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But believe - with the speeds I travel with, the wind noise is already so prevalent that any noise level differences between the 5 and 2 series cars simply disappear PS Further on less chassis insulation of the M235i when compared to F10: the first time I drove it on a stone chippings covered road, leading directly to my front yard, I noticed the stones bombarding the inner wheel wells; I never heard it in my F10...
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08-31-2015, 12:40 PM | #68 |
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the gas tank definitely definitely needs to be bigger. When a 2900 lb porsche cayman has a 17 gallon tank and the 2 series is 13.7 if i recall, there is no excuse for it to be so small. That is an additional 75 miles between refills. Call me lazy but if this is a daily driver that is an easy tie breaker when car shopping.
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09-01-2015, 09:04 AM | #69 |
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I'm shocked with all the right hand volume hate! I like my hand on the shifter and left on the wheel so I like the cruise controls on the left. eh, whatever works. I actually miss the old school cruise stalk, for some reason I don't like using the wheely thing for adjusting speed cruise.
As for my biggest complaint, no question, the loss of "DUAL" climate control. |
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09-01-2015, 09:08 AM | #70 |
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Imperfections = soul & personality right?
maybe not....
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09-01-2015, 03:10 PM | #71 |
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Why not have the volume with the icontrol nob? Make so much more sense.
-Door handle too far forward -HK woeful -largish gap between seats and console (I purchased the fillers cheap, and love them) All in all, best all around car I have had though... hits the right spot between fun/economy perfectly.
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09-04-2015, 09:06 AM | #74 |
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Every car with steering wheel buttons should have an easily accessible option to select whether audio volume is left or right. This also bugs me in Mercedeses.
So the sun visor in the 2 is like in the e89 in that the center side doesn't detach so that you cannot shield the side window's top? |
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09-04-2015, 09:32 AM | #75 |
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It's like the E90 in that when it is swung to the side, it only covers half the length of the window, and won't slide back to block the sun if the sin isn't in the front half.
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09-04-2015, 10:05 AM | #76 |
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I bought a set of black Visor Mates to address this. Had to write to them first with dimensions as our visors are narrow, but they sent a perfectly matched set! They are unobtrusive when not needed but slide to fill the shortfall area very well.
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09-04-2015, 10:18 AM | #77 |
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- Door swings too wide without a detent part-way
- Wish door would advance forward automatically (or based on a switch setting) when folded forward, then upon restoring it upright it would go back to where it was - Wish for setting for loud-exhaust (valve open) but not sport suspension for nice sound even on rough roads - A place to put the key fob - I'd say that's it!
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I'm very happy with this car and would buy it again today. That said, there are some minor things I would change.
The stereo doesn't remember the volume level setting. Every time I start the car I need to turn the volume knob six clicks clockwise. As I recall, it always starts at about the last "e" in Entertainment and I like it to be at the last "t". Not a big deal. Just another thing to do every time I start the car. Maybe there is a code change that would either bump the initial volume by six clicks or remember the volume level that was set when the car was turned off. I have the HK stereo upgrade, and only play MP3s, if that matters. Rental cars seem to do this too. Another minor annoyance is the size of the side bolsters on the M Sport seats. I'm lean and athletic but it's still hard to get into the car without rubbing the left bolster to some degree. It will probably show signs of wear after a few years. I'm unwilling to reposition the seat repeatedly for entry/exit. The seats are supportive and comfortable as is. I think nothing would be lost if the side bolsters protruded forward a bit less (say 1-1.5 inches less). I agree with others on the following widely recognized imperfections: - The gas tank is a bit too small (but I'd rather have that than a longer car). - The door handle looks nice but is very far forward. Adding a hand grip aft of the window switches would alleviate this IMO. |
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Not sure if this bothers anyone else, but i hate how the center console slides only fully forward or fully back and it takes a bit of effort to slide it either way. I wish that it would stay if you wanted it say half up instead of it being so free flowing between those two points.
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Had mine for about a week now and these are my small beefs with it.
Footwell room: Vertical clearance in the driver's footwell is frustrating, I drag my left toes working the clutch on a regular basis, and my size 10 feet aren't exactly big. I also wouldn't mind if the dead pedal were a little smaller, I'll catch the left side of my clutch foot on it on occasion as well. Coat hooks: Seriously? Who put these where they are? Have they ever seen a coathanger before? I travel with a dress shirt on a nearly daily basis, and these have yet to not deposit the shirt in a heap on the back seat. Gas tank size: Not a huge complaint, as it will (barely) get me through a week's typical driving, but I drive way less than the average Houstonian. Can definitely understand the frustration above. Reverse being to the left and up: Part of this is me getting adjusted to my first BMW, so shift patterns have always been to the right and down in my vehicles. That said I've caught the reverse "gate" in a 3-2 downshift twice now, and I can't figure any functional advantage to putting reverse there vs. the more common pattern. Short sixth gear: For a six cyl road-going car, especially a turbocharged one with as ridiculously broad a torque spread as it has, 6th gear is annoyingly short. Having it turning 2,000 rpms at 60mph seems like a bit much. Temp gauge: Obligatory. Hell, even just a not-yet-up-to-temp light like VWs get would be nice. |
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On a performance car, a temp gauge should be standard. Period. Otherwise (as in our cars ... though not mine since I have a P3 installed), one has to guesstimate when it's OK to go WOT (or somesuch). That's not always measured in miles driven or time elapsed, as owners manuals are wont to measure that by these days.
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