[Shotimes] 2006 BMW 330i replaces SHO

[Carl Prochilo]

Well, you have a point there in that through programming, the SMG
(torque converterless) transmission should really be thought of as
more an automatic transmission.  The technology is fantastic but
cannot be compared to actually using a clutch pedal to shift.

One thing I can tell you I noticed is that the '05 M3 with SMG gets
only 16 MPG and is actually hit with a gas guzzler tax.  Not sure if
that's because of the tranny or other reasons.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sun, October 9, 2005 13:49, Dave Kegel said:
> I believe this comes from Paul Fisher, ex SHO ATX owner.
>
> Auto's are for weenies. True auto enthusiasts use a clutch.  :)
>
> Dave
>
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>
> Yes, however, I would get the 7 speed SMG. It is faster and has 11
> shift
> programs from 'granny going to church' to 'F1 launch control'.
>
>
> Paul L Fisher
>
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> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
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> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] 2006 BMW 330i replaces SHO
>
> Thanks.  This is a good start into this world.  The only issue I have
> at the
> moment is getting the car up to the 7000 RPM redline because
> apparently
> you're supposed to honor a 4500 RPM limit during the first 1250 miles.
> Fortunately the car has a low of low end torque to compensate for the
> other
> urge.
>
> At some point there should be an E90 based version of the M3 with SMG
> that
> might be worth a try if I want to go fast, or the 545 if more room is
> needed.  BTW, over on the BMW message boards I read there was quite an
> outcry when BMW first refused to bring a manual version of the M5
> which I
> understand has now been corrected.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> On Sat, October 8, 2005 19:28, Ron Porter said:
>> Congratulations! Very Nice!
>>
>> The seat heaters will still come in handy for cool, damp evenings.
>>
>> I found the interior space to be surprising. It's not as wide as the
>> 5-series, but head/leg room are quite good.
>>
>> Ron Porter
>>
>> Carl Prochilo <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org> wrote:
>> Well, not quite replaces since I still have the 92, but I decided to
>> go for the bimmer as a daily driver. As some of you know, I've been
>> debating this car, the G35 and GTO.
>>
>> The car is a black on black 6-speed "true" manual transmission (as
>> Ron
>> would say) with premium, sport and cold weather package. While it
>> may
>> sound strange to get the latter here in South Florida, I didn't want
>> to wait for a new order car and this one came off the boat in Sept
>> this way. Plus the heated seats actually are nice for a sore back.
>> Nothing has changed in consumer buying habits and manual
>> transmission
>> 330i's are hard to come by on the lot.
>>
>> This car is incredible to drive. Everything people say about them
>> and
>> car mags write about is true but hard to put into words. This car
>> doesn't break a sweat driving hard into curves. It is physically
>> smaller than the SHO by a lot and yet feels roomier inside. There a
>> lot of other toys as well.
>>
>> The new car now has window tint that you won't see in the pics
>> posted
>> in the link below, so the car looks even sharper. If you plan to try
>> this with dial-up, grab a coffee as these picture are large. A high
>> res display helps too.
>>
>> http://users.adelphia.net/~prochilo/BMW/2006_BMW_330i.html
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
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