"Sam" (samwellington)
08/12/2014 at 21:45 • Filed to: None
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"Sam" (samwellington)
08/12/2014 at 21:45 • Filed to: None | 6
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Great car, except for the 17-18 MPG average. It's my second car that I got a few months after my Miata was totaled. A pretty big change from the Miata. Auto, unfortunately, but a really smooth one. I plan on doing a manual swap, whenever the auto craps out.
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Manuél Ferrari
> Sam
08/12/2014 at 21:58 |
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Dude you average 17-18 MPG in your bimmer?
That's not bad, that's amazing!
If you think that's bad make sure to never buy an M car, unless it's a new turbo charged one...
AM3R
> Sam
08/12/2014 at 22:00 |
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just how good is the auto?
I drive an auto E90 328i and it is NICE but I wanna get a manual, and I've found a few E34 wagons near me that are autos but I'd do a manual conversion asap.
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Sam
> AM3R
08/12/2014 at 22:03 |
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Sport mode downshifts hard enough to shake your fillings out. It also holds gears till about 4k when not under throttle, 5-6k when under throttle. The standard mode feels nearly seamless.
Also, good luck finding a manual. They're apparently very popular with the drifters.
dogisbadob
> Sam
08/12/2014 at 22:04 |
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yay dual sunroofs!
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Sam
> dogisbadob
08/12/2014 at 22:05 |
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Impress your friends! And confuse people who don't realise it doesn't slide all the way open.
Formula4speed
> Manuél Ferrari
08/12/2014 at 22:13 |
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I'm averaging 17.8 in my e39M, I presume the E60 is worse, but are the M3s not better?
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AM3R
> Sam
08/12/2014 at 22:15 |
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Sounds a lot like my E90. Such a great auto transmission, very fun to drive but also smooth enough for those times I just want to enjoy the drive.
Luckily finding a transmission isn't too hard to find.
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dogisbadob
> Sam
08/12/2014 at 22:17 |
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What? It doesn't slide open? http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/cacofonie/3328…
Textured Soy Protein
> AM3R
08/12/2014 at 22:20 |
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Interesting. I tried an E90 335i convertible before buying my 135is DCT. The Steptronic was...ok, but not as responsive in manual mode as I wanted. Which is why I went for the DCT.
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AM3R
> Textured Soy Protein
08/12/2014 at 22:22 |
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335i uses a different transmission than the 328i. When I bought the car I "reset" the transmission so it would learn my driving style, and then I got an alpina flash to quicken the steptronic shifts and make regular driving even smoother.
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Manuél Ferrari
> Formula4speed
08/12/2014 at 22:27 |
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Wow that's pretty good!
I'm averaging 14-15 in the E46 M3 and 10-13 in the E90 M3. But I do have more city driving than most people do. Very little highway these days.
The N/A M3s have high strung engines that rev to the moon. Very fun, but the opposite of what you want for good fuel economy
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Sam
> dogisbadob
08/12/2014 at 22:27 |
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I mean, they think it opens all the way, kind of like the Fiat 500 'Vert. Only part way on both sides.
Edit: Like this-
http://www.warton.org/images/Bimmer/…
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dogisbadob
> Sam
08/12/2014 at 23:09 |
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Wow that's so stupid and worthless! They should've just made one big sunroof :/
Flavien Vidal
> Sam
08/13/2014 at 01:01 |
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Import it from France or Germany... We have TONS of those manual back home...
