B58 to S58 - '21 Isle of Man Green G80 M3 6MT vs '16 Estoril Blue II F30 340i 6MT

brianray18 · 07-08-2021, 10:15 AM

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How do you feel about the manual on the M3? Its my first M manual car and i honestly dont think its the best.

What is it that you don't like about it? It's a nice shifting manual. Probably better than all of the BMW manuals I've owned in the last 20 years (…not that those were bad either). If this is your first manual car, what are you comparing it to?

Nah its not my 1st manual car. Ive driven Ford, Mitsubishi, Honda, Subaru and couple other brands. I feel the manual on this M3 is just too electronic if that makes sense. The other day on 2nd gear it pop out and went to neutral i was like tf

NYAWE60 · 07-08-2021, 10:58 AM

Congratulations, thats a poster car build!

khoa@x-ph.com · 07-08-2021, 11:25 AM

Congrats OP! Saw a green G80 in person the other day, and that green looks so good under the sun.

Sedan_Clan · 07-08-2021, 11:51 AM

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How do you feel about the manual on the M3? Its my first M manual car and i honestly dont think its the best.

What is it that you don't like about it? It's a nice shifting manual. Probably better than all of the BMW manuals I've owned in the last 20 years (…not that those were bad either). If this is your first manual car, what are you comparing it to?

Nah its not my 1st manual car. Ive driven Ford, Mitsubishi, Honda, Subaru and couple other brands. I feel the manual on this M3 is just too electronic if that makes sense. The other day on 2nd gear it pop out and went to neutral i was like tf

Refinement tends to feel that way. The Porsche guys find the new 7MT to be too refined - albeit really good - as well. I think we tend to correlate drama and the lack of refinement with rawness and character. There was nothing memorable about Ford, Honda or Nissan/Infiniti manuals for me. The longer I spent in BMW manuals the more I came to appreciate the slick shifting nature of the transmission(s).

brianray18 · 07-08-2021, 12:50 PM

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How do you feel about the manual on the M3? Its my first M manual car and i honestly dont think its the best.

What is it that you don't like about it? It's a nice shifting manual. Probably better than all of the BMW manuals I've owned in the last 20 years (…not that those were bad either). If this is your first manual car, what are you comparing it to?

Nah its not my 1st manual car. Ive driven Ford, Mitsubishi, Honda, Subaru and couple other brands. I feel the manual on this M3 is just too electronic if that makes sense. The other day on 2nd gear it pop out and went to neutral i was like tf

Refinement tends to feel that way. The Porsche guys find the new 7MT to be too refined - albeit really good - as well. I think we tend to correlate drama and the lack of refinement with rawness and character. There was nothing memorable about Ford, Honda or Nissan/Infiniti manuals for me. The longer I spent in BMW manuals the more I came to appreciate the slick shifting nature of the transmission(s).

At the end of the day im happy and blessed to be still driving a manual M3. In 5 years or less, when they stop making these manual cars were gonna say is how great they were 🙂

SD ///M4 · 07-08-2021, 03:25 PM

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Thank you for the driving lesson. The steering wheel vibrates even when you're in your lane and the system does not work well. So, I did not turn it off to be cool or something. I welcome technology but only when it makes things easier. There are a few tech issues I'm having with the car besides that one. I look past all that though since the drive is great 🙂

Hahaha! After I retired, I actually worked for a friend's driving school for a couple of years teaching teens how to drive. This is just the way you should be making lane changes, but most people don't bother to completely turn their head to look in their blind spot and hardly anyone signals. This is why Lane Departure Warning systems were invented, to prevent accidents.

The Lane Departure Warning in my F82 M4 works just fine and doesn't vibrate when I'm in my lane. I hardly ever notice that it's there. Sorry about your G80...

Mephisto · 07-08-2021, 09:21 PM

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Thank you for the driving lesson. The steering wheel vibrates even when you're in your lane and the system does not work well. So, I did not turn it off to be cool or something. I welcome technology but only when it makes things easier. There are a few tech issues I'm having with the car besides that one. I look past all that though since the drive is great 🙂

Hahaha! After I retired, I actually worked for a friend's driving school for a couple of years teaching teens how to drive. This is just the way you should be making lane changes, but most people don't bother to completely turn their head to look in their blind spot and hardly anyone signals. This is why Lane Departure Warning systems were invented, to prevent accidents.

The Lane Departure Warning in my F82 M4 works just fine and doesn't vibrate when I'm in my lane. I hardly ever notice that it's there. Sorry about your G80...

Up here in the Greater Boston area a lot of the local roads are two-lanes and I'm constantly coming over the line to avoid myriad obstacles along the way. Garbage trucks, bicyclists, landscapers, double-parked cars, people who don't like to use sidewalks, road raging idiots, etc. I've got no use for the lane keep assist except maybe on a highway trip, if I'm not caffeinated.

435GranC · 07-08-2021, 11:15 PM

Killer color !

Billout42 · 07-09-2021, 01:27 AM

she has a crazy color that clashes ��

PUM4KIN · 07-09-2021, 04:53 AM

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Beautiful! Are those bicolor or black 826 rims?

Bi-Color 826M. I'm actually posting the delivery vid at the moment so you can see it better there

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Beautiful! Are those bicolor or black 826 rims?

Bi-Color 826M. I'm actually posting the delivery vid at the moment so you can see it better there

Representing philly bummer club! Love it! See ya at the Mpact meet up. Congrats on the new M

brianray18 · 07-09-2021, 04:52 PM

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Beautiful! Are those bicolor or black 826 rims?

Bi-Color 826M. I'm actually posting the delivery vid at the moment so you can see it better there

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Beautiful! Are those bicolor or black 826 rims?

Bi-Color 826M. I'm actually posting the delivery vid at the moment so you can see it better there

Representing philly bummer club! Love it! See ya at the Mpact meet up. Congrats on the new M

Lmk when you drive to NJ 😛

G80_Soom · 07-09-2021, 07:43 PM

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Representing philly bimmer club! Love it! See ya at the Mpact meet up. Congrats on the new M

Haha, yessir! I've posted your car a couple times on the page! Thank you! See ya at MPact. I'm roll racing the G80

G80_Soom · 07-09-2021, 07:44 PM

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Lmk when you drive to NJ 😛

I live in NJ so always driving here haha

Thedriver85 · 07-10-2021, 05:16 AM

I heard the gearing in the M3/M4 is shorter…which makes for easier rolling into 2nd…like at a stop sign…(yeah, I know). That's actually my biggest complaint with a manual 340i, gears 1,2,3 are too long, while 6th is too short.

What do you think?

picaso · 07-15-2021, 10:44 PM

Congratulations!!! Enjoy

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Thedriver85 Private 43 Rep 96 Posts Drives: 2011 Mustang GT "Beast" Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Bergan County iTrader: (0)	I heard the gearing in the M3/M4 is shorter…which makes for easier rolling into 2nd…like at a stop sign…(yeah, I know). That's actually my biggest complaint with a manual 340i, gears 1,2,3 are too long, while 6th is too short. What do you think?
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