got my eye on a 325 cab now i aint driven the car yet but its auto,wat likes the auto box?,.any good??
or should i think about changing it to a man box?
auto to manual
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SPADGE
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Unless its a very special car or very cheap there is no point buying an auto and converting it.
The auto's are fine to drive but they do get a bit boring after a while and can be very thirsty!
The auto's are fine to drive but they do get a bit boring after a while and can be very thirsty!
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Brianmoooore
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Personally, I can't stand auto boxes, but it depends on your driving style.
Nothing wrong with an E30 auto box as auto boxes go, especially the switchable version (rotary knob at the front of the handbrake console).
Auto box reduces performance slightly and increases fuel consumption a bit as well, but it's down to personal preference.
Conversion to manual is easy enough, and has been covered on the zone many times.
Nothing wrong with an E30 auto box as auto boxes go, especially the switchable version (rotary knob at the front of the handbrake console).
Auto box reduces performance slightly and increases fuel consumption a bit as well, but it's down to personal preference.
Conversion to manual is easy enough, and has been covered on the zone many times.
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SPADGE
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There are plenty of manual ones out there so wait until one comes along that you like and save yourself the hassle.rosscoe wrote:y see,thats the thing guys,it aint overly special,nice car all the same,but i aint a gr8 fan of autocock boxes
give me a manual anyday!!
Don't no, will need to think about it!
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rosscoe
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yer probably right m8!!SPADGE wrote:There are plenty of manual ones out there so wait until one comes along that you like and save yourself the hassle.rosscoe wrote:y see,thats the thing guys,it aint overly special,nice car all the same,but i aint a gr8 fan of autocock boxes
give me a manual anyday!!
Don't no, will need to think about it!
i cooked my auto box within weeks of getting my car it had been properly serviced and had done around 200,000kms. to me this seems a poor life span of an auto when compared to borgwarner and others.
I converted it to man within a weekend and the improvement is so great its hard to describe. i think i would have knocked at least a whole second off the quarter mile time. and driveability is beyond comparison.
Real drivers have manuals simple as that anything with an auto is a cruiser. They do have there purposes but they dont belong in e30's.
I converted it to man within a weekend and the improvement is so great its hard to describe. i think i would have knocked at least a whole second off the quarter mile time. and driveability is beyond comparison.
Real drivers have manuals simple as that anything with an auto is a cruiser. They do have there purposes but they dont belong in e30's.