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Thanks to Mr. HRU for the clarifications. I originally thought my previous message would be my last one in this forum. It is pointless to engage in relentless debate with anybody, not to mention fellow Chinese. What Mr. HRU said - 中国人不管你卖什么车,价格永远是高的,优点统统是假的,动机是值得怀疑的, 如果不是白送的,一律都是不合理的 - is very true to many Chinese people, perhaps including myself, especially during my early years in Canada. I was one of those who used to be suspicious of the whole world. It is fair to say that everybody’s opinion (including mine) is always biased and there is no real benefit to argue back and forth. After all, we all have better things to do and on the other hand, readers can eventually put their judgment in perspective. A car nut often looks at cars deeper into skin. Being a “donut”, I am also a cheap car nut. A cheap car nut like me always likes to talk about cars, particularly on their mechanical parts.7 L+ f: l1 K, @5 @
/ E2 c7 m# [4 KOn this particular BMW, the tiptronic transmission is actually made by GM in its european plant for BMW. Unlike GM vehicles, this GM transmission has been pretty reliable and functional. BMW (also VW) calls its manumatic transmission “tiptronic” to refer to its sophisticated electronic system. Hyundai calls it shiftronic (this is like vehicle stability control VSC, which is called by Honda as VSA, by Subaru as VDC). Regardless of the name, they all have a torque converter and it is the electronic system that enables the smooth and harmfree manual gear shifting. An SM transmission is a true manual transmission without depressing a clutch pedal. The thrill and exhilaration from the SM transmission is something a manumatic transmission will possibly never be able to offer.; }: J( e ?, d
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Well, so long, I know this is the right place to talk about cars. Hope this BMW will be sold at a good price. I promise I will stop grandstanding and this will be my very last message in this web site. Thanks HRU. |
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