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Originally Posted by wunaicheng
I hope so, by the way, is the manual reliable enough for 20-year usage (maybe with some clutch and other parts replacement). I also worry if BMW goes full electric, how long will they support the previous ICE car by producing those replacement parts. But I think, in this case, the manual has its advantage since 8AT is more sophisticated and hard to repair.
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The BMW Group supports the older models via their Classic Division, formerly known as BMW Mobile Tradition. They will have the parts. BMW currently has parts available for BMW’s far older than 20+ years. Furthermore a manual transmission is not that complicated in comparison to today’s automatics.