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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 02:18 PM
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I currently have not had one single issue that would cause me to want to, but I am curious why some of you would or wouldnt.

The only issue I have had was with my idrive that the screen went blank or BMW screen showed. It ended up being my CCC COntroller, fixed within a few hours, and has worked perfect since.
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Sep 21 2005, 08:06 PM
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What he said - if'n it ain't broke......
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 05:34 PM
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Don't fix it if it is not broken. I don't fix software that is not broken unless a newer version offers a new feature that is significant to me. Even then I wait to see what experiences others are having with the newer version. The cure often is worse than the disease and may negate the good things accruing from a new feature.
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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for new CIP upgrades,
i am looking for better shifting
and idrive software that is faster (regardless of the fact that it still locks up, even after i had it upgrated last month)
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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If I for sure know there will be an improvment if I update - I'll do it even if I don't have any issues (one example is Navi 3D-view). It's my strong belief that there are always issuses - you just are not aware of these until they get fixed and you notice the improvment!
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 05:46 AM
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Not unless there are new features that I must have.

I've been told that the flash memory can only be updated a certain number of times (12 or 13). Why limit the number of future updates you can add?
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 07:10 AM
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I guess if everything works perfectly...then I wouldn't have anyone touch the software...(or even my car)
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by rlinger' date='Sep 22 2005, 12:25 AM
for new CIP upgrades,
i am looking for better shifting
and idrive software that is faster (regardless of the fact that it still locks up, even after i had it upgrated last month)
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I would do any upgrade that promised better/quicker/crisper manual or DS shifting. I also might do one that promised faster iDrive performance. I consider these things to be slightly broken on my car--and presumably on all 545i's.
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