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Old 22nd June 2002, 03:12   #4 (permalink)
Richard in NC
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Maverick;
Exactly. The old way was patterned after automatics. Where D is forward and downshifting pulled the lever back. It was this way in my '99 540i and I found it logical. BMW made the switch in the '02s to make it more like the SMG and Rally/Racing shifting. Since I owned the '99, to me the new way would be confusing.
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