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  1. 06-19-2007, 08:34 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ran
    It's okay I guess. I had an old girlfriend that had one. The handling of the car was good, but I hated the interior and the SMT felt like a toy that would snap off in my hand. How much are these cars going for?
    bout 10k for 60k miles and bot 16-18k for around 20k miles
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    I have driven the SMT as well as owned a 5 speed MR2 Spyder. The SMT is cool. The upshifts are very slow. Don't know if anyone has messed with the tranny computer to make them quicker or not. The downshifts are very nice. Very nice car, lightweight and handles great!
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    Quote Originally Posted by richw131
    I have driven the SMT as well as owned a 5 speed MR2 Spyder. The SMT is cool. The upshifts are very slow. Don't know if anyone has messed with the tranny computer to make them quicker or not. The downshifts are very nice. Very nice car, lightweight and handles great!
    lol,nice...yea i noticed that it will still roll back on a hill and theirs no rev limiter,
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    Quote Originally Posted by richw131
    I have driven the SMT as well as owned a 5 speed MR2 Spyder. The SMT is cool. The upshifts are very slow. Don't know if anyone has messed with the tranny computer to make them quicker or not. The downshifts are very nice. Very nice car, lightweight and handles great!
    To my knowledge they have made programs for BMW's steptronic. I have yet to see it for any other makes though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyle
    To my knowledge they have made programs for BMW's steptronic. I have yet to see it for any other makes though.
    the system is pretty simlar to BMWs,but the BMW has a auto mode..which will out shift any human
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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    the system is pretty simlar to BMWs,but the BMW has a auto mode..which will out shift any human
    Yeah they are all pretty much the same. Every make seems to have a version though. Audi, VW, BMW, Toyota, Acura, etc...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyle
    Yeah they are all pretty much the same. Every make seems to have a version though. Audi, VW, BMW, Toyota, Acura, etc...
    yea,sorry.....


    hey,whats a GLI?(belive that what it was)...i saw one with OZs and lowered,it looked bad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    yea,sorry.....


    hey,whats a GLI?(belive that what it was)...i saw one with OZs and lowered,it looked bad.
    No sorry needed.

    Did the GLI you saw look like this http://images16.fotki.com/v302/photo...SCN0470-vi.jpg ? It's a special editon Jetta with bigger breaks, Recaro seats, BBS wheels, sport suspension, 6 speed transmission, front and rear valence, and side skirts.
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    all of those type of trannies suck. Having that on a sports car is redundant imo and I don't even know why people bother with them. The sad part is some people glorify these so much, they think they blow the doors off a manual transmission car in a race. I mean, its a small, lightweight car and the engine isn't that big. Lazy asses just don't want to deal with driving stick. The only exception is if you have a condition in which you can't deal with shifting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BlkCD5
    all of those type of trannies suck. Having that on a sports car is redundant imo and I don't even know why people bother with them. The sad part is some people glorify these so much, they think they blow the doors off a manual transmission car in a race. I mean, its a small, lightweight car and the engine isn't that big. Lazy asses just don't want to deal with driving stick. The only exception is if you have a condition in which you can't deal with shifting.
    All of those types of trannies? Guess what........you're wrong. Volkswagens DSG with paddle shifters (basically tiptronic) shifts faster than a manual.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyle
    All of those types of trannies? Guess what........you're wrong. Volkswagens DSG with paddle shifters (basically tiptronic) shifts faster than a manual.
    i guess the Bugatti Veyron is lazy and slow
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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    i guess the Bugatti Veyron is lazy and slow
    So are mercedes sl65 amg's, SLR's, and some race cars. God I never knew all this until now!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyle
    So are mercedes sl65 amg's, SLR's, and some race cars. God I never knew all this until now!
    not to metion,Enzos,F430s,and all new Lambos
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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    bout 10k for 60k miles and bot 16-18k for around 20k miles
    Find one cheap, even a blown engine....

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