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I don’t know if the shifter is strictly necessary but I am glad it takes two actions to shift, especially for reverse and forward. It’s also really nice having

I don’t know if the shifter is strictly necessary but I am glad it takes two actions to shift, especially for reverse and forward. It’s also really nice having the shifter because it’s this relatively big control surface I can grab and control without looking down. I have that exact model of BMW and I often use the shifter to quickly put the car into sports mode for overtaking. They have another button to do something similar but there is no way I can do that while overtaking. The move shifter left maneuver is easy to do while keeping my eyes on the road.

t0mas88 4y ago
Exactly. Pressing the mode selector switch a few times to get it to sport/sport+ takes much more looking down compared to pushing the gear selector left while you keep eyes on the road to think about a quick overtake. And this is for cars that aren't 90% touch-screen controlled like some recent models from other brands.
- Hamuko 4y ago
  >pushing the gear selector left Pushing the gear selector left is actually terrible because (at least in the old BMW shifter) the cables inside the selector are way too tight and they will wear down as you move the shifter. https://www.e90post.com/forums/showpost.php?s=9c79f1c5ddd4ce78a5a2c5be945bd8a6&p=11663805&postcount=5 https://www.e90post.com/forums/showpost.php?s=9c79f1c5ddd4ce...
juiiiced 4y ago
Yes I prefer the larger control surface even if it is easier to bump than a button.
timc3 4y ago
On my F31 (which I no longer have) I thought doing that just put the gearbox in sport mode, but to change the engine response you still need the buttons. Need to try it in my G series sometime.
- piperswe 4y ago
  On my G20 it's the same - sport mode and S transmission mode are two separate things.
  - hangonhn 4y ago
    You two are right. The sports mode button does more than the shifter tilt on the F30 as well but the more aggressive gearing is usually all I need to overtake.

t0mas88 4y ago

Exactly. Pressing the mode selector switch a few times to get it to sport/sport+ takes much more looking down compared to pushing the gear selector left while you keep eyes on the road to think about a quick overtake. And this is for cars that aren't 90% touch-screen controlled like some recent models from other brands.

Hamuko 4y ago
>pushing the gear selector left Pushing the gear selector left is actually terrible because (at least in the old BMW shifter) the cables inside the selector are way too tight and they will wear down as you move the shifter. https://www.e90post.com/forums/showpost.php?s=9c79f1c5ddd4ce78a5a2c5be945bd8a6&p=11663805&postcount=5 https://www.e90post.com/forums/showpost.php?s=9c79f1c5ddd4ce...

juiiiced 4y ago

Yes I prefer the larger control surface even if it is easier to bump than a button.

timc3 4y ago

On my F31 (which I no longer have) I thought doing that just put the gearbox in sport mode, but to change the engine response you still need the buttons. Need to try it in my G series sometime.

piperswe 4y ago
On my G20 it's the same - sport mode and S transmission mode are two separate things.
- hangonhn 4y ago
  You two are right. The sports mode button does more than the shifter tilt on the F30 as well but the more aggressive gearing is usually all I need to overtake.