comfort access question
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My Ride: 06 530i. Premium, Sport, powere shades, Sat. radio and hopefully the occasional groupy in the seat.
To lock the car you push down on the handle outside, I did it on a 550 the other day at the dealer.? Whats $1000.00 on a car that has $15000.00 in options, like what happened to me.
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lol, a $1000 is a lot to a stupid a$$ kid who went in looking at 330i's and came out with a 530i on order!! Hence the screen name ghetto fabulous. "It sure looks good girls, but no I can't afford the gas to take you out in it tonight!" hahaha
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Originally Posted by katheikia' date='Oct 23 2005, 11:25 PM
To lock the car you push down on the handle outside, I did it on a 550 the other day at the dealer.? Whats $1000.00 on a car that has $15000.00 in options, like what happened to me.
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Originally Posted by ghetto fabulous' date='Oct 23 2005, 11:45 PM
lol, a $1000 is a lot to a stupid a$$ kid who went in looking at 330i's and came out with a 530i on order!! Hence the screen name ghetto fabulous. "It sure looks good girls, but no I can't afford the gas to take you out in it tonight!" ? hahaha
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Originally Posted by Edlee' date='Oct 23 2005, 05:55 PM
[quote name='katheikia' date='Oct 23 2005, 11:25 PM']To lock the car you push down on the handle outside, I did it on a 550 the other day at the dealer.? Whats $1000.00 on a car that has $15000.00 in options, like what happened to me.
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Originally Posted by ghetto fabulous' date='Oct 23 2005, 11:45 PM
lol, a $1000 is a lot to a stupid a$$ kid who went in looking at 330i's and came out with a 530i on order!! Hence the screen name ghetto fabulous. "It sure looks good girls, but no I can't afford the gas to take you out in it tonight!" ? hahaha
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[/quote]You're right, it is not a mandatory option but if I read BMW right, all the gadgets in the car are supposed to make you enjoy the driving experience and leave all the settings and set up to the various computers. The car doesn't even have a water temp gage or an ammeter - because - they think - "why bother. You don't need to know the water temp or voltage to drive, do you?? If the car heats up too much, or the battery is weak or not charging, the computers will let you know".
So, along the same lines, they add a push button start, but you still have to use the key to get in and you still have to insert the key in the column to use the button - an additional step. In ANY OTHER car when you insert the key in the column, you just turn it and crank up.
With CA you never have to take it out of your pocket, gym bag, briefcase, purse - whatever. I think ther start button ONLY makes sense with CA.
Now, if they had the start button WITH the CA as a bundled option - as opposed to a regular key start without the button, yeah, that would NOT be a must have.
I do appreciate all your input on this. And also, as katheikia says "Whats $1000.00 on a car that has $15000.00 in options..."
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Originally Posted by Edlee' date='Oct 23 2005, 11:55 AM
[quote name='katheikia' date='Oct 23 2005, 11:25 PM']To lock the car you push down on the handle outside, I did it on a 550 the other day at the dealer.? Whats $1000.00 on a car that has $15000.00 in options, like what happened to me.
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Originally Posted by ghetto fabulous' date='Oct 23 2005, 11:45 PM
lol, a $1000 is a lot to a stupid a$$ kid who went in looking at 330i's and came out with a 530i on order!! Hence the screen name ghetto fabulous. "It sure looks good girls, but no I can't afford the gas to take you out in it tonight!" ? hahaha
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[/quote]When you push down on the door handle, it locks doors, and activates the alarm.
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Originally Posted by santiago fonseca' date='Oct 23 2005, 12:47 PM
? I think ther start button ONLY makes sense with CA.
The start button is right in front of the keyslot and you don't even need to turn the key....both as we all know.
A very painless process that certain individuals are making a very big deal out of and most not really speaking from experience.
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Originally Posted by simplepst' post='193284' date='Nov 4 2005, 07:26 AM
I also have some questions. Does CA opens the driver's side door only? Any possiblity of theft??
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Originally Posted by simplepst' post='193284' date='Nov 4 2005, 09:26 AM
I also have some questions. Does CA opens the driver's side door only? Any possiblity of theft??