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Originally posted by rick
the ///M cars will get and most likely be SMG only. the non ///M models will get SSG which is a toned down version.
honestly has anyone of you guys driven SMG M3? it's really the best thing for track. beats the manual hands down. I'd love to be able to afford a SMG M3, that way I can track the car.
the ///M cars will get and most likely be SMG only. the non ///M models will get SSG which is a toned down version.
honestly has anyone of you guys driven SMG M3? it's really the best thing for track. beats the manual hands down. I'd love to be able to afford a SMG M3, that way I can track the car.
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Originally posted by rick
you can down shift with the SMG as well and it will even bleep the throttle and match the rev
you can down shift with the SMG as well and it will even bleep the throttle and match the rev
Yeah, I know that. I mean the action of doing it manualy with a stick shift. It's like, more rewarding.
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I think that no matter how well the SMG performs or out performs a true manual transmission, you will NEVER be more connected or one with the car than with a true manual. The fact that your left foot is the link between the engine and transmission, your right hand clicking with confidence through the gears, your senses mixing the sound of the engine, the revs on the tach, and steering the car through the twisties, all the intangables that make sporting cars as enjoyable as they are, is only possible with a purely mechanical manual transmission. No computer controlled shift points. No switches. No gear indicator on the dashbord.... if you need one of those I feel sorry for you to begin with. Just pure driving bliss.
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Originally posted by yianni64
Most people that buy M3's and entusiast, not posers, or so I'd like to think.
Most people that buy M3's and entusiast, not posers, or so I'd like to think.
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I do not doubt the benefits of SMG...I just feel you are actually driving the car more yourself when you need to engage the clutch...even with SMG there is a computer that aids in your shifting. I, myself, would prefer having a 6spd.
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Fastball: no need to feel sorry for me. I need SMG only to track. Reason being my left leg is extremely weak (so weak that I have to lift it with my left arm to put it on the clutch pedal).
2nd I have an M Coupe which is fine for autoXing. but the sustained G-loads on a track kills my leg. After about 5-6mins I can't not press the clutch in to shift.
There is no one answer for what makes someone an ethusiast.
Some buy SMG for the novelty but most for it's added benefit on the track (at least the 3 people I know did). You can discount SMG as taking away from the driving experience but you can't argue with it's performance benefits
As it is I'm considering Lancer Evolution GTA (yes the automatic model).
2nd I have an M Coupe which is fine for autoXing. but the sustained G-loads on a track kills my leg. After about 5-6mins I can't not press the clutch in to shift.
There is no one answer for what makes someone an ethusiast.
Some buy SMG for the novelty but most for it's added benefit on the track (at least the 3 people I know did). You can discount SMG as taking away from the driving experience but you can't argue with it's performance benefits
As it is I'm considering Lancer Evolution GTA (yes the automatic model).
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Originally posted by rick
Fastball: no need to feel sorry for me. I need SMG only to track. Reason being my left leg is extremely weak (so weak that I have to lift it with my left arm to put it on the clutch pedal).
2nd I have an M Coupe which is fine for autoXing. but the sustained G-loads on a track kills my leg. After about 5-6mins I can't not press the clutch in to shift.
There is no one answer for what makes someone an ethusiast.
Some buy SMG for the novelty but most for it's added benefit on the track (at least the 3 people I know did). You can discount SMG as taking away from the driving experience but you can't argue with it's performance benefits
As it is I'm considering Lancer Evolution GTA (yes the automatic model).
Fastball: no need to feel sorry for me. I need SMG only to track. Reason being my left leg is extremely weak (so weak that I have to lift it with my left arm to put it on the clutch pedal).
2nd I have an M Coupe which is fine for autoXing. but the sustained G-loads on a track kills my leg. After about 5-6mins I can't not press the clutch in to shift.
There is no one answer for what makes someone an ethusiast.
Some buy SMG for the novelty but most for it's added benefit on the track (at least the 3 people I know did). You can discount SMG as taking away from the driving experience but you can't argue with it's performance benefits
As it is I'm considering Lancer Evolution GTA (yes the automatic model).
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Originally posted by rick
I can't afford an E46 M3. At least not in the time frame I want to get it in.
I can't afford an E46 M3. At least not in the time frame I want to get it in.
thing is, the EVO is a lot more extreme than the C32. so like getting a MB with an auto is a must, and its a luxury car anyways. but a bare bones rally car doesnt go with an auto.