Save the manuals!!!

thebmw · 10-20-2023, 08:40 AM

Love my rare F13 BMW 650i (this is a 1 of 1 build spec). For sale now with a lucky buyer pending. They won't build another car like this ever.

shawnhayes · 10-20-2023, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by P1

Let's not stop at just a manual transmission! Save the drum brakes, manual crank windows and bring back the 8 track!

On this one, I might not fight you on that.

A drum parking brake is always a good idea. Yeah, I know the reason for the electronics, and why not have both.

VW id4 still has drum.

Shawn

chassis · 10-20-2023, 01:12 PM

Current platform 9Y0 Cayenne uses a rear drum-in-hat parking brake.

Tacoma · 10-23-2023, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by P1

Let's not stop at just a manual transmission! Save the drum brakes, manual crank windows and bring back the 8 track!

Your attempt at sarcasm notwithstanding, window cranks and 8-tracks have nothing to do with actual driving and brakes are for stopping. A more appropriate comparison to saving manuals is saving mechanical steering (instead of steer-by-wire) as in both cases, it's about bringing back better driving feel/connection to the road.

G35POPPEDMYCHERRY · 10-23-2023, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by P1

Let's not stop at just a manual transmission! Save the drum brakes, manual crank windows and bring back the 8 track!

lets not stop there

take a helicopter to work

or have people carry you while your sleep!!!!!!!!11

UPSROD · 10-23-2023, 03:25 PM

I have saved 4 Harley Davidson service manuals, a Honda Accord owners manual, a 1958 Harley owners manual and an M3 owners manual

No one · 10-23-2023, 03:56 PM

I don't value power steering and electric windows. Electric parking brake is a bullshit outrage (I am happy I don't have it!) and I don't need any reasoning against that.

G30M · 04-12-2024, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

Toyota says they've got a manual EV in the works.
https://www.drive.com.au/news/toyota...-transmission/

you guys must have heard of the Ioniq 5N by now
manual gears, ICE sound inside and outside ...
this is like a vegan lion eating vegan steak
and this beast weighs less than the next PHEV M5

MADBMWX5MC · 04-15-2024, 10:04 AM

Electric car with manual trans...hmmm, not sure what to think, or maybe I just dont...

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