BMW AC system
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My Ride: '06 530i -6speed - Comfort Seats - Premium Package - Premium Sound Package - Cold Weather Package - Ventilated Seats - Xenon -HUD - PDC - Nav
I have to say one thing that i am highly & overly impressed with ..... the AC in this car. its simply amazing.
compared to my $32K Audi A4 that i had before this ..... its simply amazing.
since i drove about 1,500 miles every weekend - HIGHWAY ...:
the thing that bothered me the most about the audi AC was that at highway speeds (70-100mph) there was ALOT of air flowing into the cabin, due to the speed of the car - which in turn increased the noise level in the cabin. only solution to that "issue" was turning on the RECIRCULATION function to prevent the cabin from being flooded with out air.
the BMW does NOT appear to have such issues - the AC system is much better designed.
on the A4 it also used to take FOREVER to cool the cabin down - by the time it was getting cool, i was sweating wet. SouthWest Florida ... even today it was ~84*F as a high.
the BMW cools the car down in next to nothing - maybe about a minute for when it usually took about 3-4 .. maybe even 5 minutes.
this amazes me everyday over & over - GOOD JOB BMW!
ps: i also use the auto recirculate function, and it seems to work flawless - you tent to miss/not realize how well something works, untill you don't have it. i don't believe i have smelled diesel fumes and or any other kind of poluted air yet in the past month.
compared to my $32K Audi A4 that i had before this ..... its simply amazing.
since i drove about 1,500 miles every weekend - HIGHWAY ...:
the thing that bothered me the most about the audi AC was that at highway speeds (70-100mph) there was ALOT of air flowing into the cabin, due to the speed of the car - which in turn increased the noise level in the cabin. only solution to that "issue" was turning on the RECIRCULATION function to prevent the cabin from being flooded with out air.
the BMW does NOT appear to have such issues - the AC system is much better designed.
on the A4 it also used to take FOREVER to cool the cabin down - by the time it was getting cool, i was sweating wet. SouthWest Florida ... even today it was ~84*F as a high.
the BMW cools the car down in next to nothing - maybe about a minute for when it usually took about 3-4 .. maybe even 5 minutes.
this amazes me everyday over & over - GOOD JOB BMW!
ps: i also use the auto recirculate function, and it seems to work flawless - you tent to miss/not realize how well something works, untill you don't have it. i don't believe i have smelled diesel fumes and or any other kind of poluted air yet in the past month.
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Yeah, the AC was great in my car today too. Our high temp was 44f (7c) and it had no problem cooling me down.
Just kidding but I had to do it. Not many are worried about AC right now (I grew up in south fla myself). I'm more worried about how my snow tires will handle with the thought of white stuff in the coming weeks now that I live north.
So far, the AC has done well for me too. I just haven't figured out (or needed to) how to adjust up/down/lower vent outlet strengths. I guess it's in the idrive under climate and vent settings....
Just kidding but I had to do it. Not many are worried about AC right now (I grew up in south fla myself). I'm more worried about how my snow tires will handle with the thought of white stuff in the coming weeks now that I live north.
So far, the AC has done well for me too. I just haven't figured out (or needed to) how to adjust up/down/lower vent outlet strengths. I guess it's in the idrive under climate and vent settings....
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weird ... i don't see how they won't fix it ... thats ass. go to a different dealer?!
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Originally Posted by zippers525' date='Dec 10 2004, 09:40 AM
my a/c smells Dealer wont fix it cause its not covered under warrenty
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I'm off in a couple of hours to pick my baby up....Hope all's well.
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I know if i take it to another deler in palm beach they will fix it for free. My dad bought his car there and they will do him favors. Beside there is something wrong with the A/c unit. Its not envoirmental. Thats an excuse.
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Originally Posted by zippers525' date='Dec 9 2004, 08:39 PM
I know if i take it to another deler in palm beach they will fix it for free. My dad bought his car there and they will do him favors. Beside there is something wrong with the A/c unit. Its not envoirmental. Thats an excuse.
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Originally Posted by wiszmaster' date='Dec 9 2004, 08:19 PM
ps: i also use the auto recirculate function, and it seems to work flawless - you tent to miss/not realize how well something works, untill you don't have it. i don't believe i have smelled diesel fumes and or any other kind of poluted air yet in the past month.
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Originally Posted by zippers525' date='Dec 9 2004, 03:40 PM
my a/c smells Dealer wont fix it cause its not covered under warrenty
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