"Tom McParland" (tommcparland)
05/19/2014 at 19:42 • Filed to: bmw
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"Tom McParland" (tommcparland)
05/19/2014 at 19:42 • Filed to: bmw | 9
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The wife was getting a massage so the little guy and I killed some time by grabbing some frozen yogurt and strolling the local BMW lot. There was not one new BMW in inventory with 3-pedals.
Manuél Ferrari
> Tom McParland
05/19/2014 at 19:45 |
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Ruh oh
That is a really bad sign :(
jkm7680
> Tom McParland
05/19/2014 at 19:46 |
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Finding three pedals is getting harder and harder to find new.
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> Tom McParland
05/19/2014 at 19:53 |
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After a quick search, of the more than 45,000 new BMWs listed on Autotrader, less than 1% are manuals. So much for the whole "ultimate driving machine" thing.
Saracen
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/19/2014 at 19:54 |
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ultimate poseur machine.
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Saracen
> Tom McParland
05/19/2014 at 19:55 |
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There was a small handful of manuals in my area.
One of which was in an M6 Gran Coupe!
CAR_IS_MI
> Tom McParland
05/19/2014 at 19:58 |
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This is how it was when I went car shopping. 2 BMW dealers in town with HUGE inventories consisting of everything from 10 year old used to brand spanking new ///M models and not a single [BMW] with 3 pedals. (they had other used cars on lot with 3 pedals but nothing with BMW logos
E30Joe drives a Subaru
> Tom McParland
05/19/2014 at 20:05 |
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I drive manual F10's and F30's pretty regularly at work and you don't want one. It's not even a manual. It feels too perfect, the clutch too light, and the shifts take no effort.
K-Roll-PorscheTamer
> Tom McParland
05/19/2014 at 20:12 |
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THERE IS NO GOD!!
JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL
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Tom McParland
> E30Joe drives a Subaru
05/19/2014 at 20:53 |
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not sure if serious or....
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E30Joe drives a Subaru
> Tom McParland
05/19/2014 at 21:03 |
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I kinda worded that poorly. It feels too automated, soft, it feels like the shift linkage is electric and the clutch too. Then again that's coming from someone who owned a bunch of E30's. The shifts were firm and the clutch was nice and heavy.
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Tom McParland
> E30Joe drives a Subaru
05/19/2014 at 21:26 |
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So what's a guy to do if he wants a new German sports-sedan with RWD and 3-pedals?
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E30Joe drives a Subaru
> Tom McParland
05/19/2014 at 21:28 |
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Settle.
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Tom McParland
> E30Joe drives a Subaru
05/19/2014 at 21:33 |
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So just get the damn F30?
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sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> Tom McParland
05/19/2014 at 21:46 |
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Tom McParland
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/19/2014 at 22:07 |
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The A4 is quite nice especially with the red bias Quattro, but damn that 2.0T needs an update.
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E30Joe drives a Subaru
> Tom McParland
05/19/2014 at 23:06 |
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The 335i paired with a manual is as good as it will be until I can get my butt in the seat of the new M3. I drove a manual F10 M5 and that seems to be a lot better than a non-M F10.
I'm just being grumpy because "They don't make em like they used to"
Stef Schrader
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/20/2014 at 00:18 |
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I drove an E30 iX this weekend.
Would settle.
Would settle lots.
Actually, that's not really settling. You don't need all that cushy poopsauce, you need a straight six and AWD.
DipodomysDeserti
> Tom McParland
05/20/2014 at 09:03 |
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I've been looking for CPO BMW's for my wife and can't find any manuals. I asked a few sales guys a about it and they said they almost never see newer manuals, and that the dealership will only special order them for people who want a new one.
AdmiralAkbar
> K-Roll-PorscheTamer
05/20/2014 at 14:20 |
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Jesus really is your co-driver!