How many of u guys keep the M button always On?
02-17-2009 | 07:38 AM
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So you don't have complete DSC OFF with your M button? I remember member Roleez saying that the instructors at the M Performance Driving school said MDM is the right mode to use and not complete DSC OFF.
02-17-2009 | 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='794876' date='Feb 17 2009, 11:38 AM
So you don't have complete DSC OFF with your M button? I remember member Roleez saying that the instructors at the M Performance Driving school said MDM is the right mode to use and not complete DSC OFF.
02-17-2009 | 08:02 AM
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you guys and your M mode... living the good life... 
02-17-2009 | 09:09 PM
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M Mode - Haa
Just kidding. It is always a lot of fun to use but I have gotten 2 speeding tickets in about 3 months. Used to have it on most of the time but now only during times that I can really enjoy the car. I never got a ticket in my ZO6 just before I sold it to buy this toy. But, there are so many Z's out there that they are not the novelty they once were (there are more fake Z's than ever out there and a lot more sleepers). By the way, anyone looking for a low miles Black 08 M5?? A good friend's sister/brother in-law combo bought it new and she hates SMG shifting. It just sits in the garage as he is a local MD and they have other toys that they drive. Way off topic. As the weather gets better and I have more mods, I will definitely keep it in M Mode most of the time. My .02.
Just kidding. It is always a lot of fun to use but I have gotten 2 speeding tickets in about 3 months. Used to have it on most of the time but now only during times that I can really enjoy the car. I never got a ticket in my ZO6 just before I sold it to buy this toy. But, there are so many Z's out there that they are not the novelty they once were (there are more fake Z's than ever out there and a lot more sleepers). By the way, anyone looking for a low miles Black 08 M5?? A good friend's sister/brother in-law combo bought it new and she hates SMG shifting. It just sits in the garage as he is a local MD and they have other toys that they drive. Way off topic. As the weather gets better and I have more mods, I will definitely keep it in M Mode most of the time. My .02.
02-19-2009 | 05:14 AM
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='794885' date='Feb 17 2009, 11:47 AM
It depends on where I'm at and the conditions. The only benefit to having DSC off in M Mode is allowing S6. That additional quick shift point does make a difference. I'd say more often than none, I have everything set at max, but do keep it in MDM mode. I too, read an article where they said that in the M driving school, all cars are kept in MDM mode.
i dont use m button in the snow or really bad rain, otherwise, its M button all the way!!! I too keep MDM on, unless u are really running and S6 seems warranted, its better to keep on the upperlimits nanny 
02-19-2009 | 04:48 PM
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When i rented an M6 for the weekend last year It was in M mode all the time...
after I returned it and got into my car I hit the button on my steering wheel and a voice came on .... WTF is that??? LOL I want an M button!
If I put a sticker on my buttun with an (M) on it will that make my car faster... LMAO!!! LMAO!!!
after I returned it and got into my car I hit the button on my steering wheel and a voice came on .... WTF is that??? LOL I want an M button!
If I put a sticker on my buttun with an (M) on it will that make my car faster... LMAO!!! LMAO!!!
02-20-2009 | 10:30 PM
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I've had the M button off for the past three months with the exception of maybe a couple of times (two weeks ago to be exact). With all the salt on the streets, the car breaks the tires loose in P400 mode. Plus when driving to a client that is 2 hours away, I get 3 more MPG by leaving it off, and let me tell you, having it on at 65mph does not do much....
In the end, I love having the ability to turn it on/off based on the conditions and unfortunately, for where I live, it stays off for the winter for the most part.
In the end, I love having the ability to turn it on/off based on the conditions and unfortunately, for where I live, it stays off for the winter for the most part.
02-24-2009 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='794865' date='Feb 17 2009, 12:30 PM
My wife calls MDM, "Major Dumb Mode". I kid you not. She knows when I hit the M button, as the car feels totally different. She'll lean over at times, check the odometer display and ask, "Do you have Major Dumb Mode on?".
Hahahaha!
Hahahaha!
I have an M button; now I need the car.
02-24-2009 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by z06bigbird' post='800773' date='Feb 24 2009, 07:01 PM
I have an M button; now I need the car.
03-24-2009 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Egypt_525i' post='793375' date='Feb 15 2009, 12:21 PM
i always found it hilarious that the e60 (and Ms to follow) had a button that would switch it from "regular" to M.
Why would you ever want to buy an "M" if you dont always "M". I believe if i were an M owner i would never switch that button off.... interested to know how many M owners think the same,
Cheers.
Why would you ever want to buy an "M" if you dont always "M". I believe if i were an M owner i would never switch that button off.... interested to know how many M owners think the same,
Cheers.