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      07-01-2019, 05:04 PM   #23
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Not having a manual Is like having your balls removed and it would be very sad but I'm sure life would go on. I refuse to own it automatic. When I finally do it will be an electric car. People might have analogies about this and that but realistically the internal combustion engine was meant to have a manual.

If you're SO can't drive a manual just buy her an automatic and keep the manuals for yourself. Or is the analogies go get with the modern times and get an electric car. It's just a matter of time till everything is electric. Then autonomous.
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      07-01-2019, 10:06 PM   #24
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My current M2 is my first M car without a manual. Seattle traffic has gotten so bad that I haven’t missed the 6 speed.

And when the DCT is faster and gets better mileage than a 6 speed, there is no longer an argument for getting a 6 speed. A year and a half in, I am still enjoying my DCT.
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Automatic daily driver

Manual weekend car

I have zero incentive to own an automatic sports car. I'd be sad.
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I have four vehicles in the driveway with manual transmissions, and two with one-speed direct drive motors. As a side benefit, I have no worries about kids borrowing one for a joy ride.....

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      07-02-2019, 07:12 AM   #27
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Frankly, it's fantastic. All the joy of manual without the annoyance in traffic
Sorry but how can it be the joy of manual when you're not even rowing your gears.
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      07-02-2019, 07:14 AM   #28
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I have four vehicles in the driveway with manual transmissions, and two with one-speed direct drive motors. As a side benefit, I have no worries about kids borrowing one for a joy ride.....

What a cringy meme, if you can even call it a meme
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      07-02-2019, 07:23 AM   #29
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Why not have both?

Have your cake and eat it too. Sold my 6MT E46 M3 recently, but I plan to add a manual some else to the stable again soon.
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      07-02-2019, 07:48 AM   #30
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Why not have both?

Have your cake and eat it too. Sold my 6MT E46 M3 recently, but I plan to add a manual some else to the stable again soon.
Because $$$
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      07-02-2019, 08:38 AM   #31
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Because $$$
My e46 m3 cost under $300/yr to insure with Hagerty as a 4th car. I sold it for more than I paid + repairs i did.

So it really doesn't have to cost that much if you are smart about it.
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Automatic daily driver

Manual weekend car

I have zero incentive to own an automatic sports car. I'd be sad.
Same here.
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      07-02-2019, 12:52 PM   #33
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here my simple solution buy your sports car in stick. and a beater in automatic. boom problem solved
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      07-02-2019, 01:02 PM   #34
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My e46 m3 cost under $300/yr to insure with Hagerty as a 4th car. I sold it for more than I paid + repairs i did.

So it really doesn't have to cost that much if you are smart about it.
That's a great car ownership technique that I would like to learn. How do you get into predicting the expect prices of the cars and all that? Just a gamble based on looking at prices?
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      07-02-2019, 01:03 PM   #35
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Interesting concept for this thread. But I suppose like women, I don't let go of what I enjoy. That goes for women, cars, and transmissions. My ex's (both women and cars) are that way for a reason. I have zero regrets on what I've cast aside over the years.
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      07-02-2019, 02:46 PM   #36
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That's a great car ownership technique that I would like to learn. How do you get into predicting the expect prices of the cars and all that? Just a gamble based on looking at prices?
Pretty much boils down to, buy low sell high.
There is obviously more to it, like you'd want to buy cars at the bottom of their depreciation curve and knowing the market and demand for certain cars. If you are handy you can buy cars that need work and still make a profit. Obviously you need to understand there is some risk and some stuff you need to do. Lots of strategies out there you can research.
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No, it’s missing your E9x that’s like missing your ex. You remember the great noises she made but you don’t remember that you really had to flog her to make her perform the way you wanted her to
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My current M2 is my first M car without a manual. Seattle traffic has gotten so bad that I haven’t missed the 6 speed.

And when the DCT is faster and gets better mileage than a 6 speed, there is no longer an argument for getting a 6 speed. A year and a half in, I am still enjoying my DCT.
The joy of driving isn't all about what's faster - you can only drive so fast on public roads before getting arrested. If better mileage and being fast is all you want and cared for, then a single gear electric car is way faster than what that DCT can give you, but none of us here are driving those, are we?

Sure, there's enjoyment in a DCT, it's just a different experience, compared to a 3 pedals.
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My current M2 is my first M car without a manual. Seattle traffic has gotten so bad that I haven’t missed the 6 speed.

And when the DCT is faster and gets better mileage than a 6 speed, there is no longer an argument for getting a 6 speed. A year and a half in, I am still enjoying my DCT.
The joy of driving isn't all about what's faster - you can only drive so fast on public roads before getting arrested. If better mileage and being fast is all you want and cared for, then a single gear electric car is way faster than what that DCT can give you, but none of us here are driving those, are we?
EV's are surprisingly not fast once they're doing 40-50mph. It will be interesting to see how the Taycan deals with this as I assume it's the first one that will see significant Autobahn usage.
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      07-02-2019, 06:41 PM   #40
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The joy of driving isn't all about what's faster - you can only drive so fast on public roads before getting arrested. If better mileage and being fast is all you want and cared for, then a single gear electric car is way faster than what that DCT can give you, but none of us here are driving those, are we?

Sure, there's enjoyment in a DCT, it's just a different experience, compared to a 3 pedals.
DCTs are also much faster on the track. And I don’t have to listen to my wife complaining about how difficult it is to drive a manual.
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      07-02-2019, 07:11 PM   #41
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I think if you can get one manual car and one automatic you are covered. If not it is a secondary issue to your loved one. Life is full of compromises and that is a small one. I do wish there was a true manual with a clutch you could switch to full automatic mode.
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If better mileage and being fast is all you want and cared for, then a single gear electric car is way faster than what that DCT can give you, but none of us here are driving those, are we?
I hope you are aware that BMW makes two fine examples, and one of them is charging in my driveway as I write this.....
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      07-03-2019, 06:02 AM   #43
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lots of interesting replies, but not one hits precisely on the question I posed:

anyone go from manual to DCT or another good manumatic, then miss manual, go back to manual to then say "what was I thinking, I should have stayed broken up with manual"?
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Get a manual. I've been driving manuals for 20+ years. For a brief 1.5 year time I had an Audi with a DSG and was literally getting sleepy driving it. So boring. Have 0 interest in ever leaving manuals again!

The paddles are fun for like 2 weeks. After that it's just pure boredom. Manuals are never boring. Even a boring car with a manual is more fun than an exciting car with a dull automatic.
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