F10 M5 with a stick!

"area man" (hurrburgring) 01/31/2015 at 19:27 • Filed to: None

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F10 M5 with a stick! I'm always peeking into parked cars to see if they're a manual or not - I consider it a personal census of the dying - and sometimes it's very rewarding.

Steve in Manhattan > area man 01/31/2015 at 19:30

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When we go for a walk the GF makes fun of me for peering in the window of every 3 series I see - 85% or so are slushboxes, but I always have hope.

jkm7680 > area man 01/31/2015 at 19:31

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Glad to know that I'm not the only person who does this whenever I have to walk places. "No, I'm not scoping out which car to break into, but I'm trying to judge you based on your taste of transmission."

ly2v8-Brian > area man 01/31/2015 at 19:43

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As much as people complain about the 'death' of the manual transmission this is something that kind of only exists here. Germany only gets the twin clutch, no traditional manual.

Manuél Ferrari > ly2v8-Brian 01/31/2015 at 19:50

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really?

i didn't know that

Manuél Ferrari > area man 01/31/2015 at 19:51

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nicceeeeee

and dat leather

much want

this is a car i think i would like to own even though it has the wrong engine and the curb weight is wayyyyy too high

ly2v8-Brian > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 19:57

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yep, same for the UK as well.

Manuél Ferrari > ly2v8-Brian 01/31/2015 at 19:58

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haha limousine is so true cause it's SO big

ly2v8-Brian > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 20:02

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That always cracks me up that that is the word the Germans use for sedan. Even the M3 is called a limousine.

Manuél Ferrari > ly2v8-Brian 01/31/2015 at 20:04

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lolol that is so funny

what do they call an actual limo then?

area man > ly2v8-Brian 01/31/2015 at 20:06

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yeah, we're keeping it alive!

area man > Steve in Manhattan 01/31/2015 at 20:06

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haha exactly

ly2v8-Brian > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 20:10

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Same I think.

Manuél Ferrari > ly2v8-Brian 01/31/2015 at 20:12

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lol

way to be specific Germans

Steve in Manhattan > area man 01/31/2015 at 20:20

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I am old enough to remember when you could get a 7 series with a manual - drove one.

CPT Speedbump > area man 01/31/2015 at 21:18

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Me and a friend did this in a junk yard last week..turns out, almost every saturn is a manual, lol

BKRM3 > area man 01/31/2015 at 21:33

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gorgeous! Shame about that fake sound though =)

Sn210 > area man 01/31/2015 at 21:45

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I was looking into a ctsv wagon to see if it was a manual as the owner and his family walked up to the car. They looked at me weird. I smiled and walked away alwardly. All was well though, it was a manual!!!

jmedarts > area man 01/31/2015 at 22:53

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Saves you lots of money on an alarm