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Wouldn't be interested. Autos are too good nowadays.
My preference goes ZF Auto > MT > DCT People are way too attached to the manuals. I can see it being a selling point in the E46 days, E90 even, when the automatics were bulky and slow, but with how good things have become now on the ZF 8 Speeds, it is just a wash. Sure 6 speeds are fun and provide a unique experience but when you really break it down the new Autos are magnificent. Faster, better efficiency, quicker shifts, don't need to take your hands off the wheel, and so forth. Love my F30 340i with the ZF Auto, and have had many manual cars in the past to compare it to. With <3% of people buying them, the market speaks. I know this sounds jaded, but you really do have to just let it go. On an M3, I would probably choose the 6MT over a DCT because the DCT just sounds.... expensive. But on a normal 3 series, I wouldn't opt in on the manual even if it were there.
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I didn’t plan to prolong this further. However, if your conclusion is correct, you’re simply describing a lack of foresight. The primary burden always rests with the writer. He demonstrated how easy it would have been to be clear originally with the simple restatement in the subsequent post. All we have on these forums are words...no tone of voice, body language, nor facial expressions. It is helpful to take the time to write carefully what is intended to be communicated to avoid these tangents. Yes, I was that instructor who also graded my business students for grammar and spelling.
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A lot of people comment under an assumption that we think 6MT is somehow better. I know it's not better, it's worse than 8ZF in every measurable category. However 6MT is just more fun and engaging
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Mostly just pointing out that the other options are pretty great and loads of fun as well if people are open to them. The one I don't really care for is the DCT as they just seem like a maintenance nightmare and liability to own out of warranty. Agree that it would be at least nice to have the option there, but it's clearly not happening.
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Doug provides a perspective from the viewpoint of a car lover who doesn't wrench, track, or modify. He's non-threatening and somewhat amusing, which is why his channel is successful. I enjoy pretty much all his reviews even though I don't necessarily agree with some of his opinions.
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This is bimmerpost. Not toyotapost
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Of course the manual is better. What makes it better is that I like it better. Nothing else really matters.
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