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11-15-2004, 10:00 PM
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hello all
After picking up my 545i alittle over a week,.. i find my self getting lazy driving with smg
after coming from traditional stick shift. every morning i get a cup of coffee and i find my self doing upshifts only and letting smg do all the downshifts so are we getting lazy with these high tech toys??
some feedback from fellow smg owners?
After picking up my 545i alittle over a week,.. i find my self getting lazy driving with smg
after coming from traditional stick shift. every morning i get a cup of coffee and i find my self doing upshifts only and letting smg do all the downshifts so are we getting lazy with these high tech toys??
some feedback from fellow smg owners?
11-15-2004, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by VaSh9394' date='Nov 16 2004, 12:00 AM
hello all
After picking up my 545i alittle over a week,.. i find my self getting lazy driving with smg
after coming from traditional stick shift. every morning i get a cup of coffee and i find my self doing upshifts only and letting smg do all the downshifts so are we getting lazy with these high tech toys???
some feedback from fellow smg owners?
After picking up my 545i alittle over a week,.. i find my self getting lazy driving with smg
after coming from traditional stick shift. every morning i get a cup of coffee and i find my self doing upshifts only and letting smg do all the downshifts so are we getting lazy with these high tech toys??
? some feedback from fellow smg owners?
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OH NO! should I have gotten Auto instead???
11-16-2004, 03:42 AM
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I'm not even close to being lazy. I shift both up and down and I find myself in the "right" gear more often now than when I drove an old-fashioned manual.
How hard is it to flick your thumb?
How hard is it to flick your thumb?
11-16-2004, 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Nov 16 2004, 08:42 AM
I'm not even close to being lazy.? I shift both up and down and I find myself in the "right" gear more often now than when I drove an old-fashioned manual.
How hard is it to flick your thumb?
How hard is it to flick your thumb?
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Apparently its a lot harder if you're holding a cup of coffee
11-16-2004, 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Nov 16 2004, 09:42 AM
Maybe if you're holding two cups but holding one and flicking your other thumb is still way easier! 
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11-16-2004, 09:20 AM
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My Ride: 2005 BMW 545I SMG, Black Sapphire Metallic, Anthracite Maple Wood Trim, Cold Weather Pkg, Logic 7 Pkg, Sport Pkg, BMW Nav Pkg, HUD Pkg, Gargo Liner.
the engine likes high rev with smg but I'm still in my break-in period so nothing crazy for now :'(
11-16-2004, 01:53 PM
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My Ride: 2005 545i SMG. Titanium Grey with Grey interior and Anthracite wood.
I find I use the downshift more than up shift. Once I am going as fast as I want, I put it in "D" mode.