Newbie with a handful

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andytothemax
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Post by andytothemax »

Incidentally, the mileage overall in mixed driving is 20.5 mpg, which I find ironic-- it's identical to my old car, a 530i with steptronic, even with 50% more horsepower.
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You can get better mileage with manuals, thats why hypermilers use em :)
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sh1t who cares about gas mileage in an M3.
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Post by watkins »

Its always cool to see incredibly powerful cars that still get good mileage. Single digit fuel economy doesnt make a car better.
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hockeystyx16 wrote:sh1t who cares about gas mileage in an M3.
Unless it's under 10 I don't really care :). I just took note because it was interesting that it's relatively efficient. After a spirited weekend drive for a couple of hours today through really hilly terrain, it's down to 19.4 which is slightly worse than the old car but still good for the performance.
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Post by bde »

Welcome:)

Nice Ride! Congrats:)

I wish I'll have something similar at some point in the future.

As for hills, don't bmws have hill-assists just like new subies?

It's a great feature when u are learning and minimizes the risk of rolling, but doesn't teach you how to do proper hill starts.

The best method is handbrake I think. Less prone to error and less chance to burn the clutch in a panic when you are learning)
Heel and toe start is very complicated for a beginner - don't try that or you might fry your clutch).

Learn the handbrake furst)

Gluck)
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experience comes from bad decisions...
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AHTOXA wrote:Honestly, I did a dumb thing in my new car once. I was really tired coming home from work and as I was accelerating I went from 4-3 instead of 4-5. Dumb move. I wasn't accelerating hard at the time so it was not a money shift, but it startled me for sure. Even after you drive for a while, you still need to pay attention.
I just did that the other day when I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing, and I've been shifting just about everyday since August of 2003 :lol: .
Driving a stick is a great way to drive safer, because it forces you to stay awake (unless on highway, really) and more alert to your surroundings and to what your car's doing.
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Beautiful M3!
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Hey Andy, how are the skills progressing? Having fun with that car yet? If not, then can I? :mrgreen:
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AHTOXA wrote:Hey Andy, how are the skills progressing? Having fun with that car yet? If not, then can I? :mrgreen:
Dear AHTOXA,

Three years and 63k miles later, I think I have it mastered :)

Thanks for the offer but I think I'm going to hang on to this one ;)

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Great to hear, Andy!!!
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