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Mar 31, 2004 6:44:52 PM

Paulo_Rangel_Melo: Expert; Loc: Portugal , Portugal; Posts: 1528, Gallery; Registered on: Nov 23, 2003

m3 smg secret...

Acording to Portuguese Mag AutoHoje Online, the m3 smg has a secret option.

Translate it on Altavista.
"http://www.autohoje.com/ahnew/noticias/noticia.asp?sc=not&cod=7115"

Woshhhhhhh and cya..

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Mar 31, 2004 6:57:31 PM

Carlos from Spain: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Spain. , Spain; Posts: 21148, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 9, 2003; Reply to: Paulo_Rangel_Melo

Re: m3 smg secret...

I have heard of this "launch mode" of the SMG II, and the article is right, I also heard that after 12 uses of this lauch mechanism, you void warranty

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Mar 31, 2004 7:49:32 PM

Rossi: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Home , Germany; Posts: 12680, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 11, 2002; Reply to: Carlos from Spain

Re: m3 smg secret...

In Antwort auf:
carlos fromspain said:
I have heard of this "launch mode" of the SMG II, and the article is right, I also heard that after 12 uses of this lauch mechanism, you void warranty

... and your clutch probably broken

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Mar 31, 2004 8:29:07 PM

Carlos from Spain: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Spain. , Spain; Posts: 21148, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 9, 2003; Reply to: Rossi

Re: m3 smg secret...

Quote:
rossi said:
... and your clutch probably broken

I heard the engine blows up way before

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Mar 31, 2004 9:08:51 PM

fritz: Rennteam VIP; Loc: BaWü , Germany; Posts: 10248, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 23, 2003; Reply to: Carlos from Spain

Re: m3 smg secret...

Quote:
carlos fromspain said:
Quote:
rossi said:
... and your clutch probably broken

I heard the engine blows up way before

Yes, but not until you've already installed a new gearbox.....

fritz

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Mar 31, 2004 9:28:04 PM

teflon: Co-Pilot; Loc: US , United States; Posts: 216, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 13, 2003; Reply to: Paulo_Rangel_Melo

Re: m3 smg secret...

Why do articles about this keep appearing now? The article in your post references something written in January of 2003 in Popular Science.

This is not only old, but it isn't even news, or a secret.

The M3 SMG II has launch control. It is in the owner's manual.

Here is a link that shows the date of the Popular Science article for those who don't believe me: Old stories die hard

Greg A

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Mar 31, 2004 9:32:40 PM

M5er: Veteran; Loc:; Posts: 932, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 25, 2003; Reply to: teflon

Re: m3 smg secret...

I have seen plenty of video's of M3's with launch control. Im sure it's a lot of fun but you put a lot of wear and tear on your tranny not to mention you eat up your tires. Couldn't BMW have done more thinking when making this feature? Im learning now more so than ever before that BMW does a lot of stupid stuff.

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Mar 31, 2004 9:46:14 PM

Justin: Veteran; Loc: San Diego, CA, USA; Posts: 979, Gallery; Registered on: Jan 12, 2003; Reply to: M5er

Re: m3 smg secret...

What more exactly would you have wanted from this sort of feature? It does the job as intended. I've tried it a couple times and it works fairly well.

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