csl- auto/man sales

[tali1]

of the 422 csl sold what are the maunal/auto numbers?- how many of the rare 120 black are man/auto?

[shim]

422/0

learn something new every day!

[oola]

tali1 said:

of the 422 csl sold what are the maunal/auto numbers?- how many of the rare 120 black are man/auto?

What you should be asking is which ones are quicker, black or grey?

Well the answer is black!

[DaveCavRS4]

oola said:

tali1 said:

of the 422 csl sold what are the maunal/auto numbers?- how many of the rare 120 black are man/auto?

What you should be asking is which ones are quicker, black or grey?

Well the answer is black!

we all know that tho..... Dont we ?

[The Dude]

black ones are faster.

From official BMW figures, apparently only 27 were supplied as automatics.

Bizarre...

[tali1]

The Dude said:

black ones are faster.

From official BMW figures, apparently only 27 were supplied as automatics.

Bizarre...

well the great majority of CSLs for sale in autotrader last time i checked were autos

[m12_nathan]

SMGII isn't an auto (it uses a clutch not a torque converter) so you should check again

[shim]

like i said 422/0

they all have an auto setting but the gearbox is SMG therefore it is a manual gearbox

dont believe the adds..........

[simple simon]

is it me or dose automatic simply mean change gear on its own

my csl has auto mode with the letter d on the dash when its in it?

but i belive all csls are smg 3

[shim]

CSL is SMG 2

a sequential gearbox called by BMW an 'automated manual gearbox' where the operations of the clutch and gearbox are performed by an electronic-hydrolic system

S = sequential mode
D = automated mode

all in the manual if you have one

[Dave Dax builder]

The registration document says Manual
However, as there is no clutch pedal and therefor no need to learn clutch control, do you really need a manual license to drive one????

They are an automated gearbox as the changing of gear can be all taken car of by the gearbox itself. I think we don't call it an auto as it does not work in the same way as we normally think of an auto box. You can have a sequential gearbox that still has a clutch pedal, one that works like a motorbike gearbox where selecting the gears is don by knocking the stick eithe forward or backwards without the usual "H" pattern.

[shim]

no idea about licence requirements but the original question was some b*****ks about how many are manual and how many are auto

[MrOnTheRopes]

Dave Dax builder said:

The registration document says Manual

Where does it say that?

I've heard people mention that before, and every time I've looked at my doc I can't find any mention of the transmission type (or is it one of the numeric codes?)

Just curious.

[shim]

not sure unless 'vehicle catagory' M1 means manual?

[Dave Dax builder]

MrOnTheRopes said:

Dave Dax builder said:

The registration document says Manual

Where does it say that?

I've heard people mention that before, and every time I've looked at my doc I can't find any mention of the transmission type (or is it one of the numeric codes?)

Just curious.

Hi E.
How about that then! It is confirmed....As usual I am talking complete b0llux.
I have a number of V5s here and none of them state anything about transmission type.