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      10-20-2020, 05:49 AM   #62
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Originally Posted by gasnet View Post
Bmw spent millions every year to perfect the auto trans. Thats the ultimate driving machine.Not a manual. It only exists as a cost saving feature for cheap Europeans. The way my Z4 shifts is what gives me the greatest joy. Test drive one and find out for yourself. Travel to Europe and you better know how to drive a manual. 4 door version of your car is a taxi cab in Europe.
I don't care how many millions of dollars BMW spent to "perfect the auto transmission." A 6-speed manual is just more fun and involving to drive in a roadster than an auto tranny... as anyone who has driven a Porsche Boxster, Mazda Miata, or earlier generations of the BMW Z can attest.
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