DCT vs Manual

digivue · 10-22-2008, 12:47 PM

Which one do you prefer? It seems to me that manual should be more involving and exciting.

!Xoible · 10-22-2008, 12:48 PM

MJC///M3 · 10-22-2008, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by digivue

Which one do you prefer? It seems to me that manual should be more involving and exciting.

Both are great...DCT is fast as hell i've heard, my dealer said, and I quote, "if you want speed, go with DCT." lol...

I myself prefer manual though...have always had MT cars...same with my ordered M3.

3XTR3M3 · 10-22-2008, 12:50 PM

I havnt driven a DCT M3 yet but I loooove my 6MT

on a side note:

get ready to get flamed dude. The members here shit bricks when theres more then 1 thread about a topic. It blows but it is what it is.

T-minus 10 till the first one comes in crying lolll

masmole · 10-22-2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mantis

+1

White Shark · 10-22-2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by digivue

Which one do you prefer? It seems to me that manual should be more involving and exciting.

One thing for sure is ... both DCT & Manual are much better than AT.

TLud · 10-22-2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 3XTR3M3

I havnt driven a DCT M3 yet but I loooove my 6MT

on a side note:

get ready to get flamed dude. The members here shit bricks when theres more then 1 thread about a topic. It blows but it is what it is.

T-minus 10 till the first one comes in crying lolll

More than one thread, you say? There have got to be at least 20 threads on this subject with identical statements and points being made. Every one of these threads degenerated into personal attacks.

The OP has been a member since March and has more than a hundred posts to his name. He should know better.

BIGNTASTIE · 10-22-2008, 01:23 PM

hm well yesturday I was upset at all my Error messages ( on another thread), and my SA told me it was because of DCT fault. However its getting updated now so My mind might change ( it better change)

C17MooseDriver · 10-22-2008, 01:31 PM

6MT FTW. More involving as you said.

Blake · 10-22-2008, 01:35 PM

oh god, not this again. can we just lock this thread now?

jhv · 10-22-2008, 02:30 PM

inb4 rabble rabble rabble

digivue · 10-22-2008, 03:32 PM

Actually, I am not asking which one is better performing (I can read the specs). I asked which one makes your driving experience more enjoyable and exciting. I don't think I saw any thread like that.

Blake · 10-22-2008, 03:36 PM

depends if you're into the gadget part of it like i am. all the ways that i can configure a dct to perform like i want it to at that time is a lot more exciting for me than rowing through 6 gears...it's like flying an airplane!

i still shift, i just don't have a clutch pedal. i love the dct because of that....and i sit through mounds of traffic all the time and it's never fun to hold the clutch in for hours.

M2381 · 10-22-2008, 03:40 PM

There are literally a million threads on this...

pittsy · 10-22-2008, 03:43 PM

M-Maika · 10-22-2008, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by masmole

+1

+2

TLud · 10-22-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by blakepilot

depends if you're into the gadget part of it like i am. all the ways that i can configure a dct to perform like i want it to at that time is a lot more exciting for me than rowing through 6 gears...it's like flying an airplane!

i still shift, i just don't have a clutch pedal. i love the dct because of that....and i sit through mounds of traffic all the time and it's never fun to hold the clutch in for hours.

You Dallas-ites don't even know the first thing about traffic.

Blake · 10-22-2008, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TLud

You Dallas-ites don't even know the first thing about traffic.

not so fast...according to forbes, dallas is ahead of houston in the worst traffic race for 2008. we come in at 5th place while houston is in 8th.

but i don't think i should really celebrate having worse traffic...

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As a result, Dallas has worse congestion than Houston; fewer people utilize non-single-driver commutes (15% for Dallas, 17% for Houston) and area drivers experience 58 hours of delays annually, compared with Houston's 56 hours.

TLud · 10-22-2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by blakepilot

not so fast...according to forbes, dallas is ahead of houston in the worst traffic race for 2008. we come in at 5th place while houston is in 8th.

but i don't think i should really celebrate having worse traffic...

Wow, that sucks!

Blake · 10-22-2008, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TLud

Wow, that sucks!

i live right near the tollway and 635 (if you know where that is) so traffic usually last until 7-730. fail.

s4awd · 10-22-2008, 06:02 PM

I'm picking up my M3 next week. My other car is a GTR so I'm getting a manual and can't wait. As with most manumatics, GTR included, I end up leaving it in auto and can get bored. V8+6MT=fun. Imagine if the C63 had a manual? oh my.

TLud · 10-22-2008, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by blakepilot

i live right near the tollway and 635 (if you know where that is) so traffic usually last until 7-730. fail.

Yeah, by the Galleria mall. Kinda like the traffic around the Galleria mall in Houston. To be avoided at all costs.

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digivue Second Lieutenant 25 Rep 279 Posts Drives: '09 E90 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	Actually, I am not asking which one is better performing (I can read the specs). I asked which one makes your driving experience more enjoyable and exciting. I don't think I saw any thread like that.
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Blake Banned 757 Rep 4,649 Posts Drives: Chevy Aveo Join Date: May 2008 Location: Parent's Basement iTrader: (7)	depends if you're into the gadget part of it like i am. all the ways that i can configure a dct to perform like i want it to at that time is a lot more exciting for me than rowing through 6 gears...it's like flying an airplane! i still shift, i just don't have a clutch pedal. i love the dct because of that....and i sit through mounds of traffic all the time and it's never fun to hold the clutch in for hours.
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s4awd Lieutenant 285 Rep 546 Posts Drives: 11 GT3RS, 08 E92 M3, 06 Evo IX Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	I'm picking up my M3 next week. My other car is a GTR so I'm getting a manual and can't wait. As with most manumatics, GTR included, I end up leaving it in auto and can get bored. V8+6MT=fun. Imagine if the C63 had a manual? oh my.
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