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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...
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I had an 07 550i sport 6MT and it was one of the best cars I've ever owned. From there I went to an E92 which was also an excellent car. Once my M3 lease was over, I looked at a '11 550i and like the E class, knew that it was not a car that should have a manual transmission. I'm still holding out hope for the M5 and still feel that, if the GTR or E63 had a manual, they would be much much more fun to drive. In fact, it's hard to imagine but for the first time I think that a 6MT would be more appropriate in the muscle car E63 than this refined M5.