Yesterday I took the 4.6 for a nice long (& spirited drive). What a machine....I eventually tried sport mode with manual shifting. This is the first time I've summed up the courage to try the manual shifting and to my surprise, it shifted flawless with no slipping, noises, etc from 1-2-3-4-5 and back down. Wondering If I just drive this way all the time and when coming to a stop just leave it in 2nd and see if the downshift lurch stays away.

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2004 BMW M3 Individual
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