Was the E36 M3 available with an automatic?

[Mab1957]

1998 BMW M3 - $6100 (ALEXANDRIA)

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[M20Sux]

im only a douche because the eta sucks?
jeff hates them more then I do.

[slammin_e28]

im only a douche because the eta sucks?
jeff hates them more then I do.

I have a rep of eta bashing on here. You sir, do not.

See sig.

[M20Sux]

im only a douche because the eta sucks?
jeff hates them more then I do.

I have a rep of eta bashing on here. You sir, do not.

See sig.

i feel dirty.

[slammin_e28]

im only a douche because the eta sucks?
jeff hates them more then I do.

I have a rep of eta bashing on here. You sir, do not.

See sig.

i feel dirty.

Better take a shower before I come over then....if you don't like feeling really dirty.

[rmiddendorf]

I was about to post this in my N/A Cars for Sale thread but then I saw this:



http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/2600756138.html

No affiliation of course. Why BMW... why?

/rant. I really can't complain too much since my E90 is a 6-Speed auto but oh that manual mode is just pure awesomeness...

[m5chaser83]

Any downsides to the 4-door variant vs. the 2-door?

I am a four door guy,some say that the 4 door is stiffer and correct me if I am wrong, but didn't the m3 4 door have near perfect 50/50 weight distribution? This is going to sound insane but I have owned both a e36 m3 auto and stick 4 door and the auto seemed faster, the gearing ratio was super high on the stick when the car came from the factory so you needed change gear before the motor was ready. This is the ONLY m car I would would prefer in an automatic. but i always prefer a 4 door than a 2 door. this is a link the is a video that told me that the car had 50/50 wight balance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wkj1Rug-pg

[Tammer in Philly]

This is going to sound insane but I have owned both a e36 m3 auto and stick 4 door and the auto seemed faster, the gearing ratio was super high on the stick when the car came from the factory so you needed change gear before the motor was ready.

That does sound insane, because with a manual if the "motor isn't ready," you can stay in gear. You never "have" to change until redline.

-tammer

[Rolf-Dieter]

Slightly OT triva: BMW intends to sell NO true manual transmissions after 2015.

Fuck it. We're all goners next year anyway...

Edit: Ha! anyway s...

I thought it was next month? Sheeee-it! We've only got a month!

At least we will not have to see the end of the manual transmission in the BMW line. That would be truly apocalyptic.

You think he might have a point with the financial situation we have right now the whole world will jump into the toilet and pull the chain hehehehe ... what a character judgement day in deed