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2010 2011 BMW 5 Series Forum F10 F10 5-series Manual Transmission Take Rate Only 6%. What's yours? |
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View Poll Results: What is your F10 transmission? | |||
Automatic Transmission | 87 | 60.84% | |
6-speed Manual Transmission | 56 | 39.16% | |
Voters: 143. You may not vote on this poll |
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08-15-2010, 10:07 PM | #67 |
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And where exactly will you go?
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M3/g are a different class and will continue to offer manual past m5. No comment on the cts-v.
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Look at amgs, ferraris, lambos, bentleys, F1 cars etc. None of them are normal autos but none have a clutch pedal either.
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I went sport manual on my F10 550i
I have a2000 E39 540 6spd manual m sport and a 2005 E60 530 touring auto. I love the 540 but, my girlfriend has shoulder problems, none of my kids can drive a manual, and it is easier to drive nonaggressively with an auto, which makes it easier on the passengers. I am thinking about keeping the e39. It is only worth a few thousand dollars and is really fun to drive. I have doubts the F10 will be that much fun.
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btw, I don't think ill of others with different preferences. I absolutely appreciate the efficiency and quickness of the new autos and auto-manuals. But people like me will follow the stick. That's the primary reason we got to BMW and (to this point) stay with BMW. |
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09-22-2010, 01:20 PM | #75 |
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I got the manual transmission. I have been driving for about 14 years now and have never owned an automatic. In fact in High School my gf forbid me to drive her auto because I would 'search' for the clutch and basically slam on the breaks. She as well as other drivers around me were non to pleased. That problem has subsided as I got older. But i digress ...
I love the manual for all the reasons people do. You are directly inputing what YOU want into the car and the car responds. The cars I have had: 1) 1983 Accord, 2) 1989 F-150, 3) 2000 Corvette, 4) 535i A few things that have caught me off-guard. The gearing is very low. by that i mean the computer tells me to shift to 6 at about 44 mph. I know this is just to improve fuel consumption but still that just seemed very low. Also it is weird to be at 2K RPM's at only 60 mph. I guess it is just because I am coming from the Vette where I was closer to 80 mph at 2K in 6th gear. i assume that is the difference of having an inline 6 instead of the Vette's V8. I have to admit that I have been stalling more often with this car than I ever have. I do not sure if it stems from me having not driven for almost 8 months or just the clutch, but I think it is the gas pedal. I am used to a direct line and not this completely electronic system I think the BMW has. That may just be an excuse :-) One thing I def do not like is the placement of Reverse. it is left of 1st gear and I am used to right of 5th gear. Also the fact that Reverse is just a second detent instead of having some sort of locking mechanism to keep you out of reverse, is not good. I find that I will sometimes go into reverse when I want to be in 1st. I guess I am too strong for my own good Overall I love it and the only thing i would change is the reverse |
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That's the traditional placement of reverse for sports cars to allow faster shifting from reverse to first. Look at Porsche, Audi (I think) and the old Ferrarris - it's the same thing.
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