^ Sorry, but if your thinking consumes too much of your mental capacity while driving, then you're probably a lazy ass. You doing homework behind the wheel or something?

You might as well just get a full automatic without any paddles if you think so much while you drive.

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“I’ve never fucked over anyone who I thought was for me.”
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yeah, im lazy too i guess...

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You're probably not accustomed enough to driving stick so it doesn't come completely natural to you. To most drivers who've been driving manual for years, they don't even really think of when to shift gears or not, it just comes to them.

That's more of an explanation to Deez, though.

I wouldn't drive stick here, it's a hassle, because of bumper to bumper traffic and lots of hills.

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^ I'm well aware of that, that's what I said in the first place.

Stick isn't too bad in bumper-to-bumper. I'd say that Cali (L.A. area specifically)0 has the worst traffic in the country, and I've spent hours in it at a time and while it sucks it's nothing that would make me wish for an automatic.

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“I want what’s coming to me: the world, and everything in it.”
– Tony Montana, Scarface

“Punishment is not for the benefit of the sinner but for the salvation of his comrades.”
– George Patton

“I’ve never fucked over anyone who I thought was for me.”
– Scott Rudin, film producer

“Maybe next month all of this will be over, but this month I’m takin’ every moving target out.”
– Tupac Shakur

yeah, i live in suburban chicago, so there's stop signs, lights, a good amount of traffic... frequent stopping is basically what im getting at... if i were driving on the highway, it really would make no difference what i was driving but for city driving, i'd stick to auto.. others might be able to handle it, but i know myself and i'll end up doing unnecessary shifts

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^ No disrespect, but if you don't think that you can handle the rather simple nature of a manual transmission, then perhaps you shouldn't be considering an SMG-equipped vehicle that can be considered as a sports car.

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“I want what’s coming to me: the world, and everything in it.”
– Tony Montana, Scarface

“Punishment is not for the benefit of the sinner but for the salvation of his comrades.”
– George Patton

“I’ve never fucked over anyone who I thought was for me.”
– Scott Rudin, film producer

“Maybe next month all of this will be over, but this month I’m takin’ every moving target out.”
– Tupac Shakur

ok, if i had to, i could do it, no problem.. but i guess im a "lazy" driver and choose not to.... if i were driving somehting expensive, "being lazy" is the last thing i would be....

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If most of your time is spent stopping before lights you may want to reconsider an M5 anyway, lol.

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well, i wasnt serious about getting an M5, per say... i just had a question about it's tranny which is irrelevant now... instead, i just got back from the beemer garage deciding on this..

eBay Motors: BMW : 5-Series (item 300234344407 end time Jul-07-08 17:14:14 PDT)

except with some minor changes, like no sport and it's an xi...so AWD...

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Quick Q, how come the Steptronic manual shifting isnt so smooth? I feel like I'm doing something wrong that the car jerks when I shift. I'm assuming the computer is pressing the clutch just as fast as if I were using paddle shifters, right?

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