This is absolutely fucking false - what a piece of shit article. Just slanders the guy with no evidence to back it up because the darn kids are chopping and slamming their Porsches.

They didn’t “make” anything difficult. They never sold it here, end of story. It’s hard to swap because it requires a lot of parts that weren’t in the automatic cars, obviously, and some electronic trickery. They sure as hell didn’t do it on purpose. I promise you BMW spends zero time when designing a car trying to…

Not really a valid line of reasoning. They’re not terrible pictures. A guy that can swap a manual into an E38 is likely not a pro photographer.

This car is worth more than that.

...why? It’s just a manual gearbox, not a whole lot to go wrong. Unless you mean electronically...which, if it’s working now, there’s no magical reason it should stop working. If it was done properly, it should be no problem.

That’s awesome, you have any videos online? I’ve wanted exactly this for a long time.

It was, there never, ever has been a manual V12 7 Series.

“Acura”

You’re not understanding, there is no such thing as a 4.0 from an E39. They are all 4.4s.

No they don’t....

It’s not 1975 anymore. Those aren’t problems you’re going to have on any turbo car with less than a quarter million hard miles on it made now.

...how does this make texting and driving easier? For god’s sake do any of you anti-tech luddites think about the things you write?

If you can’t figure out CarPlay I haven’t the slightest clue how you were able to post this comment on the internet.

What’s easier, hitting buttons on a 10" (or larger) screen or on your 4.7"/5.5" phone thats in between your legs? No one forces you to use it...but certainly seems like a nice option.

How the hell does it make anything expensive to update...use it or don’t use it...it dosen’t magically stop working when a new iPhone comes out...

Do you know what the word “slow” means?

They really don’t look like Corvettes in any way at all, interesting.

If there’s one thing I look for most in a political leader, it’s a differing sexual orientation...

Ah yes CA is doing so much better, right?

Careful with that edge...