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Old 08-24-2021, 04:18 PM   #22
Jeff_DML
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Originally Posted by equ View Post
An old x5 manual is sadly, also, f*** no. I test drove one ages ago. The whole gearing/shifting etc felt all wrong. Stump puller first. Maybe you could change the ratios or the final drive.
probably similar to my e46 325iT MT, BMW seemed to have made the gearing really short to improve acceleration but ended up always shifting and high revs at highway speeds. At least that X5 has a 6MT
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