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Originally Posted by Viffermike
IMHO, just about any kit for any car is going to make a shifter lose some of its OEM qualities. Sometimes it's a good thing (as on the one I had installed in my first car, a VW Beetle). Much more often, it's not.
there may not be a solution that will make the M235i rower, well, Miata-like.
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Thanks for the reply. I feel similarly. While the UUC shifter is well suited towards the /M coupe and an improvement over the stock unit, I'm not sold on an identical feel for the 228.
Both her and I have spent time in the driver's seat of a Miata, Fiesta ST and FR-S (owned one for 50K miles). She really likes the Fiesta ST shifter and I don't think the 228i will ever have that feel due to differences in gearing, engine map, shifter design etc.
Surveying the field for options, stock may win out.