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      07-15-2008, 02:45 AM   #23
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Ooh, I bet that road's really fun to drive!
I haven't taken the new car on it yet, but I'm itching to. Finally got past 1200 miles on Sunday.
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      07-15-2008, 02:47 AM   #24
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Very nice! How do you like having the 6spd? I've always wanted one, and I think in a couple years when I'm ready for a new car, it will be. I just worry that I'll get tired of it.
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      07-15-2008, 02:55 AM   #25
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Very nice! How do you like having the 6spd? I've always wanted one, and I think in a couple years when I'm ready for a new car, it will be. I just worry that I'll get tired of it.
I just spent the last four years behind a slushbox. Before that I swore I would only buy an automatic if I lost my left leg, but the Tacoma I ended up in only came in an Automatic with the DoubleCab body (needed the cab space as then I had 3 kids - 4 now) for 2004 and I hated the upcoming 2005 body.

It's so great to have three pedals again. I will admit I've never driven a modern automatic (like the 335 step) nor a DCT/"flappy paddle gearbox", but I see no reason to try. To de-zealot this, to each their own and enjoy what you have, but don't knock the 6MT. Give it a spin and go from there.
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Yeah, I've actually never driven a stick on a car newer than I think maybe 1995 model year.
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Yeah, I've actually never driven a stick on a car newer than I think maybe 1995 model year.
The only real advantages to the sticks now a days is having 6 gears instead of 5 or 4, and the hill holder feature. That really helped my re-entry into driving stick again. It's unnerving until you get used to it. Coming from an automatic, it might not be that strange.

OT: The people next to me in this hotel room are freakin loud.
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The only real advantages to the sticks now a days is having 6 gears instead of 5 or 4, and the hill holder feature. That really helped my re-entry into driving stick again. It's unnerving until you get used to it. Coming from an automatic, it might not be that strange.

OT: The people next to me in this hotel room are freakin loud.
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i'm watching "falling down" haha haven't seen it in so long.
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I'm gonna go watch the back of my eyelids. Have a good night.
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I'm calling the OP out on this one using the general forum with an OT topic to boost his post count! ooooooooooooooo
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I won't be sleeping tonight...I finally take delivery tomorrow.

I saw my car on Saturday. I went in to finalize the trade-in of my current piece of poop (G35x) and they just pulled my car off the truck. It's been a brutal few days!!
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I've been having insomnia for the past 7 days. I can't eat, can't sleep, been showing up to work at 7:30am.
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I've been having insomnia for the past 7 days. I can't eat, can't sleep, been showing up to work at 7:30am.
dude! get to a doctor!!
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I won't be sleeping tonight...I finally take delivery tomorrow.

I saw my car on Saturday. I went in to finalize the trade-in of my current piece of poop (G35x) and they just pulled my car off the truck. It's been a brutal few days!!
That is the insanity that is waiting for your new BMW...
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