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Post by tyrednexited on Dec 13, 2020 19:17:05 GMT
...luckily, I never look at the speedo anyway.
And I forgot, despite otherwise logical positioning and function, I'm damned if I can find the indicator controls....
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Post by Humph on Dec 13, 2020 19:29:25 GMT
Don't worry, in an X1, everyone will just assume that you're a girl too. Estate agent or something...
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Post by tyrednexited on Dec 13, 2020 19:44:35 GMT
Maybe, but that would just be a meritless generalisation; unlike the one about MB LEC drivers (usually distinguished by battle-scarred alloys) all being useless inadequate poseurs taxi drivers....
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2020 21:07:05 GMT
And I forgot, despite otherwise logical positioning and function, I'm damned if I can find the indicator controls.... No one expects any form of indication from a BMW, I wouldn't fret TnE.
I had a Xantia, where no matter what I did with the steering wheel, it always totally obscured the the blue high beam repeater light.
What's a high beam repeater, do you drive down the road making nee naa nee naa sounds as you flick between main beam and low beam ?
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Post by Rob on Dec 13, 2020 21:30:27 GMT
The first I tried out a BMW was a 3-series in 1999... and when I said try it out I just sat in it and didn't like it including the amber back lighting.
Next time I sat in one was then nine or ten years ago.... the 5 series I thought was good but the 3 series was underwhelming. I know it would have been an excellent car to drive but I didn't like the controls on the tunnel, manual handbrake, etc.
But then the current 3-series G20 felt nicer and with the 330e it always come with the larger/better central media screen with OS7. And the digital dials. I'd have happily had a Skoda Superb IV instead but that was not available to me on the list despite being a cheaper car in terms of list price... Residuals of the BMW means it was.
Not done huge mileage at all yet.
When I ordered it the only upgrade for the adaptive LED headlights were the laser lights. But it turns out you can add on auto high beam after all for £116 by ordering on BMW Connected.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2020 21:40:07 GMT
The last BMW I tried was a 325i about a fifteen years ago.
Nice enough car, obviously went well as the one I looked at still had 6 cylinders but the interior was very underwhelming. Big chunk of grey, bland, nothingness dashboard and seats made from orange boxes with cushions. The fact you had to pay a not insignificant amount for a decent seat lead me to Volvo. OK, you give a little in performance but you can fix that for a few hundred quid with a remap.
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Post by Rob on Dec 13, 2020 23:57:24 GMT
It was the interiors being underwhelming that got me. Did not feel special and I would rarely notice performance or handling difference to say an Audi. Performance wise the 330e is quick if it's got some battery charge though.
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Post by dixinormus on Dec 15, 2020 7:37:21 GMT
The interior of the new VW ID3 looked pretty underwhelming to me on YouTube the other day. BMW ain’t that bad.
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Post by EspadaIII on Dec 15, 2020 11:50:54 GMT
Must admit the best BMW interior for years is the i3.
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Post by WDB on Dec 15, 2020 12:26:13 GMT
The i3 still shows that annoying BMW trait of assigning several secondary controls to identical buttons, arranging them in a straight row, then hiding that (on RHD cars, at least) behind the steering wheel. It’s a right faff to find and set the seat heater, which has greater importance in an EV.
But yes, the Loft version that we have is generally a very pleasing piece of design.
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Post by dixinormus on Dec 18, 2020 7:54:26 GMT
The i3 Rex is still the only EV I would consider at present. Design still looks interesting.
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Post by tyrednexited on Dec 18, 2020 11:03:36 GMT
...after starting this thread re: my central heating, and replacing the suspect actuator with a spare one from the man cave, there have been no re-occurrences of any issues.
So, I got round to dismantling the original actuator this morning, and its operation is very, very stiff, such that the spring return won't - not by itself anyway. (I suspect it is probably somewhat worse than when it was in situ due to the lack of heat). I'm pretty sure that it's now fixed with the new actuator (though as Humph so rightly said, Christmas Eve will be the test of that). The one removed has been binned, not returned to the stores.
I do wonder, however, whether early manifestations of the problem led to the perceived issues I had with the valve itself a few months ago. I doubt it, since I removed the actuator and positioned the valve spindle manually in order to test it out, without fixing the problem, but there's just a little niggle in the back of my mind (since I couldn't see anything wrong with the bit I replaced - but it might well have made the valve operation less "tight").
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