4 cylinder 718s sound terrible

[Theo]

Originally Posted by Josh (PA)

I'm in the same boat with the 135. Its the first time I've ever owned a car and not had the next two or three cycles of replacement laid out in my head.

I keep vasilating between the AMV8 and the 981, but neither would make a good 3 day / week commuter, both are more than I want to spend, both limit my flexibility due to 2 seats, etc. I guess a 997 / 991 manual vert would be a possibility, but $$$ are an issue with that idea as well. I hope I can get another 3-4 years out of my 1er, but I'm already at 98k miles. Whatever I get next will need a manual, a soft top and some semblance of useabilty (with the requisite trade offs for soft top sporty car) for dailyish commuting.

The rare M240i 6spd vert? And I mean rare. But they are out there.

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by Theo

The rare M240i 6spd vert? And I mean rare. But they are out there.

I think he can't get over the steering. But that may be the only option out there in the near future.

[BahnBaum]

I guess I'm in a different place with my Alfa.

I'm good with the transmission, and *gasp* I don't miss a MT.

I've adjusted to the brakes, and can drive the car smoothly.

Aftermarket exhaust makes it sound great, at least to my ear.

So I'm good.

Alex

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by BahnBaum

I guess I'm in a different place with my Alfa.

I'm good with the transmission, and *gasp* I don't miss a MT.

I've adjusted to the brakes, and can drive the car smoothly.

Aftermarket exhaust makes it sound great, at least to my ear.

So I'm good.

Alex

That's where I am with the 8-speed auto M240 convertible. Good fun and good function 8/10s of the time.

[BahnBaum]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

Good fun and good function 8/10s of the time.

The floppy paddles work great for me if I want to have more fun. Really, while I wouldn't say this is better than a MT, I'd say I'm not missing the MT at all.

alex

[Theo]

When I finally give up manual trans I will have to have a big V8 to make up for it.

C63 maybe. Who knows.

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by BahnBaum

The floppy paddles work great for me if I want to have more fun. Really, while I wouldn't say this is better than a MT, I'd say I'm not missing the MT at all.

alex

I have to say I've never really gotten into the flappy paddles. But, I also don't drive much these days since I work from home. I mostly just zip around in Sport, since that mode more closely mimics the RPM shifts I used to do with a manual car.

[equ]

Originally Posted by Theo

When I finally give up manual trans I will have to have a big V8 to make up for it.

C63 maybe. Who knows.

The boosted 6's of these days give more normally aspirated v8's a run for their money (sound/character notwithstanding).

[Theo]

Originally Posted by equ

The boosted 6's of these days give more normally aspirated v8's a run for their money (sound/character notwithstanding).

This seems like a pretty good deal as an example.

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...4697/overview/

Edit:

This would be a blast. C63 supercharged.

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...7525/overview/

[zach]

Originally Posted by equ

The boosted 6's of these days give more normally aspirated v8's a run for their money (sound/character notwithstanding).

Agreed, but there are always boosted v8s.