Well, at the end of the day, I'll still take Mike Miller's opinion. From what I have seen, he knows his stuff. Frankly I think it is unjustifiably insulting to him to flatly state that his opinion was formed seven years ago, is based on dated information, and that "Whether the current document says essentially the same thing is irrelevant."

Aren't all the opinions stated in this thread based on the same "dated information," since we obviously do not have long-term statistics on the newest transmissions?

Are you seriously suggesting that posters on this thread have more data, feedback, or information on BMW transmissions than Mike Miller?

In any case, when I do not have enough information or experience to make a definitive analysis on my own, I have to pick someone to believe. And in this case, I pick Mike Miller.

Others can choose someone else if they feel they know more than Mike in this area.