PDC Option
05-05-2008, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by luigi524td' post='574348' date='May 5 2008, 01:32 PM
I've become very reliant on PDC ... I now wish my car had SDC (Side Distant Control). Almost scraped a pillar backing out of a parking garage. It was not readily visible in my side mirror because it was painted the same color as everything else and just blended in! Told the parking manager to break out the yellow paint!!
anyway, the pdc is very useful, as everyone else has already said, get it!
05-05-2008, 10:36 AM
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Wow, I am a little surprised tohear all the positive comments....I hate mine....well.....maybe that's a little strong...I am so used to back up cameras that I don't even want to use the PDC.....hell even my Gfriends 03 Acura MDX's back up camera is SOOOO superior to this....I need to find one to upgrade to without breaking the bank.......
Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='574484' date='May 5 2008, 12:14 PM
Once you have driven WITH it, you'll NEVER want to drive WITHOUT it!! 
So get it!! 
So get it!!
05-05-2008, 08:28 PM
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My Ride: 2007 525i (not LCI) - Alpine white, M sport package, Comfort seats, Logic 7, Bluetooth, Xenon adaptive headlights, PDC, sunroof, A/C with extended features, etc.
i absolutely love the PDC...but whats the cost for installing it later??
05-31-2008, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by TurboChris' post='574579' date='May 5 2008, 02:36 PM
Wow, I am a little surprised tohear all the positive comments....I hate mine....well.....maybe that's a little strong...I am so used to back up cameras that I don't even want to use the PDC.....hell even my Gfriends 03 Acura MDX's back up camera is SOOOO superior to this....I need to find one to upgrade to without breaking the bank.......
05-31-2008, 07:34 PM
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My Ride: 2008 Alpine White 550i Sport, Cream Beige Interior, 6-Sp Manual - retired 9/2011
I find the rears useful but could do without the fronts. The blaring sound going into my garage every day, at an angle, makes me think I am ready to take out some bricks, and it's getting annoying!
05-31-2008, 07:47 PM
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My Ride: 2011.5 Alpine White E90 M3 | Black Novillo Leather | Carbon Fiber Leather Trim | ZCP | ZP2 | M-DCT | Navigation | Moonroof | 6FL Mods: TMS 12.5mm spacers all around l Hawk HPS Brake Pads l OEM M3 Edition Grills l Paint Matched Side Gills l Key Hole D
In my friends 745 with PDC I recall an incident where he was using his PDC to pull into a parking stall, although he had room to pull forward as his PDC showed, it did not account for the height of the concrete stop, causing him to scrap the bottom of his front bumper on it (while the PDC was still showing yellow). Think that pretty much voided the whole point of having the PDC in both our minds..
Perhaps it is one of things that if you've never had/used it, then you'd never miss/need it...
Perhaps it is one of things that if you've never had/used it, then you'd never miss/need it...
05-31-2008, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by geneatals' post='592594' date='May 31 2008, 11:47 PM
Perhaps it is one of things that if you've never had/used it, then you'd never miss/need it...
But I still do like the rear PDC option, as I said above.
06-02-2008, 05:04 AM
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My Ride: 2005 530i upgraded to 2007 550i 12/20/06
Took delivery of 2008 M5 3/25/08 cf delete K&N filters, the rest stock.
I agree with ObD. The rear sensors are nice, the local parking in Dallas 75% compact car parking.
The system may be annoying at time but so would a scratched bumper
The system may be annoying at time but so would a scratched bumper
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