Got my allocation yesterday and went back and forth for the last 2 weeks on this…
Consider myself a die hard manual fan but I actually went for the 8 speed auto on this one.
1 - I was worried I’d be disappointed with the squishy soft bmw clutch. Test drove a manual 3 series years ago and didn’t love the feel.. and without a chance to drive the m2 before buying, I didnt want to risk the M product also feeling “squishy”. Last 2 manuals in our house were caymans and that’s what a clutch should feel like
2 - 80% likely to do track days a few times a year with my father in law. I consider myself a decent manual driver but I know that downshifting in the braking zone would be a little bit too much of a distraction to actually approach the limit.
Im feeling enthusiast guilt for the decision, hence the post - but I think I made the right call for my specific use case on this specific car. Shame me … 1 2 3 go!
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