Colorado general chat...

[Bimmerman325i]

When you mis-shift your car and it costs a lot of money.

I.e. 3rd gear at redline, shift to 4th but engage 2nd. BOOM goes the engine. Moneyshift!

[iamsam]

^^^ ha ha ha

[Bimmerman325i]

click the link I posted to see pictures from the aftermath of an S5x Moneyshift.

It's the automotive equivalent of WWII Dresden.

[iamsam]

click the link I posted to see pictures from the aftermath of an S5x Moneyshift.

It's the automotive equivalent of WWII Dresden.

Oh i saw it, it made clench my buttocks in mental anguish...

[wh00sh]

Who wants to see a moneyshift?

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showp...3&postcount=27

Other than those little metal things that look like rocks, I don't see a problem...


:loco: poor, poor ///M engine.

[stoliver54]

Another reason for me to not let people drive my car. I would be so freaking pissed if a friend had my car towed back to me and said, I don't know what happened.

[Bimmerman325i]

What about surprise rearendings?

[blefevre]

Another reason for me to not let people drive my car.

You might have to start offering rides before/after wings. How are we supposed to know if swaps are worth it or not?!

[Bimmerman325i]

You might have to start offering rides before/after wings. How are we supposed to know if swaps are worth it or not?!

This is true.

Sean, you're coming to wings this week, yes? Good. I've got some quarters with Big Buck Hunter written on em.

[stoliver54]

I've been waiting a long time David...

[Cloudbase]

I don't know why people feel like they need to jam the shifter through the gears. It's not like we are driving steam locomotives or non-syncro international trucks. With a light touch the syncro's will guide the shifter to the right gear if you are slightly off.

I've let a few friends drive my M Coupe. Everyone gets a firm lecture on proper shifting technique.

[Bimmerman325i]

Excellent. There will be glorious carnage.

[blefevre]

For the 5th time the "final" supercharger parts are in the mail! MORE BOOOOOOSSTT.

[Bimmerman325i]

I don't know why people feel like they need to jam the shifter through the gears. It's not like we are driving steam locomotives or non-syncro international trucks. With a light touch the syncro's will guide the shifter to the right gear if you are slightly off.

I've let a few friends drive my M Coupe. Everyone gets a firm lecture on proper shifting technique.

Agreed. It's not difficult to shift these cars without issue: I don't think a specific technique is needed. I've never actually worried about moneyshifting or a specific technique. Don't be a complete ham-fisted idiot while shifting and then there's no issue. Maybe since I learned to drive on dad's fork-in-spaghetti-noodles-loose manual e28, and then drove a notchy as hell Subaru/E30, I'm more careful and precise with shifting than others....I dunno though, just a thought.

Not many people get to drive my car though: most of my friends are either car nuts with their own cars, or people who don't know that the left pedal isn't the brake pedal.

[Bimmerman325i]

For the 5th time the "final" supercharger parts are in the mail! MORE BOOOOOOSSTT.

Winner winner chicken dinner!

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