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      04-19-2011, 11:15 AM   #1
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Anyone taken delivery of a manual X3 yet?

If so any chance of some internal pictures? All the pictures of the Auto are nice and all that but I have ordered a manual box and have yet to see a car spec'd with it!. Cheers in advance
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      04-19-2011, 01:11 PM   #2
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If so any chance of some internal pictures? All the pictures of the Auto are nice and all that but I have ordered a manual box and have yet to see a car spec'd with it!. Cheers in advance
Plenty of pics on google images - I have deleted all the ones I had once I took delivery of my X3
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rd450 up in Scotland has a manual. Search for his posts
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"Anyone taken delivery of a manual X3 yet?"

Not in the US, however here's a pic for Pugger:
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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"Anyone taken delivery of a manual X3 yet?"

Not in the US, however here's a pic for Pugger:
Sorry, I couldn't resist.


Lotus, no Manual option in the States I take it, would there be any call for it if an option was available? Cheers sfax I did find some of rd450 pictures, a bit blurry but I'm quite impressed on how it looks.
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Lotus, no Manual option in the States I take it, would there be any call for it if an option was available? Cheers sfax I did find some of rd450 pictures, a bit blurry but I'm quite impressed on how it looks.
PM him and demand some better ones
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      04-19-2011, 02:59 PM   #7
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PM him and demand some better ones
Having read some of his posts, I think I better ask nicely!
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      04-19-2011, 03:39 PM   #8
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Here you go
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      04-19-2011, 04:00 PM   #9
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      04-19-2011, 05:08 PM   #10
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Nice view, Kickdown.
Naive question, though. Buttons that have words on them are English. No buttons in the "native" language for these cars?
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      04-19-2011, 07:02 PM   #11
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Sure wish manual transmission was made available here in the States! For those countries abe to get a manual transmission - enjoy!
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      04-19-2011, 07:20 PM   #12
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Me too. The auto is VERY nice but I love my manuals. They are better long term as well, ie post warranty.
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Let's just say if we had a manual tranny option here in Canada, I'm heading down to the dealer tomorrow and putting down a deposit for one.
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      04-20-2011, 03:46 AM   #14
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Funny thing is, in the UK everyone seems to be ordering the Auto, which is a £1500 option over the Manual. All the Demo's i have driven have been the auto, it's really nice but as stated previuosly I kept on trying to change down coming to lights and junctions and just found myself ramming my left foot on the brake, the car coming to a halt very quickly, had to remind myself, no clutch!
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Let's just say if we had a manual tranny option here in Canada, I'm heading down to the dealer tomorrow and putting down a deposit for one.
Ditto. The X3 I ordered is the first automatic transmission car I've owned. (My wife's vehicles have been automatic, and although I drive it from time to time I don't consider it "mine").
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Here you go

They kept the shifters the same. Tranny too I'm betting.

Here's a pic of my 2009 at delivery:
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      04-24-2011, 05:57 PM   #17
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Yep the manual transmission is the same as in E83 - Getrag if I am not wrong...
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      04-28-2011, 05:46 PM   #18
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Yep the manual transmission is the same as in E83 - Getrag if I am not wrong...
They're both built in Germany by ZF. It looks like the 6 speed manual transmission is new as well.

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      04-30-2011, 02:59 AM   #19
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The manual 6 shift gearbox

Hi,


I have an X3 2.0D (delivered April 1st 2011) with manual gearbox.


shifting

I use mostly (1) 2 - 5 shift up to 2500 - 2700 rpm (55-60 mph). I seem like the 6 gear works best from 2700 rpm (60+ mph) and any use before that you might experience loss of power driving on a freeway with some hills.

The shifting is very smooth, tight with perfect precision
and excellent handling = BMW style

automatic start/stop function

to make it work you should always put your gearbox in neutral and only push down your brake pedal. What you normally do is to leave it in gear 1 and push both the clutch- and the brake pedals.

So basically it is a different style of driving. For most people this function will probably not work as we tend to keep our old behaviors while driving.
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