wulff1

I was in an area with poor satellite reception (unknowlingly)- i turned up the volume and no response -
switched to a mp3 and got blasted with music-I was worried I blew out my Logic7 speakers but all is well-and my ears are no longer ringing.....not a smooth move on my part...

BE CAREFUL when using the volume and switching from sound source to sound source - there is no visibile volume indicator on Idrive and so you have no idea how loud it is until it blasts in your car...

Other impressions:

1) PDC - love it! parallel parking around Boston has been a snap and no damage to the garage yet (my regrets to the E60 member with the garage fender bender!) - the sonar is accurate and very helpful. Although for some situations I prefer my video camera (only rear) in the Lexus it doesn't give info on the corners - making the PDC better.

2) 6 speed-smooth, with usable torque in all gears - the 6th gear isn't as tall as my E34 540i sport and so I find myself using it more often.

3) I-Drive- awesome! and the voice commands are very helpful.

4) Ventureshield-lots of salt crystals from the road on the front end - and none directly on the paint - will wash off easily!

5) HUD - with my polarized glasses (Natives) I can see the display - not as well - but still very visible -
Natives are great for sailing/skiiing and driving - and I guess unlike other polarized glasses mentioned in this forum still allow you to see HUD -

6) Comfort access - awesome, awesome, awesome. I cannot imagine not having it now. It should be made standard, however, like in the Lexus.

7) Pirelli 240 Sottozeros - no real snow yet here to test them (too warm today) but on the highway they are very quiet and grippy on the ramps - I love them!

Ok, back to cleaning the garage....

You can see pictures of my E60 and some of the manufacturing/handling defects on this post:

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=20392

mr_djurgarden

Congrats!! I'm glad you like it! Love your car btw!