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Old 10-05-2005, 01:21 AM
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Hey all

Had the car back last night from some warranty work (high pressure system, creaking seals, crashing idrive) - here are some brief observations:

1: New "3D" view in sat nav - i like it!
2: i-drive seems faster to respond to inputs
3: The car seems to respond quicker to me planting my foot on the floor.
4: Creaky doors are now gone!

Thumbs up BMW! Man I love this car.
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Originally Posted by shiny' date='Oct 5 2005, 04:21 AM
Hey all

Had the car back last night from some warranty work (high pressure system, creaking seals, crashing idrive) - here are some brief observations:

1: New "3D" view in sat nav - i like it!
2: i-drive seems faster to respond to inputs
3: The car seems to respond quicker to me planting my foot on the floor.
4: Creaky doors are now gone!

Thumbs up BMW!? ? Man I love this car.
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Glad everything turned out fine!
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another happy customer
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And who said BMW can't make you happy, another satisfied customer......

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Originally Posted by shiny' date='Oct 5 2005, 04:21 AM
Hey all

Had the car back last night from some warranty work (high pressure system, creaking seals, crashing idrive) - here are some brief observations:

1: New "3D" view in sat nav - i like it!
2: i-drive seems faster to respond to inputs
3: The car seems to respond quicker to me planting my foot on the floor.
4: Creaky doors are now gone!

Thumbs up BMW!? ? Man I love this car.
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Do you have any after-market performance parts known to your dealer?
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That's good to hear. At least there are some dealers that know what they're doing.
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Always good to hear a success story.
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Originally Posted by donv' date='Oct 5 2005, 10:07 PM
[quote name='shiny' date='Oct 5 2005, 04:21 AM']Hey all

Had the car back last night from some warranty work (high pressure system, creaking seals, crashing idrive) - here are some brief observations:

1: New "3D" view in sat nav - i like it!
2: i-drive seems faster to respond to inputs
3: The car seems to respond quicker to me planting my foot on the floor.
4: Creaky doors are now gone!

Thumbs up BMW!? ? Man I love this car.
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Do you have any after-market performance parts known to your dealer?
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No, at least not yet! I'm thinking of a DMS upgrade soonish though
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Originally Posted by mikej' date='Oct 5 2005, 11:12 PM
That's good to hear.? At least there are some dealers that know what they're doing.
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My dealer is BMW Cotswold Hereford - the guys there are absolutely brilliant, they bend over backwards to help at all times - 100% recommended
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