6 speed??

espo · 08-06-2014, 08:40 AM

Coming from a 6sp manual e90 and doing a PCD of a 6sp Manual M235 tomorrow (YEA!!). A friend just got a 2014 335i auto and the gearbox is really nice also. Can't go wrong with either, it really is preference and how good your left knee is. I just really like the feeling of hitting that perfect heal-toe downshift into a corner.

mathis. · 08-06-2014, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by m1cism

To be fair, I don't know if you have ever driven a MT 350z, but the clutch is pretty rough.

The BMW clutches are MUCH nicer to drive, especially in traffic. But all in all, the GSP has too much traffic, haha

i have not, valid point. but you should realize, its called the Garden State PARKway

m235runner · 08-06-2014, 11:17 PM

3 Days and 168 miles just waiting for break in at 1200 before I push this rocket. Even under 3500 rpm this car flies.... such a huge upgrade versus my 2002 IS300 5 spd

Sportstick · 08-07-2014, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by mathis.

i have not, valid point. but you should realize, its called the Garden State PARKway

True, but in English, one drives on a parkway but parks on a driveway!!

Hasek9339 · 08-07-2014, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by espo

Coming from a 6sp manual e90 and doing a PCD of a 6sp Manual M235 tomorrow (YEA!!). A friend just got a 2014 335i auto and the gearbox is really nice also. Can't go wrong with either, it really is preference and how good your left knee is. I just really like the feeling of hitting that perfect heal-toe downshift into a corner.

Dude let us know how you like the 6 speed your new M235i
I've got a 09 E90 328i and the manual is starting to drive me nuts.......

ciwhamc · 08-07-2014, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Hasek9339

Dude let us know how you like the 6 speed your new M235i
I've got a 09 E90 328i and the manual is starting to drive me nuts.......

What is wrong with it?

e90post_user · 08-07-2014, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Hasek9339

Dude let us know how you like the 6 speed your new M235i
I've got a 09 E90 328i and the manual is starting to drive me nuts.......

I came from a manual E90 (335i xDrive) to a manual F22 (M235i) - no rAgrets

Hasek9339 · 08-07-2014, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ciwhamc

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Originally Posted by Hasek9339

Dude let us know how you like the 6 speed your new M235i
I've got a 09 E90 328i and the manual is starting to drive me nuts.......

What is wrong with it?

Well,
It's notchy, did CDV delete and it's a little better but 1-2 shift still drives me nuts,,,,,
With A/C on I have to shift close to 4k rpm or it jerky.... Common E series problem...
I've driven many other cars with manuals and they are a lot "easier" to product smooth shifts....

mfourn20 · 08-09-2014, 04:01 AM

Quick question...for those with a manual...does the shifter on yours vibrate a little in neutral? I have a manual 228i m sport. Is this normal?

tccox · 08-09-2014, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mfourn20

Quick question...for those with a manual...does the shifter on yours vibrate a little in neutral? I have a manual 228i m sport. Is this normal?

Normal, and true of any manual I've ever owned

c1pher · 08-09-2014, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by patbrass

Well, no of course. Knee issue is a perfectly valid excuse to go for the automatic....but it's the only one

I have like no stuff left in my left knee and shifting is pain free. So unless you have like no knee, then it's not really an excuse lol. You don't really bend your knee much and there's no real stress or pressure placed on it when driving. I could see where stop and go could be tiring to a bad knee but hardly debilitating.

mfourn20 · 08-09-2014, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by tccox

Normal, and true of any manual I've ever owned

Thanks,

My Mazda didn't do this so I was curious. Just drove it home from the dealer....bliss.

2msport · 08-09-2014, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mfourn20

Quick question...for those with a manual...does the shifter on yours vibrate a little in neutral? I have a manual 228i m sport. Is this normal?

So normal

angler · 08-09-2014, 05:06 PM

6mt, in a 1,2 ,3 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 is better then an auto no matter how you slice the cake

Daddycat · 08-09-2014, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 228JB4

I have like no stuff left in my left knee and shifting is pain free. So unless you have like no knee, then it's not really an excuse lol. You don't really bend your knee much and there's no real stress or pressure placed on it when driving. I could see where stop and go could be tiring to a bad knee but hardly debilitating.

My knee's fine but the left leg is so muscled-up after 40 years of clutches that I walk in circles!

jbenington86 · 08-10-2014, 05:38 AM

I went with the auto...well because MD traffic sucks and the auto puts up better times. I still have my manual 128i though so I can still go out and have some fun. M235i will be road trip and weekend fun car

GranSkyline · 08-10-2014, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tccox

Normal, and true of any manual I've ever owned

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Originally Posted by mfourn20

Thanks,

My Mazda didn't do this so I was curious. Just drove it home from the dealer....bliss.

I had been wondering the same thing, but figured it was normal. I just came from a 2012 Cooper S, which had no vibration in the shifter.

Having said that, this is the best manual I have driven (so far). Smooth as butter, and I don't see my passengers jerking to my shifts anymore, lol.

As to why I went MT, I couldn't bear the idea of going auto, though I've heard it is amazing in this machine. Another reason was because this M235i was sitting right there in front of me at the dealership, and I couldn't say no to her.

mfourn20 · 08-11-2014, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GranSkyline

I had been wondering the same thing, but figured it was normal. I just came from a 2012 Cooper S, which had no vibration in the shifter.

Having said that, this is the best manual I have driven (so far). Smooth as butter, and I don't see my passengers jerking to my shifts anymore, lol.

As to why I went MT, I couldn't bear the idea of going auto, though I've heard it is amazing in this machine. Another reason was because this M235i was sitting right there in front of me at the dealership, and I couldn't say no to her.

SO TRUE. This manual is awesome and so so so easy to use. It was difficult to get smooth shifts out of the Mazda, this manual is awesome!

I drove both an auto and a manual 228i. The auto to me was a bit dull...It's a little snooty, but I think it's cool to have the manual in the mass hordes of autos out there.

alz0rz · 08-11-2014, 01:54 PM

The best manual transmission car I've ever driven (yes, it even ranks IMO above the M235i) is the 6spd that came with the Mazda RX-8.

espo · 08-12-2014, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Hasek9339

Dude let us know how you like the 6 speed your new M235i
I've got a 09 E90 328i and the manual is starting to drive me nuts.......

Got back home over the weekend from the PCD and have been doing more "city" driving to/from work this week so far. I have to say the clutch is lighter than that on the E90 and seems to have more throw on the back end (time to order a clutch stop). Still getting used to the feel and creating the "memory" of the bite point. The gearbox shifts smoother than the E90 and feels tighter (not sure how to describe that one, more like it wants to go into the next gear without much effort and gets there with a more positive feel). The one thing that throws me a little is the throttle response difference between sport and comfort. Throws my timing off a little for the first shift when I change modes especially moving from a stop. All that considered I really like it and wouldn't get the car any other way...

Vitt · 08-12-2014, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by alz0rz

The best manual transmission car I've ever driven (yes, it even ranks IMO above the M235i) is the 6spd that came with the Mazda RX-8.

And how does it compare to the M235i?

mike@tpc · 08-12-2014, 10:04 PM

I got an auto, because thats what they had in stock, and also its a daily driver that includes rush hour. It shifts really quick, and I like it better than the dsg in my wife's 2010 Z4.

that being said, I would have just as easily gotten the manual if thats what is was.

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