I might convert my Auto 1986 318i to a Manual.

[The München Monster]

might be easier to sell it and get another one that's already a manual. I have converted a 635csi and its not easy at all, but i suspect a 318 would be much easier to do.

Cant sell it as it is my first car and i am rather attached.

[The München Monster]

M10 auto? You have the punk bitch of all E30ness.

5 speed will make you king. 20 minutes of parking lot grinding will make her YOUR bitch.

Ya feel me?

I FEEL YA

And its my first car! I got it with 199k KM (110k Miles?) for $1600 NZD ($1300 USD?) In great working order. Im glad just for that. Now to make it even better.

[The München Monster]

I converted my M10 from an auto to a 5spd and its night and day. An M10 with a 3sp Auto trans is..well...I dont want to offend anyone :-)

Just glad I did it

Glad to hear it man. I heard Manual is more fun to drive and honestly, i have so much fun driving my AUTO E30, i cant imagine how much ill enjoy manual. Just will take some practise.

[Holland]

M10 auto? You have the punk bitch of all E30ness.

5 speed will make you king. 20 minutes of parking lot grinding will make her YOUR bitch.

Ya feel me?

[Balkanac]

might be easier to sell it and get another one that's already a manual. I have converted a 635csi and its not easy at all, but i suspect a 318 would be much easier to do.

[10Toes]

Considering how slow a M10 is with a 5 speed I could only imagine how slow it is with the auto. This swap will make the car a lot more fun to drive.

[jeffnhiscars]

I converted my M10 from an auto to a 5spd and its night and day. An M10 with a 3sp Auto trans is..well...I dont want to offend anyone :-)

Just glad I did it

[YosemiteSam]

Another good trick to learn your clutch is to drive around a parking lot without using the gas. Just keep starting and stopping on the idle. Once you can start the car moving quickly without any shuddering you will have pretty good technique.

[The München Monster]

I would definitely do it. Hows New Zealand?

NZ is good! Its pretty much fall here. Cold in the morning, hot when the sun comes up, typical nz weather hahaha. Nah still great as ever.

[The München Monster]

Yeah I live in New Zealand and its really hilly so im nervous about it. Sadly my dad drives a Honda CR-V Automatic (I know) so no one in my family has a manual car, will have to get a friend to teach me. I've tried to learn manual before, in my Mom's old Beetle Turbo S, but the cambelt snapped and tore up the engine so i havent touched a manual since haha.

[e30construction]

great idea of learning on a hill..ive seen so many new ppl to manual driving become a nervous wreck do to being stuck in traffic on a hill fearing they will back into the next person

[Dozyproductions]

Engage your parking break with the car on while on an inclined hill. Now push in the clutch pedal and engage into a gear while still holding that clutch pedal with your foot. Now slowly lift the clutch pedal until your car will give you signs of stalling/fucking up. That is your engage/disengage point of when you should shift. Now practice giving gas the closer you get to that point with an inverse motion. Just as much as you're letting off the clutch put that much pressure onto the gas pedal. If you practice that up that hill, you can do anything!

[lolcantturn]

u wot m8?

[nick123]

I would definitely do it. Hows New Zealand?

[mikeedler]

go find a friend with an old toyota or some crap like that to practice on.

Being that your car is an M10, I still think it won't be a ton of fun, but it will def. make it better to drive. find a complete manual M42 to swap into that bad boy, I hear they are the best and most advanced motors ever built.