Soft Close doors, Lane Change warning, is it any good ?
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Until end of April I can still do some adjustments to my order, and now I'm wondering following optional accessories:
- SoftClose doors
- Lane Change warning
I drive a lot in highways and lane change occurs quite often.
Any real live experience of those accessories, are they usefull or total useless and not worth of spending money ?
- SoftClose doors
- Lane Change warning
I drive a lot in highways and lane change occurs quite often.
Any real live experience of those accessories, are they usefull or total useless and not worth of spending money ?
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Until end of April I can still do some adjustments to my order, and now I'm wondering following optional accessories:
- SoftClose doors
- Lane Change warning
I drive a lot in highways and lane change occurs quite often.
Any real live experience of those accessories, are they usefull or total useless and not worth of spending money ?
- SoftClose doors
- Lane Change warning
I drive a lot in highways and lane change occurs quite often.
Any real live experience of those accessories, are they usefull or total useless and not worth of spending money ?
SoftClose door are a nice lux option.
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Until end of April I can still do some adjustments to my order, and now I'm wondering following optional accessories:
- SoftClose doors
- Lane Change warning
I drive a lot in highways and lane change occurs quite often.
Any real live experience of those accessories, are they usefull or total useless and not worth of spending money ?
- SoftClose doors
- Lane Change warning
I drive a lot in highways and lane change occurs quite often.
Any real live experience of those accessories, are they usefull or total useless and not worth of spending money ?
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I wouldn't bother with either option. Lane departure sounds like it would be more trouble than it's worth (similar to the "active cruise control"). As for the soft close doors....I just don't see it as much of a convenience, plus I'd always have to remind passesngers "you don't have to slam the door".
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You all have given very good and valuable comments. And based on the comments it seems that both softclose and lane change warning options are not worth spending any money.
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I would give a big nod to softclose doors, i find them invaluable in tight locations... if you have small and narrow roads or side roads you frequent and parking is an issue, id definitely recommend them, the benefit is you dont have to have the door completely open to close properly, just a simple pull in towards latch and you are locked..and as other have said, it gets you out of the habit of having to slam the door shut and the rattles that this simple process can ultimately contribute to over years of ownership
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I would give a big nod to softclose doors, i find them invaluable in tight locations... if you have small and narrow roads or side roads you frequent and parking is an issue, id definitely recommend them, the benefit is you dont have to have the door completely open to close properly, just a simple pull in towards latch and you are locked..and as other have said, it gets you out of the habit of having to slam the door shut and the rattles that this simple process can ultimately contribute to over years of ownership
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I also thought about these two options (among others...) but decided against just on the reasons stated above; almsot no tight parking locations. And Lane Departing warning... well. A nice add-on, but not something I like to fork out money for.
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Soft door close is awesome! I'd definitely get it! The negative side is of course reminding your passengers not to slam the door, but that's it! It's convenient and that's how all luxury sedans are going - Audi A8, BMW 7 Series, Lexus LS, Mercedes Benz S-Class.
Like I had to pay for my HUD but now it's standard. I can see soft door close becoming a standard option probably from cars in 2016.
Anyway, instead of paying your money for lane change, if there exists an option, get automatic tail. That's another awesome option.
My parents drive a 2G E65 7 Series Luminance and the latest X5 and it has all the above options (as standard in 7) and they are just great!
Like I had to pay for my HUD but now it's standard. I can see soft door close becoming a standard option probably from cars in 2016.
Anyway, instead of paying your money for lane change, if there exists an option, get automatic tail. That's another awesome option.
My parents drive a 2G E65 7 Series Luminance and the latest X5 and it has all the above options (as standard in 7) and they are just great!
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What is automatic tail?