Electronic Gremlins..........
11-10-2004, 08:47 AM
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My Ride: OLD RIDE- 2004 Titanium Silver Metallic 545I, Sports Package, 6 Speed Manual Transmission, Premium Sound, Cold Weather Package, Folding Rear Seats.
NEW RIDE- 2005 Silver Gray Metallic 545I, Sports package, 6 Speed manual Transmission, Premium Sound, Navigation, Cold Weather Package, Folding Rear Seats, Heated Rear Seats and Park Distance Control.
I am firmly convinced that some of the electronic glitches that seem to be built-in to this car are exactly that! Anybody with an IQ above an amoeba has to notice these problems let alone the R+D department of BMW. So, they get the customer involved in finding a fix here, a new function there and a forum such as this to cover it all! In other words, its done on purpose to keep the car exciting, the dealer busy and the owner waiting for that all important software/part upgrade as if it's Christmas.
11-10-2004, 09:29 AM
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My Ride: Now Driving a Freakin' Prius!
Was...
2004 545i | SMG | White/Black | Sport | NAV | Logic 7 | PDC | Fold-down Seats | Adaptive Headlights | Cold Weather Pkg | Clear-again Bra | Mud Flaps | Bluetooth | Coat Hangar | Aux Input | All Weather Mats | 18"X8.5" BBS RK w/ Michelin Pilot Alpin's (winter) | New steering rack @ 1.2K & 17K miles| Software V.19.1 | B&B Exhaust (vrrrroooooommm!) <---Click.
Could be that they are taking the Microsoft route. The end user is considered as final R&D. 
11-12-2004, 05:51 AM
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If You remember few years back BMW bosses (if I remember correctly) and Bill Gates has argue about automobile industry compared to IT industry. Bill said that if car were developed as well as computers we would have now clean energy to drive etc.
To that BMW said that if they would do so every time when You car stop on the road You should shut down whole car and start it again to make it work. Or every couple of years drivers has to buy update to keep in pace with modern routes.
Is this where we are going with these modern cars?
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To that BMW said that if they would do so every time when You car stop on the road You should shut down whole car and start it again to make it work. Or every couple of years drivers has to buy update to keep in pace with modern routes.
Is this where we are going with these modern cars?
Skaffa
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