First car was a 2010 bmw M3, what a machine, the dual clutch transmission was a thrill, the way the throttle blips between downshifts is pretty intoxicating, needless to say, out of my price range! Then I drove a 2008 G35s sedan 6mt, very nice car, but I found the shifter and the trans very notchy, and not very smooth, also, it made to me anyways, feel like the car is bigger then it really is. It makes me happy with my 5at purchase all over again.

 

 

The same car with 6MT makes the car feel bigger to you?

 

The 6MT is almost smoother when driven harder. When the revs are up, things begin to glide.

 

^ glad you enjoyed one of em and obviously the '10 V8 M3 is a different beast altogether, but the G MT is a great MT if you are good at shifting, not putting you down but its super fun to drive and i dont feel that the tranny is "not very smooth" at all which would mean that something was up with the way you shifted or the tranny/clutch itself had some problems(synchros issue a bit common) and like 07-G35-MT/S said the faster you go the better it is. If the car is fine then how smooth a MT drives is upto the driver really.

 

My 6mt has gotten a lot smoother shifting since I had the transmission oil replaced at around 32k miles...I drove a g37x with the 7at and while I could probably get used to it eventually, I didn't like it as well as my manual.

 

Just to keep a little perspective on things, you could probably buy your 5AT AND that 6MT for the price of the M3.

 

Oh yea, that M3 was used, and still would probably command 50k or so. Ive driven and owned lots of manual cars, so its not a case of weather I know what im doing, but I dont own a 6mt G35 so that could be part of it. The G only had 19,000 miles on it, so I doubt anything was wrong with it either. I did get the feeling that the harder and faster you drove it, that things seemed smoother, but I also felt that I would go thru brakes and tires and gas and speeding tickets real fast also!! Not downing the car at all, so the 6mt lovers can calm down, its just an opinion.

 

Or a 6mt and mod it out and still spend less and blow the doors off that M3.

 

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How and why would I post pics I dont have, of two cars I dont own? Hahaha, man you guys are hard core!!

 

lol man I take pics of everything I get excited about!