by "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
Published 08/17/2017 at 15:32
by "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
Published 08/17/2017 at 15:32
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Only 7 are incorrectly listed and actually have the DCT. I thought it’d be a lot higher than that! Couldn’t confirmed either way on 4 cars. One of the offenders was from Enthusiast Auto Group! Come on, guys...
If you’ve never read BKRM3's Oppo review, it’s quite good (and has 42k views):
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"EL_ULY" (uly)
08/17/2017 at 15:38, STARS: 2
hmm.... I wonder how many RX7 and RX8 are listed as having X number of cylinders on auto trader, craigslist, etc. lolololol :]
UPDATE: WTF!!!
UPDATE 2: We got a winner, 3 cylinder
"UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy" (smithtaylorm)
08/17/2017 at 15:47, STARS: 1
It’s great that EAG is maybe a mile from my place (and on the same road) so I can look at their overpriced goods in person basically anytime I like.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
08/17/2017 at 15:50, STARS: 0
Hahaha!
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
08/17/2017 at 15:51, STARS: 0
That’s some good window shopping!
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
08/17/2017 at 15:53, STARS: 2
If you want to find a much higher percentage of SMG cars marked as manual, search for E60 M5 and E63/4 M6.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
08/17/2017 at 15:58, STARS: 0
Just proves that lots of people selling cars have no idea about the cars they’re selling. I actually sent a message to the 7 that were listed incorrectly to let them know they had it listed wrong.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
08/17/2017 at 16:00, STARS: 0
Link, because Kinja: http://oppositelock.kinja.com/bmw-e90-m3-the-oppositelock-review-1615382409
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
08/17/2017 at 16:01, STARS: 0
I’m sure a lot of the mis-markings are intentional, because technically an SMG or DCT still has a clutch and allows you to manually select gears, and dealers know customers search for manuals so they want their cars to show in the results.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
08/17/2017 at 16:10, STARS: 0
I guess, but at least half were listed as 6-Speed Manual, which it is not. Definitely time to add a dual-clutch category on most of these sites.
"UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy" (smithtaylorm)
08/17/2017 at 16:17, STARS: 1
Not gonna lie, they have a solid collection they show outside. See M2's flying around near it recently. They’ve got a cool E39 touring shop wag with msport/mtech? Whatever it was called exterior package and the style 37's. I want.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
08/17/2017 at 16:35, STARS: 0
Oh yeah...
"jonny11quest" (jonny11quest)
08/17/2017 at 17:04, STARS: 2
When I was looking for my non-M e90, it was a solid 72% incorrect ads... I had a reply that I copied and pasted for every one that I came across. Something like “Vehicle listed incorrectly. This car is NOT a manual. If it doesn’t have a clutch pedal, then it’s NOT a manual.” Changing the world, one internet car salesman at a time.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
08/17/2017 at 17:07, STARS: 1
Haha - I did the same thing for these 7 (but not as detailed).
your@mom.com is my go-to fake email address.
"jonny11quest" (jonny11quest)
08/17/2017 at 17:17, STARS: 0
Nice! I use
frank@tank.com
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
08/17/2017 at 17:19, STARS: 0
Good one!
"E90M3" (e90m3)
08/17/2017 at 20:34, STARS: 1
You’re gonna have to write up your E90 at some point.
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
08/17/2017 at 23:44, STARS: 3
“Is your car a manual or automatic?”
It’s got a manual shifting mode.
“Does your car have a clutch pedal?”
Well, no.
“Then that’s an automatic...”
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
08/17/2017 at 23:46, STARS: 1
Do you laugh in their faces, or do you hold it in and when you get into your car you burst out laughing?
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
08/17/2017 at 23:56, STARS: 0
Amen!
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
08/18/2017 at 14:20, STARS: 0
One of the few DeMuro articles that I really liked was the one where he went up to a guy who had a BRZ and asked if it had a manual or an automatic and the guy responded with “Both”.
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
08/18/2017 at 15:59, STARS: 0
Oh that poor unfortunate soul.
"jonny11quest" (jonny11quest)
08/22/2017 at 10:34, STARS: 1
Haha, I know. A proper introduction and E90 post is in order. Soon...
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/10/2017 at 15:16, STARS: 1