Give thanks to your 5ers.
11-24-2009, 02:58 AM
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Dropped the car off at the dealer last night for a service and scope, as well as a niggling vibration around 2800 rpms when cold. They gave me a 2009 328xi for the night. Man, we are spoiled.
Initial impressions:
Feels like getting into a 4x4 those side skirts are so high on the non-sport xi.
Doors are pretty thin, light and tinny when they close.
Same with the trunk. (How do people manage having to lift their own trunk lid!)
I had to *gasp* manually adjust my steering wheel! The horror.
I was almost blinded the whole drive home by the Hummer behind me. How do people live without a self-dimming rear view mirror or an electric rear shade?
Why is this steering wheel so thin? Why is this horn so big?
What? No satellite radio? Guess I'll listen to AM then.
What are all these buttons for? How do you see anything on that little radio screen? Why can't I just push the steering wheel button and say what I want the car to do? I miss I-drive. *scream*
No Bluetooth. Dammit, how do I turn the radio down?... my phone is ringing. Where is the speaker phone button on my phone? Ooops, that's the rumble strip on the thruway.
Where are my articulating comfort seats? How do people sit in these "straight" seats?
Finally, going from a manual 535 to an auto 328, I now see what everyone talks about with the "lag" in the drive by wire accelerator. How cow, you almost need to press the gas a full second early if you want to scoot through an intersection or on to the highway. Very scary. Underpowered car imo.
Anyway, I'll be glad to get my 535 back today. Give Thanks to those you appreciate.
Initial impressions:
Feels like getting into a 4x4 those side skirts are so high on the non-sport xi.
Doors are pretty thin, light and tinny when they close.
Same with the trunk. (How do people manage having to lift their own trunk lid!)
I had to *gasp* manually adjust my steering wheel! The horror.
I was almost blinded the whole drive home by the Hummer behind me. How do people live without a self-dimming rear view mirror or an electric rear shade?
Why is this steering wheel so thin? Why is this horn so big?
What? No satellite radio? Guess I'll listen to AM then.
What are all these buttons for? How do you see anything on that little radio screen? Why can't I just push the steering wheel button and say what I want the car to do? I miss I-drive. *scream*
No Bluetooth. Dammit, how do I turn the radio down?... my phone is ringing. Where is the speaker phone button on my phone? Ooops, that's the rumble strip on the thruway.
Where are my articulating comfort seats? How do people sit in these "straight" seats?
Finally, going from a manual 535 to an auto 328, I now see what everyone talks about with the "lag" in the drive by wire accelerator. How cow, you almost need to press the gas a full second early if you want to scoot through an intersection or on to the highway. Very scary. Underpowered car imo.
Anyway, I'll be glad to get my 535 back today. Give Thanks to those you appreciate.
11-24-2009, 04:51 AM
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My Ride: 2011, E90 M3 Sedan. Alpine White.Competition package, Keyhole cover, fender reflectors in Alpine white, RPI Exhaust, 19
Originally Posted by SCardamon' post='1061470' date='Nov 24 2009, 07:07 AM
Its barbaric the way they expect us to drive a 3 series for warranty work. Lol
once i got an X3.. imagine
11-24-2009, 05:59 AM
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My Ride: 2010 VW Passat Wagon 2.0l Tsi
Grey/Grey Budapest 18"
Lost to HPFP issues:
08 535i sport pkg
Lost to Dreaded E61 Sun roof leaks:
07 E61 530Xi
I got a fairly well equipped 328i with my 530xit in the shop...
had every thing but nav and Xenon headlights...
Hell I'm just happy to have a car right now, after going over 5 weeks with out one, between the 535i and the 530 that decided it wanted to be a U-boot and not a car...
had every thing but nav and Xenon headlights...
Hell I'm just happy to have a car right now, after going over 5 weeks with out one, between the 535i and the 530 that decided it wanted to be a U-boot and not a car...
11-24-2009, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by bigbadbull' post='1061540' date='Nov 24 2009, 09:59 AM
I got a fairly well equipped 328i with my 530xit in the shop...
had every thing but nav and Xenon headlights...
Hell I'm just happy to have a car right now, after going over 5 weeks with out one, between the 535i and the 530 that decided it wanted to be a U-boot and not a car...
had every thing but nav and Xenon headlights...
Hell I'm just happy to have a car right now, after going over 5 weeks with out one, between the 535i and the 530 that decided it wanted to be a U-boot and not a car...
Damn dude. You offed the 535 d/t the HPFP issues?
Did you lemon it?
11-24-2009, 07:59 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
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11-24-2009, 11:52 AM
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Spare a thought for me guys i had to drive this for two days!!! 118d Sport..... nothing sporty about it i may add.
I;m no slim jim the seats were cutting into my hips and sides, it was guzzling fuel more than mine it was a 2.0d 144hp auto(thankfully), missed the one touch indicators of the 5 also, the wipers werent any good either lol.
I;m no slim jim the seats were cutting into my hips and sides, it was guzzling fuel more than mine it was a 2.0d 144hp auto(thankfully), missed the one touch indicators of the 5 also, the wipers werent any good either lol.