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      08-14-2012, 08:08 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by juanpgomez2
I can see why the uptake on the manual f10s has been so low. If I had had a chance to drive one before I ordered my 550i I would have never ordered it as a manual. It is just not the right transmission for this car. It doesn't really make it more involving or fun to drive, it just makes a luxury car not fully luxury... If I can get out of it and into a DCT M5 I will do it in a heart beat. I think this will be my last manual daily driver...
This is what many were concerened about - the M5 has grown too big for a manual transmission to be comfortable and enjoyable as it should be and that (the size) takes a bit of feeling away from driving a MT.

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