do you have a steptronic, smg or manual transmission?
11-18-2006, 12:34 PM
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Q: do you have a steptronic, smg or manual transmission?
i was just curious on which option was more widely purchased. i myself have a step (530i), at times i wish i had gotten the manual
i was just curious on which option was more widely purchased. i myself have a step (530i), at times i wish i had gotten the manual
11-18-2006, 12:36 PM
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Steptronic as i couldnt test drive the SMG
You should have made it a poll
You should have made it a poll
11-18-2006, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 530i_msport' post='357712' date='Nov 19 2006, 01:36 AM
Steptronic as i couldnt test drive the SMG
You should have made it a poll
You should have made it a poll
11-18-2006, 03:48 PM
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I own a 525i steptronic.
I should have gone for 530i SMG
BetterMakeWay: I like your quote
I should have gone for 530i SMG
BetterMakeWay: I like your quote
11-19-2006, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='357722' date='Nov 18 2006, 11:04 PM
It has been done in the past. Steptronic won easy.
And because SMG isn't suitable to little engines .
11-19-2006, 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted by AlexFW' post='357870' date='Nov 19 2006, 09:09 AM
You are a genius, dear smoke man : Steptronic won easily because only 530i and 545i have the SMG option .
And because SMG isn't suitable to little engines .
And because SMG isn't suitable to little engines .
The OP asked which one is more widely purchased, not which one is better or people would like the most.
11-19-2006, 03:15 AM
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Yes. And?
I wish there was an SMG (or even better a DSG) option for the 535d. There isn't.
The most popular (best selling) car of 2006 is probably a Toyota Carina or Corolla. Aspirational? Hardly, but it sells.
Go back to the original question - it's not "what would you have liked" or "what do you think is best". It is "what is most widely purchased".
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If you wish to go back to people's implicit preferences through a nice conjoint or utility-based analysis, we can do that later. But I find it very annoying that someone is slagging other people in sarcastic tones because they point out that a similar poll has already been carried out, and that Steptronic was the most sold (if not necessarily chosen).
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I wish there was an SMG (or even better a DSG) option for the 535d. There isn't.
The most popular (best selling) car of 2006 is probably a Toyota Carina or Corolla. Aspirational? Hardly, but it sells.
Go back to the original question - it's not "what would you have liked" or "what do you think is best". It is "what is most widely purchased".
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If you wish to go back to people's implicit preferences through a nice conjoint or utility-based analysis, we can do that later. But I find it very annoying that someone is slagging other people in sarcastic tones because they point out that a similar poll has already been carried out, and that Steptronic was the most sold (if not necessarily chosen).
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