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Old 05-18-2019, 05:43 PM
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That's an interesting thought. If my auto takes a crap I would definitely consider conversation to manual.


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Picking up an ‘06 X3 6MT this afternoon. Thanks for everyone’s opinion on here!

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Congrats! Enjoy it. I bet an mt6 E83 is a blast. You got the last of the M54's too unless they switched to the N52 sometime in late '06.
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Congrats! Enjoy it. I bet an mt6 E83 is a blast. You got the last of the M54's too unless they switched to the N52 sometime in late '06.
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06's are a great model year for X3's. Last year of the M54. While it doesn't get all the enhancements of the LCI update for 07, it DOES get the color-matched bumper covers which looks like 1000% better than those giant (faded) black covers.

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Really? You must be a glutton for punishment. First, it's a waste because teaching manual on an all wheel drive with DSC defeats the purpose of manual driving. Second, it's over rated and very expensive to fix, unless you're teaching her that too. Finally, you're better off with a slick Toyota pickup, four wheel , manual, four banger. Beat that up and then toss the cash into a BMW. BTW, the manuals are hard to find and drive differently than an auto. Then again, just saying. I learned on Fiat 124's in the 70's. Winter driving in ME teaches respect real fast. And remember, the quickest way to teach manual clutch driving is the idle first gear engagement test. NO acceleration, first gear, remove foot from clutch slowly until the car engages and rolls forward under idle. Beyond that,it's smooth shifting..
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Really? You must be a glutton for punishment. First, it's a waste because teaching manual on an all wheel drive with DSC defeats the purpose of manual driving. Second, it's over rated and very expensive to fix, unless you're teaching her that too. Finally, you're better off with a slick Toyota pickup, four wheel , manual, four banger. Beat that up and then toss the cash into a BMW. BTW, the manuals are hard to find and drive differently than an auto. Then again, just saying. I learned on Fiat 124's in the 70's. Winter driving in ME teaches respect real fast.

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