JBsC5 said:
Wow..thanks for the great information..on model designations..I don't know if I understand which stands for what since I'm not quite as involved with BMW as I should be.
E28= 5 series mid to late 80s
E24= 6 series- late 70s to late 80s
E34= 5 series early to mid 90s
E39= 5 series- 1997 to present
E30= 3 series 1984-1991
E36= 3 series 1992-1998
E46= 3 series 1999 to present
E31= 8 series
As far as the sequential shifters..the guys I spoke to at a local autocross raved about them.
I know a guy that has one (in an E46 M3) and loves it when it works, but he is having serious issues with it. My fear is it is like Steptronic in that you use it until the newness wears off. I don't think that will be 100% the case, but still a fear of mine nonetheless.
It is really just a slick automatic tranny (don't tell me it isn't an auto tranny, I know the mechanicals, but it functions as an auto).