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Old 09-16-2013, 09:36 AM   #84
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Originally Posted by Suberman View Post

BMW supplies all of their cars with 8 spd torque converter automatics or DCT type transmissions except in the US.

This isn't true at all (even ignoring the minor technicality that their dct is a 7-spd). You can definitely still buy a stick shift BMW in Europe, and I'd bet that they sell a higher proportion of manuals there than they do here.
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