Do you wish you had the opposite transmission of what you currently own?

Seattle S65B40 · 02-10-2011, 11:26 PM

41 days into E92 M3 ownership and I still love the 6MT. Will admit I was in traffic recently and started wondering about DCT. Hence, this poll...

Seattle S65B40 · 02-10-2011, 11:29 PM

What happened to my poll question??

Edit: NM, thank you thread tools...

1sikbmr · 02-10-2011, 11:30 PM

lol what poll... but I haven't thought about changing... did think about the DCT though but never to change my MT for DCT...

ES_TRADER · 02-10-2011, 11:32 PM

if DCT fails ill wish i had 6mt

Prince_of_Persia · 02-10-2011, 11:32 PM

LOVE my 6MT, it is much more fun!!

Seattle S65B40 · 02-10-2011, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Prince_of_Persia

LOVE my 6MT, it is much more fun!!

I love it too but am dreading the day i get burned by another M3 with DCT.

swhat · 02-10-2011, 11:39 PM

^ haha. same here. but i wish i had a chance to test drive the DCT seriously. For me it's like seeing another car. Yes i want to test drive it, but would i buy it? probably not. maybe you should add another category saying "i wish i had a chance to drive the other type."

Brosef · 02-10-2011, 11:40 PM

interesting thread. I'm a DCT owner, but I had an MT in every car before that. of course there are times when I wish I had the 6MT, but 90% of the time I'm happy I got the DCT. it suits the car quite well.

SlamMan · 02-11-2011, 12:08 AM

Sometimes I wish I had 6mt. It's definitely better for hooning.

DCT is certainly nice on a daily basis though.

Crazy Bimmer · 02-11-2011, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Brosef

interesting thread. I'm a DCT owner, but I had an MT in every car before that. of course there are times when I wish I had the 6MT, but 90% of the time I'm happy I got the DCT. it suits the car quite well.

Same here. Now if BMW offered really great manuals like Honda does.. then i would have done it.

Gearbox in my old S2000 and NSX were amazing.

Seattle S65B40 · 02-11-2011, 12:28 AM

I had a chance to test drive DCT before I drove 6MT. DCT was definitely fast, and shifted amazingly smooth, but I felt bored. I wanted the car for fun, since I use public transportation to get to work most days. 6MT was the obvious choice. But I sometimes feel like the car is clunky in manual (E46 M3 was better). It also seems to wear on the car more.

Even with all that, nothing beats driving through these curvy northwest roads on a cool summer morning with that 6MT!

Montoya · 02-11-2011, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by SlamMan

It's definitely better for hooning.

Had to look it up:

The act of being a hoon or driving recklessly, racing, doing burnouts etc.
Hey Blake, I'm feeling the need for speed and want to burn some rubber, you wanna come hooning?

I like the second definition better:

to have sex with somebody

And for that it's better to hoon in the car with DCT.

quackman · 02-11-2011, 12:58 AM

I love my 6MT but it crosses my mind once in a while what it'd be like to own that race car-quick DCT tranny, just a flick of a paddle.

booch · 02-11-2011, 01:23 AM

i love the DCT, but since i don't drive often, sometimes wish i had the added fun of the 6 speed. with that said, despite this being my first car without a clutch pedal, it does a better job than i ever could making the car perform.

1cleanm6 · 02-11-2011, 01:25 AM

i sometimes wish i got dct

but i dont mind 6 speed, i dont drive my car everyday , no regrets

ns2000x · 02-11-2011, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Crazy Bimmer

Same here. Now if BMW offered really great manuals like Honda does.. then i would have done it.

Gearbox in my old S2000 and NSX were amazing.

I'm jealous you owned both the cars that I drooled over nearly a dozen years ago (S2000) or more (NSX) that led me to choose my long standing internet avatar.

Very cool Honda's.

EDIT: So not to thread jack - my DCT hasn't arrived yet, it will be my first non-MT car in 16 years. I'll look for a similar thread in the spring and vote.

Radiation Joe · 02-11-2011, 07:57 AM

I alway want what I don't have. Grass is greener ... yada, yada, yada.

I had DCT in my first e90, so I got 6sp in the new car. Now I want DCT again.

Honestly, other than BMW refusing to change the fluid in the DCT (shame on you BMW), the rest of the DCT issues have been resolved. So as long as you don't expect the trans to last past the end of warranty, the DCT is awesome.

AMPowerJ · 02-11-2011, 08:02 AM

I love the 6MT that I have daily. I would like to have DCT for the track.

Gearhead999s · 02-11-2011, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radiation Joe

I alway want what I don't have. Grass is greener ... yada, yada, yada.

I had DCT in my first e90, so I got 6sp in the new car. Now I want DCT again.

I have a 6 speed but an M DCT coming and I am sure that I will be the same way as you

ChrisK · 02-11-2011, 08:05 AM

Always bought MT cars, now I have DCT - It's the all-around solution... or evolution.

I love DCT, and it's not boring.

///My5UV · 02-11-2011, 08:43 AM

If I tracked more I'd probably want the DCT, but for daily driving I don't like the flappy paddles.

poopdeckpappy · 02-11-2011, 06:38 PM

I've owned nothing but manuals my whole driving life. After my first day in the DCT I'm done with rowing my own. Similar to my change after marriage.

View Poll Results: How do you feel about your transmission selection?
I have 6MT and I love it	102	42.68%
I have 6MT and wish I had DCT	16	6.69%
I have DCT and wish I had 6MT	8	3.35%
I have DCT and I love it	113	47.28%
Voters: 239. You may not vote on this poll

02-10-2011, 11:26 PM	#1
Seattle S65B40 Major 215 Rep 1,395 Posts Drives: 2008 e92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: PNW iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [0.00]	Do you wish you had the opposite transmission of what you currently own? 41 days into E92 M3 ownership and I still love the 6MT. Will admit I was in traffic recently and started wondering about DCT. Hence, this poll... __________________ Club 6MT 2008 E92 M3 6MT, AW/Blk Ext., brushed aluminum 2006 E46 M3 ZCP 6MT Carbon blk/blk(sold) 2001 E46 325Xi 5MT Jet Blk/Blk (sold)
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02-10-2011, 11:29 PM	#2
Seattle S65B40 Major 215 Rep 1,395 Posts Drives: 2008 e92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: PNW iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [0.00]	What happened to my poll question?? Edit: NM, thank you thread tools... __________________ Club 6MT 2008 E92 M3 6MT, AW/Blk Ext., brushed aluminum 2006 E46 M3 ZCP 6MT Carbon blk/blk(sold) 2001 E46 325Xi 5MT Jet Blk/Blk (sold)
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02-10-2011, 11:30 PM	#3
1sikbmr Brigadier General 145 Rep 3,329 Posts Drives: F80 M3 6MT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New York iTrader: (16)	lol what poll... but I haven't thought about changing... did think about the DCT though but never to change my MT for DCT... __________________ F80 ///M3 6MT Avus Blue ZCP
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02-10-2011, 11:32 PM	#4
ES_TRADER Colonel 345 Rep 2,928 Posts Drives: 328i, 335i, M3, 535i, X5, 36M Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: OC iTrader: (3) Garage List 2014 Ford Raptor [0.00] 2012 328i E92 [10.00] 2013 X5 [0.00] 2013 335i F30 [8.00] 1990 Toyota Previa [0.00] 1997 E36 M3 [10.00] 2011 E92 M3 [0.00] 2011 535i [0.00]	if DCT fails ill wish i had 6mt
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02-10-2011, 11:32 PM	#5
Prince_of_Persia Colonel 248 Rep 2,513 Posts Drives: 6MT E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (1)	LOVE my 6MT, it is much more fun!! __________________ AW\|FR 6MT E92 ///M3
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02-10-2011, 11:39 PM	#7
swhat Captain 127 Rep 628 Posts Drives: '11 MW E92 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Area iTrader: (1)	^ haha. same here. but i wish i had a chance to test drive the DCT seriously. For me it's like seeing another car. Yes i want to test drive it, but would i buy it? probably not. maybe you should add another category saying "i wish i had a chance to drive the other type."
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02-10-2011, 11:40 PM	#8
Brosef Brigadier General 880 Rep 3,454 Posts Drives: F90 M5 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago iTrader: (4)	interesting thread. I'm a DCT owner, but I had an MT in every car before that. of course there are times when I wish I had the 6MT, but 90% of the time I'm happy I got the DCT. it suits the car quite well.
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02-11-2011, 12:08 AM	#9
SlamMan Captain 148 Rep 800 Posts Drives: ED 5/19/2010, Interlagos E90 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, 303 iTrader: (1)	Sometimes I wish I had 6mt. It's definitely better for hooning. DCT is certainly nice on a daily basis though. __________________ I play real sports. Not tryin' to be the best at exercising. - Kenny Powers
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02-11-2011, 12:28 AM	#11
Seattle S65B40 Major 215 Rep 1,395 Posts Drives: 2008 e92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: PNW iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [0.00]	I had a chance to test drive DCT before I drove 6MT. DCT was definitely fast, and shifted amazingly smooth, but I felt bored. I wanted the car for fun, since I use public transportation to get to work most days. 6MT was the obvious choice. But I sometimes feel like the car is clunky in manual (E46 M3 was better). It also seems to wear on the car more. Even with all that, nothing beats driving through these curvy northwest roads on a cool summer morning with that 6MT! __________________ Club 6MT 2008 E92 M3 6MT, AW/Blk Ext., brushed aluminum 2006 E46 M3 ZCP 6MT Carbon blk/blk(sold) 2001 E46 325Xi 5MT Jet Blk/Blk (sold)
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02-11-2011, 12:58 AM	#13
quackman Lieutenant 30 Rep 436 Posts Drives: '08 M3 6mt Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hempstead, NY iTrader: (0)	I love my 6MT but it crosses my mind once in a while what it'd be like to own that race car-quick DCT tranny, just a flick of a paddle. __________________ 2008 Sparkling Graphite e90 M3 6spd
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02-11-2011, 01:23 AM	#14
booch Private 0 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Washington, DC (Georgetown) iTrader: (0)	i love the DCT, but since i don't drive often, sometimes wish i had the added fun of the 6 speed. with that said, despite this being my first car without a clutch pedal, it does a better job than i ever could making the car perform.
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02-11-2011, 01:25 AM	#15
1cleanm6 Brigadier General 441 Rep 3,668 Posts Drives: M5 comp/Range/i3S Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (7)	i sometimes wish i got dct but i dont mind 6 speed, i dont drive my car everyday , no regrets
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02-11-2011, 07:57 AM	#17
Radiation Joe Veni Vidi Vici 89 Rep 2,750 Posts Drives: '11 JB/BBe-6sp-e90 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Macungie PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 e90 M3-Sold [8.50] 2003 RS6 - Sold [0.00] 2009 e90 M3 - Gone [0.00] 2003 M3 SOLD [0.00] old 2002 [10.00]	I alway want what I don't have. Grass is greener ... yada, yada, yada. I had DCT in my first e90, so I got 6sp in the new car. Now I want DCT again. Honestly, other than BMW refusing to change the fluid in the DCT (shame on you BMW), the rest of the DCT issues have been resolved. So as long as you don't expect the trans to last past the end of warranty, the DCT is awesome. __________________ Dinan compliment of stuff plus PF rotors and RG63s. Enough for now. Why, yes. I am an abrasive bastard.
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02-11-2011, 08:02 AM	#18
AMPowerJ One mod leads to another ... 419 Rep 2,900 Posts Drives: 2014 F10 M5 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Blythewood, SC iTrader: (10)	I love the 6MT that I have daily. I would like to have DCT for the track. __________________ Current: 2014 F10 M5 Previous: 2015 F80 M3, 2013 E92 M3, 2013 F10 M5, 2009 E90 M3, 1998 E36 M3
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02-11-2011, 08:05 AM	#20
ChrisK Major General 4454 Rep 7,594 Posts Drives: '19 M2C Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chicagoland iTrader: (7) Garage List 2019 BMW M2C [7.00] 2015 Porsche Macan S [0.00]	Always bought MT cars, now I have DCT - It's the all-around solution... or evolution. I love DCT, and it's not boring. __________________ www.ReTuneTheDeTune.com 2019 M2 Competition (Sunset Orange)
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02-11-2011, 08:43 AM	#21
///My5UV Lurker 78 Rep 812 Posts Drives: YMB F80, SS E90 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Austin iTrader: (0)	If I tracked more I'd probably want the DCT, but for daily driving I don't like the flappy paddles.
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02-11-2011, 06:38 PM	#22
poopdeckpappy Private First Class 4 Rep 129 Posts Drives: 08 e92 m3 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: atlanta iTrader: (0)	I've owned nothing but manuals my whole driving life. After my first day in the DCT I'm done with rowing my own. Similar to my change after marriage.
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