M5 to have manual gearbox - but only for the US...?
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following on the secret M garage thread i found this at the bottom:
http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50652...
why don't they offer it in the UK ffs?
Ross.
http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50652...
why don't they offer it in the UK ffs?
Ross.
Jw Vw said:
An M5 is surely better in a manual? Why are we not going to have the option here?
Because in Europe the M5 is something that is principally bought new by people who bought it so they can tell people they have bought the fastest BMW available. They aren't really bothered about shifting gears; they probably only use it to drive around town anyway.davepoth said:
Jw Vw said:
An M5 is surely better in a manual? Why are we not going to have the option here?
Because in Europe the M5 is something that is principally bought new by people who bought it so they can tell people they have bought the fastest BMW available. They aren't really bothered about shifting gears; they probably only use it to drive around town anyway.davepoth said:
Because in Europe the M5 is something that is principally bought new by people who bought it so they can tell people they have bought the fastest BMW available. They aren't really bothered about shifting gears; they probably only use it to drive around town anyway.
Except it's not the fastest production vehicle that BMW make. This is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_S1000RRR1 Loon said:
davepoth said:
Because in Europe the M5 is something that is principally bought new by people who bought it so they can tell people they have bought the fastest BMW available. They aren't really bothered about shifting gears; they probably only use it to drive around town anyway.
Except it's not the fastest production vehicle that BMW make. This is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_S1000RRdavepoth said:
Jw Vw said:
An M5 is surely better in a manual? Why are we not going to have the option here?
Because in Europe the M5 is something that is principally bought new by people who bought it so they can tell people they have bought the fastest BMW available. They aren't really bothered about shifting gears; they probably only use it to drive around town anyway.i reckon the driver said "right, it's early, christmas morning, the roads will be empty. lets go for a hoon in the M5"
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