10-15-2012, 08:48 PM
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Officially Welcomed to the 'Fest
Location: New York, NY
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,932
Mein Auto: 2011 X5 5.0
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Originally Posted by faustas
Thanks for the clarification!
Anyone's got experience/knowledge of failure rates for the two transmissions?
I felt that it's borderline overdoing it when the parking break is electronic.
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I am pretty sure the parking brake is mechanical on the X1. The transmission selector is electronic though. If a car with the 8 spd gets a flat battery or the has a computer problem, it will not be possible to shift it out of park. A BMW tech will need to go under the car to release the transmission. This won't be required with the 6 spd.
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