BMW: SMG

On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 00:38:48 GMT, jerri <com> wrote:
 

I have an M3 with SMG and it took a few weeks to really have it feel
normal. It's fast, my foot goes down and the car goes fast, shifting
is very quick and responsive.
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On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 09:05:42 +0200, "Leo" <de> wrote:
 

Great site Leo, Wish I had my M3 with me when I was in Switzerland in
May :-)
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Does anyone know how much such a system costs after purchase e.g. to install
in a e36 or a e46 bmw.....

anyone?
"Ronny" <co.uk> wrote in message
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install 

In article <bkv7eu$5lu$nuria.telefonica-data.net>,
Ronny <co.uk> wrote: 

Basically, don't bother even asking. Even if it were possible it would
cost megabucks using new parts. It's the sort of thing a quirky enthusiast
DIYs on an older car using another as a donor.

So your best option is to sell your existing car and buy the one you want.

Additionally, one which had been converted would be worth much less
secondhand.

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RIP Acorn

For those of you who have SMG?

Is the effect that of a true manual gearbox simply without the clutch or
does the programming take over when it is un-wanted? (i.e. can you hold in
third gear without the transmission overriding to fourth)

How is the clutch actuated, is there a torque converter? If there is, does
this drain power that you don't forfeit with a manual?

Do you still have the same feeling of involvement as with manual?

If you had it to do over again, would you go back to manual with clutch?

"Richard N. Paddock" <net> wrote in message
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You completely control the gears everywhere but extreme decceleration. What
I mean is that SMG won't "override" you unless you try downshifing to a gear
that would cause the engine to rev beyond it's redline (6th to 2nd at 100
mph for example). This is a good thing.
 
does 

It's a manual. There's no torque convertor. The clutch is moved on and off
the flywheel just as it would be if you were moving a clutch pedal in and
out, but it's electro-hydraulically actuated instead of actuated by your
foot.
 

No.
 

No. And you'll be hard-pressed to find a SMG owner that would. 

For those of you who have SMG?

Is the effect that of a true manual gearbox simply without the clutch or
does the programming take over when it is un-wanted? (i.e. can you hold in
third gear without the transmission overriding to fourth)

How is the clutch actuated, is there a torque converter? If there is, does
this drain power that you don't forfeit with a manual?

Do you still have the same feeling of involvement as with manual?

If you had it to do over again, would you go back to manual with clutch?