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Old 10-03-2008, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by mrkbbd
I've found that shifting at about 4k in 1st and then running out 2nd is faster than running all the way through 1st because at the redline it does hang, I've complained about that in the past but I think it's just the transmission
That makes sense - thanks. It seems that this hanging (I like the way you put it) adds un-necessary time to the 0-60 or 1/4. BMW would have heard about this before I'd guess, I'm going to check with the service advisor at the dealer see if he has heard of this.
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