Who's got a spare 115k sitting around?

[blocke]

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[ak-]

All 4 tires alone are worth more than my car.

[woodisgood]

Douchemobile.

[Deltron Dirty30]

i thought this was going to be something cool.

[b*saint]

"Transmission Automatic"

Fuck that.

[trackjunkie21]

looks like a need for speed freak designed it.

[z31maniac]

"Transmission Automatic"

Fuck that.

You've obviously never driven a new M3 with the DCT trans. It's fucking awesome.

If I had the cash to buy a new M3, without question, it would have the DCT.

[Danny]

You've obviously never driven a new M3 with the DCT trans. It's fucking awesome.

If I had the cash to buy a new M3, without question, it would have the DCT.

Don't care.

No third pedal no care.

[Adrian_Visser]

Those wheels are gayer than cum on a mustache, I would not pay $115k for that car.

[z31maniac]

Don't care.

No third pedal no care.

I've never understood this POV.

[Danny]

Its about the principle, and the feel. I've driven the newest GTI with its paddle shifters and I just don't dig it. It isn't as responsive and I feel like I don't have as much control.

I don't know about the M3's DCT gearbox but I do know how my left leg works.

[be34st]

Those wheels are gayer than cum on a mustache, I would not pay $115k for that car.

[nando]

it's a driver engagement thing. like being a passenger instead of a driver. you just push your foot down and (sorta) tell it what direction to go.

and, I agree - no 3rd pedal = meh.

[z31maniac]

Its about the principle, and the feel. I've driven the newest GTI with its paddle shifters and I just don't dig it. It isn't as responsive and I feel like I don't have as much control.

I don't know about the M3's DCT gearbox but I do know how my left leg works.

Again, you can't talk shit on a system you haven't experienced yourself. Well you can, but your comment has no relevance.

nando, drive one. I promise the lack of a clutch pedal does not take a 420hp car and make you a "passenger."

I do realize there is plenty of "machismo" associated with rowing your own gears, but if it makes you faster...ahh nevermind.

[nando]

meh. sure it does. you push your foot down, and the car moves. I've had high HP, V8, automatics before. It doesn't do anything for me. It takes some of the engagement between the driver and the car away. Plus, the car has all sorts of other electronic gizmos to assist in your steering input too. You just have to tell it generally where you want it to go, and push your foot down. That makes it fast, but not neccesarily fun.

it's not always about being faster, either. remember, we're enthusiasts for E30s here. Very few of them could be considered fast. If I wanted something fast, I could go out and buy a new mustang. that would also piss all over a base M3.

another thing about having a fast car, is you get used to it, and want to go moar faster. There's simply no end to it - there's always something else that's better.

But being able to perfect a downshift around every corner, and hell, rowing gears even in stop and go traffic, the manual transmission makes driving enjoyable even when I'm driving my wife's soccermom-mobile. I get some pretty wicked stares when I rev-match in the Subaru Wagon at intersections... :D