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Originally Posted by solstice
I could be wrong but I think it’s years ago BMW gave a break on an MT vs AT. M-DCT is understandably another story due to the relative cost and limited production of those units.
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The M2C, F82 M4 (and F80 M3) DCT automatic option is $2900 since the cars come standard with a manual transmission -- so it's not years ago but currently still the case.
I realize I'm well above the median age of most here, but "it doesn't seem like that long ago" that *all* BMWs, right up through the 7-series, came standard with a manual transmission (with the slushbox automatics an extra cost option). BMW even played that up in their advertising here in the USA. The last 7-series model year that came stock with a manual transmission was the 1985 E23 735i. The final two model years of the E23 weren't available with the manual. I owned a 1988 E32 735i 5-speed manual for many years (the 1988-1990 model years of the E32 were available with a manual), and it was a great car. Ordered from the factory with a 5MT and LSD (back when an LSD was an option on all BMWs too).
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