Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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Ermm they are but you do get a feel for it quite quickly. I think I was also used to an ST170 box which is also quite manly but precise!
I now find anything else feels like rice pudding though Will deffo be getting a stright 6 with an auto box next
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s4k1b
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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ive jumped straight into my golf gt tdi 130 straight after the riddance of the e46 320cd, and the gearbox is soooooo much better.
i cant believe bmw cant produce a gearbox of this quality. its such a pleasure to change gear.... again
lol
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Box on my 350z after a rebuild was tight and you barely had to move it to get in gear loved it
Noticed the more door new shapes are going down in price, would be end of summer if i do sell before the prices go down again otherwise i might aswell keep it until next summer for when they go back up.
Fad - Take it you've got something finally
[Edited on 06-04-2011 by fro-dizzle]
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s4k1b
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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350 ?
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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edited, meant my 350z
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s4k1b
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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box on my impreza sti was very short shift but a little notchy
i think the boxed on MX5s are quite good. but ive just sat in one and played with it at a car auction. never actually driven one.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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I remember driving an E46 320d manual and the gearbox wasn't great. The Mini gearbox is a bit crap to get in 1st and reverse too.
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adiohead
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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I love the IB5 gearbox
My Leon one isn't as nice
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s4k1b
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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IB5? or RB5?
aye bmw/mini gearboxes..... same manufacturer....
with them being one of the best manufacturers in the world, amazing how they cant get something like that right. pfft.
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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all about the Auto
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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IB5 box is one of the best, the one in my Fiesta RS1800 was gorgeous.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Did you want to kiss it?
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s4k1b
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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quote: Originally posted by fro-dizzle
all about the Auto
i had a 320ci with an auto box. i dont suppose i liked that much either. lol
im quite fussy
that jerked sometimes......
lots of them jerk about
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Mines smoother than a 16 year old
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s4k1b
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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when starting the car , and selecting reverse, dont you get a little thud?
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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subframe mount falling off
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Not that i've noticed, will pay more attention to it and see next time im in it.
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s4k1b
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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i still see this car being driven around today. i sold it 2 years ago. i dont think anythings fallen off.
and it was a 2005 320ci with 40k miles.
i doubt anything would have fallen off it?
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s4k1b
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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and when selecting 1st after reversing.
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chrisd1983
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Registered: 15th Dec 06
Location: Chester & Weymouth
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Its a 330CI i'm getting rid of mate, I'm not enough of a badman to keep it! Yea I've noticed my manual box is shite tbh, my old vrs was much better.
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s4k1b
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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330Ci - ouch. costly fuel expenses.
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
Location: maidstone
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its worth it sometimes for the noise
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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quote: Originally posted by adiohead
I love the IB5 gearbox
agreed.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
IB5 box is one of the best, the one in my Fiesta RS1800 was gorgeous.
its a good box but the feel in the likes of the fiesta and puma is largely down to the linkage, its the same box in my mums focus saloon and that feels like a piece of shit stirring a bucket
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