car is built from a sheet of rolled steel into the drive away finished vehicle in 24hrs, except waiting for paint, so put a manual box in, get more orders in, paint them more quickly…happy customers…..you’d assume… :?
did make me laugh.Pondrew said:
now i have visions of plumbers in baseball caps, and old men in flat caps in Z`s :rofl:
