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03-09-2007, 01:00 PM
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In the EU we only have two timezones. So, for driving around here it is not so important like it is in the US.
Maybe that is the reason why the engineers at BMW simply forgot that function...
However, even most of the cellphones here don't automatically switch. I allways like that when I am in the US.
Who knows... maybe one day the BMW engineers will sell the function as an option.........
Maybe that is the reason why the engineers at BMW simply forgot that function...
However, even most of the cellphones here don't automatically switch. I allways like that when I am in the US.
Who knows... maybe one day the BMW engineers will sell the function as an option.........
03-09-2007, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceman' post='400882' date='Mar 9 2007, 05:00 PM
Who knows... maybe one day the BMW engineers will sell the function as an option.........
03-09-2007, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by aqkhan6us' post='400900' date='Mar 9 2007, 11:51 PM
DST is a stupid and dumb idea, pain in the head...
Some states like AZ, IN and few other do not follow this!
Just leave it to the summer or winter time, it will work out fine
Some states like AZ, IN and few other do not follow this!
Just leave it to the summer or winter time, it will work out fine
03-09-2007, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by nickolas_g' post='400621' date='Mar 9 2007, 05:40 AM
Agreed. My Garmin is allways spot on no matter what time zone I am in.
03-09-2007, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by aqkhan6us' post='400900' date='Mar 9 2007, 05:51 PM
DST is a stupid and dumb idea, pain in the head...
Some states like AZ, IN and few other do not follow this!
Just leave it to the summer or winter time, it will work out fine
Some states like AZ, IN and few other do not follow this!
Just leave it to the summer or winter time, it will work out fine
03-10-2007, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by aqkhan6us' post='400900' date='Mar 9 2007, 05:51 PM
DST is a stupid and dumb idea, pain in the head...
Some states like AZ, IN and few other do not follow this!
Just leave it to the summer or winter time, it will work out fine
Some states like AZ, IN and few other do not follow this!
Just leave it to the summer or winter time, it will work out fine
cheers
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03-10-2007, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by uglybear' post='400959' date='Mar 9 2007, 06:54 PM
Car manufacturers, including BMW, have no idea that one computer can talk to another. They are probably still using pencils and rulers.
Ha your probably right! Just as long as they keep putting out quality product, I don't care what they use.
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Originally Posted by vern' post='401121' date='Mar 10 2007, 10:25 AM
They tried it a few, or longer, years ago and it didn't seem to work out in some areas because of the younger school children having to travel in the dark and they felt it was to dangerous. So they changed back to the old system.
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This year the reason is because the US will save Billions in Energy costs.... however that won't equate to me getting a lower gas bill in the winter or a lower electricity bill in the summer :thumbsdown:
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Driving from cost the cost in US it would be good, of course.
Changing it two times a year is not a problem for me,
one gets the exact time adjusted at once.
To Iceman:
EU has actully also three time zones!
Western European Time GMT: UK, Ireland and Portugal
Central European Time, GMT + 1: ie Germany, Sweden, France and Spain
Eastern European Time GMT +2: ie Finland and Greece
Changing it two times a year is not a problem for me,
one gets the exact time adjusted at once.
To Iceman:
EU has actully also three time zones!
Western European Time GMT: UK, Ireland and Portugal
Central European Time, GMT + 1: ie Germany, Sweden, France and Spain
Eastern European Time GMT +2: ie Finland and Greece