6mt vs 8 auto

rickk · 12-21-2012, 07:28 AM

For the record: I have no problems with the gearbox going from 1st to 2nd in my 125i. Sometimes 3rd seems a bit hard to engage, but I have that in more cars, might just be me.

MartinHattingh · 12-21-2012, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by KPB

I've got the 6MT in my 125d and to be honest, its not great. 1st to 2nd when cold is very resistant, and even when warm its not great. Its also not easy to modulate engine speed/revs during this change and it took me quite a few miles to drive around the 'lurch'.

I've found I can minimise the problem by stretching 1st to about 3500 revs and then riding the clutch for a fraction of a second on the change up.

I've found exactly the same in my 118i manual.

ovekvam · 12-21-2012, 09:24 AM

I haven't driven in extreme cold tempratures yet, but the manual gearbox seems to work nicely between all gears in our 116i. I have done some autoX and track driving that involves fairly swift gear changes, and I didn't notice anything unusual. Turbo engines are of course not nearly as responsive as the old natually aspirated engines with throttle valves directly connected to a pedal by a wire. You have to give the engine more time to rev up if you want to do heel/toe downshifts.

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ovekvam Brigadier General 277 Rep 3,290 Posts Drives: 2021 Galvanic Gold i3S Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bryne, Norway iTrader: (0)	I haven't driven in extreme cold tempratures yet, but the manual gearbox seems to work nicely between all gears in our 116i. I have done some autoX and track driving that involves fairly swift gear changes, and I didn't notice anything unusual. Turbo engines are of course not nearly as responsive as the old natually aspirated engines with throttle valves directly connected to a pedal by a wire. You have to give the engine more time to rev up if you want to do heel/toe downshifts.
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