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Ya theres a "automatic function" but either way but dont bother with the Automode... think of it as non-existant... tahts better... use it only when you really really need to. It doesnt shift all that great.
But you get a better looking steering wheel with SMG.
But you get a better looking steering wheel with SMG.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Mar 25 2005, 04:35 AM
Ya theres a "automatic function" but either way but dont bother with the Automode... think of it as non-existant... tahts better... use it only when you really really need to. It doesnt shift all that great.
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The rev-limiter is the safety feature -- you can't blow the engine even with a traditional manual (except with a bad downshift.) With the SMG, there's no way to blow the engine -- the auto mode is there most likely because they thought it would help sell the idea of the SMG.
I remember reading a quote from some BMW executive who said he thought it was a mistake to offer the auto mode with the SMG since many people expect it to work like a slush-box automatic...
I remember reading a quote from some BMW executive who said he thought it was a mistake to offer the auto mode with the SMG since many people expect it to work like a slush-box automatic...
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Mar 25 2005, 05:24 PM
I remember reading a quote from some BMW executive who said he thought it was a mistake to offer the auto mode with the SMG since many people expect it to work like a slush-box automatic...
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Mar 25 2005, 10:53 AM
It definately WAS a mistake!
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I know unfortunately, you Germans don't get to do that
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Originally Posted by beewang' date='Mar 25 2005, 05:59 PM
[quote name='Iceman' date='Mar 25 2005, 10:53 AM']It definately WAS a mistake!
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I know unfortunately, you Germans don't get to do that
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[/quote] WHILE driving!? 
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Mar 24 2005, 06:22 AM
[quote name='Mart' date='Mar 24 2005, 07:17 AM']I hate to think what google would find if you searched for "SMG tranny" 
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[/quote]The first three hits with Clusty were BMW sites. All hits on the first page were relevant. I didn't go to the second page.
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Originally Posted by beewang' date='Mar 25 2005, 11:59 AM
I disagree.. <_<? When I am stuck in traffic, and starts to read the magazine while driving, I really appreciate the car shifts by itself. I need that extra hand to hold my pages up
I know unfortunately, you Germans don't get to do that
I know unfortunately, you Germans don't get to do that
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Mar 25 2005, 12:07 PM
All you need is one hand on the wheel to shift the thing -- automatic mode makes me carsick!