02-03-2012, 10:06 PM
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Automotive Monomaniac
Location: North of Los Angeles, CA
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 10,655
Mein Auto: Schnelle Autos
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Originally Posted by Robert A
So the shifter is tight?
I've owned two 5 series cars (an E60 and an E39) and neither was all too good. My E36, however, was great.
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It is just like the E90 shifter... a bit rubbery (typical BMW) but easy to use and direct in its operation. I drove all over tonight and kept saying, "wow, this makes me really miss manual transmissions." (That is a good compliment.)
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Originally Posted by Robert A
Please comment on the lack of quiet. On long highway drives, do you feel fatigued?
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Lots of road noise, and some wind noise, comes into the cabin. It is noisier than my A4 and most other cars, but I drove 5+ hours today without fatigue... part of me says "road noise" is part of the "driver involvement." Truth is, on a sport sedan I want to hear the road surface as it helps an experienced driver determine tire grip.
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