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Originally Posted by CptSlow
Thanks. I really like it so far, but have had little chance to drive it much. They're two very different cars. The 135i is DCT (my first ever "auto") and the M3 was 6MT, and of course turbo v. NA. I like the paddles, but having trouble figuring out when to shift since I'm used to the high revs.  |
My other car is a high revver as well...no power below 4k rpm and the real power doesn't come until 6k rpm. Driving the 135i was strange at first because you really can drive between 2k and 3k rpm in low speed city situations due to the torque. Literally on my way to work on 40 mph roads, with the seven speeds, I shift at 2k rpm, so the rpm needle barely moves. Almost like a CVT transmission. Of course on the open road I wind it up more, 3-4k rpm.
Have fun!