Whose got a manual?

BMWF90M5 · 05-11-2022, 03:52 PM

I have decided I no longer need to be the fastest thing on the road, and miss having a manual. For those that have the manual, do you regret getting it? Do you still enjoy it?

nearwater4me · 05-11-2022, 03:55 PM

If you want a manual, get the manual.

https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1909457

voyagergab · 05-11-2022, 03:57 PM

I got a g82 in manual and can’t be happier.

Laguna01///M3 · 05-11-2022, 03:59 PM

LOVE my manual. No complaints here.

bri1042 · 05-11-2022, 04:55 PM

15 months of ownership, happy as a gear-rowing clam.

The Ching · 05-11-2022, 05:22 PM

Proud of my stick!

DoubleDave · 05-11-2022, 05:45 PM

I have it and have no regrets.

If you highway cruise a lot then 80 mph @ 3000 rpm may not be your thing.

Most of my driving is city so it’s a non issue for me but something to think about.

NightWriter · 05-11-2022, 06:57 PM

I asked this question a few months back. More responses there...

https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1869602

true_grit · 05-11-2022, 07:08 PM

Car is special with a manual….without it….

BMWF90M5 · 05-11-2022, 07:24 PM

I have a wrecked trackhawk (that I am hoping to mod the crap out of) when I want to go fast off the line, so I think I will go for the manual.

zambarossa · 05-11-2022, 08:44 PM

Never get bored of manual. MT > HP

BMWnation · 05-11-2022, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Achievement Tracker

I have a wrecked trackhawk (that I am hoping to mod the crap out of) when I want to go fast off the line, so I think I will go for the manual.

I was surprise how good the manual is in this car compared to my e92.
I love it, bump stop, CDV delete love it even more. Would not get Auto over this. I have auto 5 series for daily where I can fall asleep driving - lol
The best part I get to modulate the throttle/gear as I'd like. Downshifts could not be better

HNSKP · 05-11-2022, 09:01 PM

Manual all the way. Shifts started feeling better after a couple thousand miles.

Auto rev match when I haven't had my morning coffee yet is the only active driving assist I need.

bhmax16 · 05-11-2022, 09:05 PM

I have a manual G82 and am glad I opted for it. Honestly, the whole reason I got an M car is because I could not get an M340i in a manual. I didn't need the 4 doors and the M4 was easier to snag than the M3, so here I am with a manual M4.

I needed to add a clutch stop and do a CDV delete on my E92 to get things how I wanted them. For me...the M4 feels fine right out of the box and I intend to keep things as they are.

vtol_4 · 05-11-2022, 09:08 PM

Have the manual and love it - this car is already ridiculously fast and it's just way more fun - plus we may as well enjoy the manuals while they're still selling them!

zambarossa · 05-11-2022, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vtol_4

plus we may as well enjoy the manuals while they're still selling them!

That was the #1 reason I got the M3. Might be last of a kind.

2011ninja · 05-11-2022, 09:42 PM

Manual all day!

If I wanted an automatic that would open the door to a thousand other cars!!!!!!

gatedR · 05-11-2022, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Achievement Tracker

I have decided I no longer need to be the fastest thing on the road, and miss having a manual. For those that have the manual, do you regret getting it? Do you still enjoy it?

Loving my M3. I've got like 700 miles or so. The shifting out of 1st, off of a cold start is pretty rough.
Otherwise I can't get enough of it.

gohawks23 · 05-11-2022, 11:00 PM

It is Who's

Sorry, I read the title and had to...

PS, manual is the only way for my cars.

spaceage · 05-11-2022, 11:46 PM

Ignore criticism that the MT was "bolted on"...its good, get it. The car is amazing.

Trojan4evr · 05-12-2022, 12:34 AM

Love mine. The MT is why I got my M3.

0Camus0 · 05-12-2022, 12:59 AM

Manuals can be *almost* (not quite) as fast as the Competition tuned:

Yeah stock is not the fastest car around, even a Camaro SS would be a bit faster, but after Tune/JB4, these cars are beasts.

05-11-2022, 03:52 PM	#1
BMWF90M5 Private 72 Rep 97 Posts Drives: Jeep Trackhawk Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Minnesota iTrader: (0)	Whose got a manual? I have decided I no longer need to be the fastest thing on the road, and miss having a manual. For those that have the manual, do you regret getting it? Do you still enjoy it?
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05-11-2022, 03:55 PM	#2
nearwater4me Colonel 1919 Rep 2,138 Posts Drives: '22 G82 Base Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: GA iTrader: (1)	If you want a manual, get the manual. https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1909457
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05-11-2022, 03:57 PM	#3
voyagergab Major 634 Rep 1,083 Posts Drives: G82 M4 6MT, G01/F97 X3M Join Date: May 2014 Location: Calgary, AB iTrader: (0)	I got a g82 in manual and can’t be happier.
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05-11-2022, 03:59 PM	#4
Laguna01///M3 IG @WBucco 1401 Rep 821 Posts Drives: '22 PB G80 6SPD Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	LOVE my manual. No complaints here.
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05-11-2022, 04:55 PM	#5
bri1042 Brigadier General 6060 Rep 3,313 Posts Drives: 2021 IOMG M3 6MT Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	15 months of ownership, happy as a gear-rowing clam.
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05-11-2022, 05:22 PM	#6
The Ching First Lieutenant 266 Rep 321 Posts Drives: 2022 G80 6MT Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Baltimore, MD iTrader: (0)	Proud of my stick! Attached Images
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05-11-2022, 05:45 PM	#7
DoubleDave Captain 1177 Rep 617 Posts Drives: 2022 M3 6MT Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Pacific Northwest iTrader: (0)	I have it and have no regrets. If you highway cruise a lot then 80 mph @ 3000 rpm may not be your thing. Most of my driving is city so it’s a non issue for me but something to think about.
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05-11-2022, 06:57 PM	#8
NightWriter Colonel 4844 Rep 2,744 Posts Drives: G80 M3 Pure Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	I asked this question a few months back. More responses there... https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1869602 __________________
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05-11-2022, 07:08 PM	#9
true_grit Enlisted Member 53 Rep 31 Posts Drives: 2022 M4; 1974 328 Sbarro Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	Car is special with a manual….without it….
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05-11-2022, 07:24 PM	#10
BMWF90M5 Private 72 Rep 97 Posts Drives: Jeep Trackhawk Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Minnesota iTrader: (0)	I have a wrecked trackhawk (that I am hoping to mod the crap out of) when I want to go fast off the line, so I think I will go for the manual.
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05-11-2022, 08:44 PM	#11
zambarossa Vault Dweller 705 Rep 577 Posts Drives: 2021 M3 6MT (Dravit/KO/ZPP) Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Ottawa, ON iTrader: (1)	Never get bored of manual. MT > HP __________________ Current (delivered 20/10/21): 2021 G80 M3 6MT; Dravit/KO/ZPP; 826M; Sunroof (yes no CF) (More Pictures) Previous: 2018 340ix 6MT Msport(Dec 17-Sep 21); 2013 335ix 6MT Msport (Nov 13-17); 2011 328i 6MT ZSP (Aug 10-Nov 13); 07 323i 6MT ZSP (May 07-Aug 10); 97 318ti MT ZSP (Feb 97-May 07)
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05-11-2022, 09:01 PM	#13
HNSKP Second Lieutenant 315 Rep 248 Posts Drives: '21 M3 base Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2021 BMW G80 M3 [8.00]	Manual all the way. Shifts started feeling better after a couple thousand miles. Auto rev match when I haven't had my morning coffee yet is the only active driving assist I need.
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05-11-2022, 09:05 PM	#14
bhmax16 Lieutenant 164 Rep 401 Posts Drives: '22 M4, '23 CX-50 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	I have a manual G82 and am glad I opted for it. Honestly, the whole reason I got an M car is because I could not get an M340i in a manual. I didn't need the 4 doors and the M4 was easier to snag than the M3, so here I am with a manual M4. I needed to add a clutch stop and do a CDV delete on my E92 to get things how I wanted them. For me...the M4 feels fine right out of the box and I intend to keep things as they are.
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05-11-2022, 09:08 PM	#15
vtol_4 New Member 27 Rep 14 Posts Drives: G82 6MT Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Have the manual and love it - this car is already ridiculously fast and it's just way more fun - plus we may as well enjoy the manuals while they're still selling them!
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05-11-2022, 09:42 PM	#17
2011ninja Colonel 3413 Rep 2,639 Posts Drives: 2022 G80 6MT Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	Manual all day! If I wanted an automatic that would open the door to a thousand other cars!!!!!!
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05-11-2022, 11:00 PM	#19
gohawks23 Major 426 Rep 1,457 Posts Drives: Bauer S29s Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ice iTrader: (0)	It is Who's Sorry, I read the title and had to... PS, manual is the only way for my cars.
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05-11-2022, 11:46 PM	#20
spaceage Second Lieutenant 207 Rep 218 Posts Drives: 23 X6MC, 22 M3, 01 Z3 3.0 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: MT iTrader: (0)	Ignore criticism that the MT was "bolted on"...its good, get it. The car is amazing.
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05-12-2022, 12:34 AM	#21
Trojan4evr Lieutenant Colonel 494 Rep 1,922 Posts Drives: 2021 G80 M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Socal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW/ E82 135i [1.00] 2007 BMW/ E90 335i [5.50]	Love mine. The MT is why I got my M3. __________________ '21 G80 M3 '11 E82 135i DCT (Gone but not forgotten) '08 E90 335i (Gone but not forgotten)
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05-12-2022, 12:59 AM	#22
0Camus0 Private First Class 154 Rep 148 Posts Drives: BMW M4 2021 Base / Supra 2020 Join Date: May 2021 Location: Sacramento iTrader: (0)	Manuals can be almost (not quite) as fast as the Competition tuned: Yeah stock is not the fastest car around, even a Camaro SS would be a bit faster, but after Tune/JB4, these cars are beasts.
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