[2ForMe]

Well I wasn't implying that I was happy that I will be waiting till end of the year for the car. I was saying the thread made me feel better about the fact that I no longer can get this car in April after the bad tax news I got (which I posted about in the off topic forum). Obviously I would love to be able to take home the one I ordered when it arrives at dealer any day now, but that is no longer my reality.

[nachob]

Originally Posted by leesat

does your A/C starts everytime when you start your car? Mine does and cannot figure it out how to stop it when ever I start my car after 10min.

: )

The AC controls are a what-the-heck-are-they-thinking fail. You have to constantly adjust two knobs to set the temperature....as if you can have your side at 80 and passenger at 65. This though, is not a 235i only fail, all the 3s and 4s are the same.

[dmboone25]

Originally Posted by golf_234

+10000 just such a different experience any way you break it down. I am a die hard manual transmission fan.

Me too.

One DCT was enough - I will never have another auto if I can avoid it.

[Greenkirby21]

My nitpick is I haven't ordered my car yet because nobody knows when LSD will show up as a port option!

But maybe the odds are in my favor! My dealership is having an i3 event in 2 weeks. Maybe I will get a $1,000 off new car purchase voucher

[FunRevn]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I did that event on Saturday and NO voucher just a hemp bag to carry your groceries.

[IZAGLO]

Hemp is good !!

[jmsent]

Originally Posted by nachob

: )

The AC controls are a what-the-heck-are-they-thinking fail. You have to constantly adjust two knobs to set the temperature....as if you can have your side at 80 and passenger at 65. This though, is not a 235i only fail, all the 3s and 4s are the same.

You do realize it's been this way on BMW's for a very long time? Like since the E36? How big a deal is it to turn one more knob? People bitched about the E46 having only one temp control, now they're bitching about again having 2 but not adding yet another switch to turn it into one again? There's just no winning with some people.

[BEM-S4]

Is there really no way to sync them at all? My dad had a Volvo SUV that did not have a "dual/single" button but if you held down drivers side for 2 seconds it would beep and sync them up. Would only revert to dual if you touched the passenger. Just an idea, might be hidden in there somewhere.

[ska///235i]

Originally Posted by jmsent

You do realize it's been this way on BMW's for a very long time? Like since the E36? How big a deal is it to turn one more knob? People bitched about the E46 having only one temp control, now they're bitching about again having 2 but not adding yet another switch to turn it into one again? There's just no winning with some people.

Lol and thats why its call "Dual" climate control...you have "Dual" knobs to control temp

[modeboy]

Originally Posted by ska325xi

Lol and thats why its call "Dual" climate control...you have "Dual" knobs to control temp

The 135 had the "ALL" function to sync the knobs. I also think they should have retained that functionality. I'll live though.

JB

[xbook]

I had an '08 135i and it too did NOT have the ALL button. It was a button labelled RES, which was meant to be the same as "parked car operation" in later models. My '10 135i DID have the ALL button, it replaced the RES button.

[ska///235i]

Originally Posted by xbook

I had an '08 135i and it too did NOT have the ALL button. It was a button labelled RES, which was meant to be the same as "parked car operation" in later models. My '10 135i DID have the ALL button, it replaced the RES button.

This? REST

Dawm I havent use that button for years...what does it do again?

[ska///235i]

Heres the pic of the REST

[vivalaReagan]

i think the whining makes more sense when you realize we have to reach over to the passenger side twice: once to separately adjust the passenger temperature & a second time to get another tampon out of the flimsy glove compartment.

[dmboone25]

Originally Posted by ska325xi

This? REST

Dawm I havent use that button for years...what does it do again?

Isn't that where the residual heat could be used when the engine was off? I think I had that on my 07 E92 - it worked nice, that way you didn't waste gas if you were sitting somewhere and didn't want the engine running.

Originally Posted by vivalaReagan

i think the whining makes more sense when you realize we have to reach over to the passenger side twice: once to separately adjust the passenger temperature & a second time to get another tampon out of the flimsy glove compartment.

[Dr. Indiana Jones]

Originally Posted by ska325xi

Lol and thats why its call "Dual" climate control...you have "Dual" knobs to control temp

+1, not a big deal, and yes in theory u can have different temp settings per side (albeit I agree I always kept mine set to the same temp).

[Dr. Indiana Jones]

Originally Posted by dmboone25

Isn't that where the residual heat could be used when the engine was off? I think I had that on my 07 E92 - it worked nice, that way you didn't waste gas if you were sitting somewhere and didn't want the engine running.

Yeah I think it was something like that, but it only works sometimes... I guess depending on if there is enough residual heat? Or perhaps it allowed for residual cooling using the A/C... I could never get the darn thing to work consistently enough to figure it out LOL.

[dmboone25]

Originally Posted by Dr. Indiana Jones

Yeah I think it was something like that, but it only works sometimes... I guess depending on if there is enough residual heat? Or perhaps it allowed for residual cooling using the A/C... I could never get the darn thing to work consistently enough to figure it out LOL.

Yes, I think you're right - that the engine had to be up to temp before it would "work"

[bladeomatic]

Originally Posted by 2ForMe

I no longer can get this car in April after the bad tax news I got (which I posted about in the off topic forum).

Ouch. That sucks.

I'm on the other end of this. Got some good tax news (for a change), which is helping with the down payment of my 235, due in a few weeks.

I feel that your tax burden is likely funneling right into my bank account and this makes me feel bad. If you can get your ass out to Los Angeles around May, let me offer you a ride in my new wheels that you're helping to fund...as a peace offering!

[bladeomatic]

Originally Posted by Dr. Indiana Jones

+1, not a big deal, and yes in theory u can have different temp settings per side (albeit I agree I always kept mine set to the same temp).

As a man with a wife going through "the change", I can tell you that the temp controls will NEVER be set the same.

[M.barnes]

Originally Posted by jmsent

You do realize it's been this way on BMW's for a very long time? Like since the E36? How big a deal is it to turn one more knob? People bitched about the E46 having only one temp control, now they're bitching about again having 2 but not adding yet another switch to turn it into one again? There's just no winning with some people.

E82 had an all button that synced both sides actually

[epic]

Originally Posted by bladeomatic

As a man with a wife going through "the change", I can tell you that the temp controls will NEVER be set the same.

Absolutely right. My gf would travel in a sauna if given the opportunity.

REST was awesome on my 335 for the cold months. When I was filling up gas after work, I'd run back in the car and enjoy the heat.