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      01-19-2019, 07:19 AM   #1
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      01-20-2019, 01:21 AM   #2
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Manual of course...unless you have a wife that wants to drive
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Manual of course...unless you have a wife that wants to drive
My wife drives stick.

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      01-21-2019, 10:44 AM   #5
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My wife drives stick.

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Mine does too, but horribly. Years go when I was on crutches she drove my old 6MT, but all I could smell and hear is burnt clutch.

I'm still debating if she's allowed to drive after break in
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My wife drives very well manual but has no interest in driving the M2. She didn’t even drive it once
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Manual of course...unless you have a wife that wants to drive
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dct cuz it's my only car and I sit in DC traffic all the time, also I love the feel of ripping an instant shift.

also, wife can't drive stick and I really did not want to teach her in my brand new M2C lol
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My wife drives very well manual but has no interest in driving the M2. She didn’t even drive it once
Same here, my wife has had her licence since 15 almost 50 years...still drives stick and as good as most men...last car MX5 now Mini Cooper S (Cooper Works).
Has also has not driven the M2...but then it is DCT...LOL
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Same here, my wife has had her licence since 15 almost 50 years...still drives stick and as good as most men...last car MX5 now Mini Cooper S (Cooper Works).
Has also has not driven the M2...but then it is DCT...LOL


my wife drives well and is careful, but she doesn’t like the M2 or the M2C: lol: She drives an X6 and is in love with the M4
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      01-27-2019, 08:31 AM   #11
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I have 3 kids and a wife that uses Uber/Taxi services (parking in city always a headache)
We have a crew-cab f150 for a daily and/or use public transit

this car will be a cream puff, driven by me only and just a couple times a week on average SO that's why I picked 6MT

Traffic on boston roads isn't 4pm-6pm mon-fri it's ALL day every day (limited off peak) but still worth it to change gears manually
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      01-27-2019, 08:43 AM   #12
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my wife drives well and is careful, but she doesn’t like the M2 or the M2C: lol: She drives an X6 and is in love with the M4
My wife is the opposite, she hates the 991.2 PDK...says it feels like it's about to fall out when coming to a stop. Will only drive the M2...loves it.
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At this point I'm hemming and hawing about having bought the 6MT. I love it, don't get me wrong, I grew up only driving manual and after having an auto for 3 years really wanted to get back into it. But I have to say, as my daily commuter I do yearn for an automatic. Not to mention it gets better fuel economy and the shifts are A LOT faster.

At the end of the day I'm happy with the $2,900 in my pocket so I bought Ohlins with that money LOL
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the auto vs manual debate is one of those things that will go on forever...until manuals aren't available anymore.

I had manuals for over 10yrs before my m135i and got the auto in that..it's been great in traffic and I must say does suit the engine quite well, but I'm like a kid on Christmas Eve thinking about getting my hands on my manual M2c. It's not even cheaper here - a no cost option.

At the end of the day thats what it comes down to really isn't it? No right or wrong answer, just whatever makes you happy.

Luckily I taught my wife how to drive manual in one of my previous cars and she went back to get her manual licence, so that wasn't even an issue haha.

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