Short shifter alternative

[bmwman91]

Okay, drove the car last night for the first time.  Whooo Hoooo!!!  

And, I gotta say, the Autosolutions short shifter is the best thing since sliced bread!!
Man, it is AWSOME.  Very short throws, good crisp clean shifts, no vagueness or slop, and something that's missing from a lot of the one's I've driven...  VERY positive feedback.  

$250 ain't cheap, but well worth price of admission IMHO!  :cool:

DO IT!

Did the shifter make it notchy at all...as in, do shifts require a lot of precision to get it into gear now?  My dad had a 1991 Thunderbird SC, and as much fun as 315ft-lbs at 2400RPM was,  HATED that car because the tranny required the driver to be a robot to get it into gear.

Aside from that, sounds like a great shifter.  Perhaps I will invest part of a paycheck in one!

[D. Clay]

:eek: You get what you pay for though.  :cool:

The above statement does nothing to establish the quality of the item purchased unless you subscribe to the unstated belief that if one thing costs more than another, it's better. There are several interesting corollaries:
Some pay more than others for the same thing.
Some pay less than others for the same thing.
My all time favorite is "Cheap at any price!"
I think the item is a tad expensive, even compared to the OEM solution.

[318isle]

I have the B&M short shifter in my 318is and it's been doing great for the past 2yrs. Hasn't got sloppy...yet, and the shifts are nice and smooth. I think I paid $135, but I'm not certain.

[M42boy]

In this pic, you might be able to see how tall it is (hard to see, I know).  But, it's quite short actually.  

I've also got a pretty cool aluminum shift knob from Vintage Sports Racing in NH.  
It's called a "Wildknob"...  $35.  http://www.vsr1.com
Can you see the upside down ///M?



I'll post better pics this weekend.

[Eurospec]

You could see it HERE

Badass! List price is $39.95 btw.