MT or AT

[Almuliman]

Looking at CarGurus.com as part of my search for an MT 128, I'm depressed to see that of 115 available nationwide only 6 (six!) are MT . Just sayin'.

- peter

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by Almuliman

Looking at CarGurus.com as part of my search for an MT 128, I'm depressed to see that of 115 available nationwide only 6 (six!) are MT . Just sayin'.

- peter

Half of those listed as MT are really AT.

[Almuliman]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

Half of those listed as MT are really AT.

Tell me about it "But it can be shifted if you move that handle over. That's manual."

[tracer bullet]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

Half of those listed as MT are really AT.

And conversely, once in a while, the opposite is true. Have to look at the pictures.

[Almuliman]

Originally Posted by tracer bullet

And conversely, once in a while, the opposite is true. Have to look at the pictures.

Haven't seen a lot of that, but good point. My first visual check is looking at the window trim. Chrome == 99% not a Sport / M-Sport -> not interested. Not to kick off a whole discussion about that, just my decision that I don't want to have to deal with suspension and, most importantly, seats right off the bat.

[NorthernDancer]

Most of us with 6MT and sport/M sport pkg do not want to sell. A non sport model: 1. most will need a suspension refresh now, 2. chrome window trim can be wrapped, 3. I believe most/all E9x sport seats will fit into E82's.

[Almuliman]

Quite: In addition to being a great source of information, you're all troublesome in that way!

Originally Posted by NorthernDancer

Most of us with 6MT and sport/M sport pkg do not want to sell. A non sport model: 1. most will need a suspension refresh now, 2. chrome window trim can be wrapped, 3. I believe most/all E9x sport seats will fit into E82's.

[wdb]

Another joy is that the VIN checkers will also tell you it's auto when it's manual and vice versa. Gotta see those 3 pedals.

[Almuliman]

Indeed. I find myself exhausting my daily free allotment on mdecoder.com some days. Turns out it's not only by IP, so I can usually just switch between laptop and tablet

Originally Posted by wdb

Another joy is that the VIN checkers will also tell you it's auto when it's manual and vice versa. Gotta see those 3 pedals.

[Lucky1]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

Half of those listed as MT are really AT.

[Tuxedo]

most of all it's disappointing how many BMW dealers who should know better post AT as MT

[Gray_Panther]

Originally Posted by Tuxedo

most of all it's disappointing how many BMW dealers who should know better post AT as MT

True, but it's surprising how many people say they have cars with manual shifting transmission. When really they are tiptronic!