05-02-2021, 06:01 PM | #1 |
Private First Class
150
Rep 171
Posts |
Sell and Wait to Get a Manual?
Manual Tranny Itch and Truck
I always wanted a M2 since I was little so I finally got one couple years back. But I had to compromised. Wife can't drive a stick so had to get a DCT. I have never had a manual car and although this M2 is amazing, there still is a part of me wanting a manual M2. To complicate things, my wife wanted a new ride so we got her a new X5. Well her SUV is usually the car I use for mt biking, towing fishing boat, etc so she she has to drive my car. Not to mention use it to haul wood, etc for house projects. Seems like to nice of a car to just beat up. A part of me wonders if I should sell my LCI M2 with 10k miles on it right now since the values are unreal right now and buy myself a truck. Payoff truck in 3 yrs and buy a new M2. Initial pics show no ugly front! Although slightly bigger than F87, it does come with s58, carbon roof and not to mention a manual! Thoughts? I could get a third car now but having 3 car payments isn't so cool. Thoughts? |
05-02-2021, 06:20 PM | #2 |
Major General
10665
Rep 6,939
Posts
Drives: 2018 M2 AW DCT
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
|
Your M2 is hardly broken in. Enjoy it. I too got a DCT because my wife refuses to learn how to use a manual. In reality I don't miss having a manual and have a blast driving my M2.
I would keep the M2 and revisit my decision when the G87 M2 comes out.
__________________
BMWCCA member Puget Sound Chapter
|
Appreciate
0
|
05-02-2021, 08:50 PM | #3 |
Private First Class
45
Rep 128
Posts |
I've known a few people who have given me the excuse that their wife can't drive a manual after purchasing an automatic. With the exception of one person, they've all regretted it. These are people who have drive a manual their whole life.
If you haven't owned a manual, why not buy a cheap beater to see how you like it. Pick something up that you can use for the activities you mentioned. An older ranger may fit the bill. |
Appreciate
0
|
05-03-2021, 12:58 AM | #4 | |
Lieutenant
201
Rep 425
Posts |
Quote:
Plus gives you a chance to practice your manual driving skills as it sounds like you might not have had that much experience driving manual? |
|
Appreciate
0
|
05-03-2021, 08:53 AM | #5 |
First Lieutenant
224
Rep 317
Posts |
My wife is from Europeland so she knows stick more than auto. If you're picking your fun cars transmission choice based on your wife or your wife unwillingness to learn a stick either find a new woman or stick with the DCT....
__________________
Toys- ‘21 M2C, '20 718 GT4 (going), '14 981 CS (going), '09 C4S (gone)
-Inbound- '23 GT4 RS, 22 718 GTS 4.0 |
Appreciate
0
|
05-03-2021, 10:46 AM | #6 |
Captain
585
Rep 867
Posts
Drives: OG M2
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Los Angeles, CA
|
I had an OG DCT for 3 years, got bored, sold it, bought the manual, and never looked back
|
Appreciate
0
|
05-03-2021, 12:48 PM | #7 |
Second Lieutenant
209
Rep 212
Posts |
Here's my (abridged) manual transmission story:
I bought a 2001 Corvette new with an automatic because I didn't know how to drive a stick and didn't want to learn on a new car. My wife, who could drive a stick, thought I was being a wuss (although she used stronger language). In 2009 she bought me a new Nissan 370Z with a manual transmission and taught me how to passably drive it in about 20 minutes. She was 100% right about that Corvette - what a mistake getting it with an automatic. And I was being a wuss. I eventually replaced the 370Z with a 2015 BMW 335i with a 6MT. I later traded that for a 2018 M2 with a manual. These days, if I'm buying a new car, and a manual is available, that's what I'm buying. The point of my story is this - don't make excuses to yourself for settling with an automatic. If you want a manual, get a manual and learn how to drive it -- you'll be so glad you did. It makes the drive so much more fun. Besides, now's the time to get one - in a few years stick-shifts will be extinct. |
05-03-2021, 12:54 PM | #8 |
Major
985
Rep 1,153
Posts |
Plus, the OG M2 is an easy manual to learn on. The 1-2 shift is a little difficult at first (especially with the integrated CDV in there), but the clutch effort is light and the stick is easy to operate.
Although once you do get the hang of it I predict you'll want to stiffen the pedal a bit and tighten up the stick throw and engagement. I treasure my manual cars. They are a dying breed. |
Appreciate
1
Moflow2484.50 |
05-03-2021, 02:47 PM | #9 |
Brigadier General
3907
Rep 4,048
Posts
Drives: 2020 M2C, 2019 330xi, 2017 Q7
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Washington DC Burbs
|
|
Appreciate
3
|
05-03-2021, 10:59 PM | #10 |
Lieutenant
175
Rep 427
Posts |
Glad I’m married to a wife that drives a six-speed Camaro.
MT for the upcoming M2, and an auto in the family SUV.
__________________
2021 LBB 6MT Exec M2C
BMWCCA 454031 |
Appreciate
0
|
05-04-2021, 04:36 PM | #11 |
Lieutenant Colonel
2485
Rep 1,602
Posts |
This. As you said, it takes like 20 minutes. Not worth spending thousands and thousands of dollars on the wrong car because you were scared of those 20 minutes.
|
Appreciate
0
|
05-04-2021, 06:53 PM | #12 |
Private First Class
45
Rep 128
Posts |
|
Appreciate
0
|
05-04-2021, 06:55 PM | #13 |
Major General
5865
Rep 6,637
Posts |
The feeling of connection to the family SUV is indescribable.
|
Appreciate
0
|
05-04-2021, 06:58 PM | #14 |
Private First Class
45
Rep 128
Posts |
I had a manual ranger ('96) and it was one of my favourite vehicles. The manual made it worthwhile. I have driven a couple of them with an automatic, and understand the whole "just get a full-size" comment.
My wife wanted a CX-5. I wanted a Cayenne. The only SUVs available with manuals that I'm aware of (other than a wrangler). Just curious on another persons point of view. My wife and I refuse to loose a pedal. If you spend all this money on a car, why would you want to be missing something from the start? |
Appreciate
0
|
05-04-2021, 10:50 PM | #15 |
Private First Class
150
Rep 171
Posts |
I have driven a manual here and there so I'm sure I can pick it up quickly.
I still scratch my head a bit saying in 2.5 years I could buy a new m2 in manual. My wife said just get a manual when it comes out. But I only have two garage spaces. I'm not sure I can put a lift in my second stall to stack two m2s. A part of me has this idea that I should sell my m2 right now while market is hot. Get a midsized truck to haul the boat, mt bike, etc. then park the truck outside while the new m2 in manual sits inside. Picturing having a m2 outside in MN even if it is a LCI seems like blasphemy! Other spot is held by my wife's x5 and that has to stay warm in winter |
Appreciate
0
|
05-06-2021, 06:08 AM | #16 |
Lieutenant
175
Rep 427
Posts |
No. I believe at this point in history the manual transmissions should be reserved for sporty nimble cars. I.e. I’d never get an automatic in a Miata, Corvette, M2/3/4, but at the same time I think getting a manual in a current M5 isn’t necessary, let alone in an SUV. Our Stelvio doesn’t even have paddle shifters.
__________________
2021 LBB 6MT Exec M2C
BMWCCA 454031 Last edited by e90post_user; 05-06-2021 at 06:14 AM.. |
Appreciate
0
|
05-12-2021, 07:58 PM | #17 |
First Lieutenant
383
Rep 387
Posts |
THIS. My husband taught me how to drive stick. He obviously married the right one
__________________
Previous:
M2C / GT4 / OG M2 / STi |
05-18-2021, 09:26 AM | #18 |
Captain
1657
Rep 922
Posts
Drives: '21 F87 M2C 6MT
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: old line state
iTrader: (0)
Garage List 2015 MINI Hatch 5-door [0.00]
2021 BMW M2 Competi ... [9.67] 2023 BMW X5 xDrive40i [0.00] 2017 BMW X3 xDrive28i [0.00] |
a few years ago, we were we shopping for a weekend convertible and my wife wanted a Z4. we walked into a dealership to look at a CPO in the exact specs that we wanted. a CA greeted us and my wife says, "we're here to check out your black & tan Z4." the CA says, "yes, ma'am, we have the car, but unfortunately, i need to tell you that it is a manual transmission." my wife didnt miss a beat and responded, "why do you think i'm here."
long live the manuals! ...and the women who drive them!
__________________
my garage: '23 G05 xDrive40i m-sport; '21 F87 M2C, 6MT; '17 F25 x-drive28i SAV; '15 F55 mini hatch 5-door retired: '87 E30 MT 'vert; '92 E36 sedan; '99 E36 MT 'vert; '06 E90 x-drive sedan; '07 E83 x-drive30 SAV; '09 E91 x-drive wagon; '12 E89 Z4 MT M-sport; '15 F22 sport line |
Appreciate
3
|
05-19-2021, 01:43 PM | #19 |
your average JAMF
3101
Rep 4,094
Posts
Drives: '21 M2 Comp, '19 Golf R
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Cochise County, AZ
|
__________________
'21 M2 Comp
'19 Golf R |
Appreciate
0
|
Post Reply |
Bookmarks |
|
|