[Tag]

Why BMW? Why! I just don't understand how a car this great can have little quirks that literally ruin my driving experience and embarrassed me with my friends this weekend on top of it. God damn sticky brake, comfort stop, squeaking brake, iPod issues, etc...

I was with 3 of my friends and it went something like this...

Friend1: Dude, why do you keep stopping like that?
Me: Like what?
Friend1: Like your letting off the brake and then pressing it again really fast.
Me: It's not me, my car downshifts abruptly or something because of this damn Comfort Stop. It's suppose to easy stops or something like that. I don't know.
Friend1: Yeah, well they should call it uncomfortable stop.
All Friends: Laughter!

A little while later...
Friend2: What's that noise?
Me: I don't know it started happening a week ago. Every time I come to a stop it makes that squeaking noise. Its a new car so I don't know if its the brake pads or what.
Friend2: That's fucked up man, this is a brand new car!
Me: I know, but it's not that big a deal.
Friend2: If I paid $50k for this car it would be a big deal to me!
Friend1: No shit!

A little while later...
Friend3: Hey man can I put on some Mars Volta?
Me: Go ahead and use the iDrive knob to browse my iPod. (We were at a red light and I was texting someone)
Friend3: Wow, that's so cool man. You can browse your whole iPod? Wicked!
Me: Yeah, it's pretty dope.
Friend3: What's going on? It says "Loading List..." but nothing is happening.
Me: Give it a sec. (at least 30 seconds go by)
Friend3: Nothing is happening.
Me: Yeah it does that sometimes, I have to pull out the usb cable and plug it back in to get it to work again.
Friend1: That's BS man.
Me: I know.

Damn embarrassing. Don't get me wrong, I love my car. But seriously, what the fuck!

[kpcoupe]

ya my car does that stuff sometimes, but it comes and goes. btw i saw in ur sig that u got m6 rep, did u get rid of ur 189s?

[drexplode]

the engine and tires still work right? speed to the dealership...

[ScottyGams]

so you were not pissed before, but now that your friends said something it is a big deal?

I personally don't let anyones opinion of my car sway me. If you took an issue to the ipod before, you should have taken it up with your BMW center to correct the problem of bad wiring. If it took your friends to make fun of you to sway your opinion, I think I know what the BMW is covering up for...

[BoostedBMW]

The easiest way to fix that would be to get new friends that comlain less. BTW, any friend that wants to listen to the mars volta is no friend of mine.

Seriously though, take your car to the dealer and see if they can resolve the problem with your brakes. I never even heard of comfort brakes before, my car stops like any other that i've had.

[Tag]

Originally Posted by ScottyGams

so you were not pissed before, but now that your friends said something it is a big deal?

I personally don't let anyones opinion of my car sway me. If you took an issue to the ipod before, you should have taken it up with your BMW center to correct the problem of bad wiring. If it took your friends to make fun of you to sway your opinion, I think I know what the BMW is covering up for...

I did take my car in for the iPod issue a month ago. They said I was at the latest software and there was nothing they could do at the time.

As far as my friend situation you're over analyzing. Yes I was pissed before but my friends asking why my car was doing this shit didn't exactly help.

[Tag]

Originally Posted by BoostedBMW

The easiest way to fix that would be to get new friends that comlain less. BTW, any friend that wants to listen to the mars volta is no friend of mine.

Seriously though, take your car to the dealer and see if they can resolve the problem with your brakes. I never even heard of comfort brakes before, my car stops like any other that i've had.

Last I took my car to have several issues looked at they gave me the same old song and dance about the abrupt stopping and sticky brakes. They said it was Comfort Stop and it did that by design. BS I say.

[BoostedBMW]

Originally Posted by tag824

Last I took my car to have several issues looked at they gave me the same old song and dance about the abrupt stopping and sticky brakes. They said it was Comfort Stop and it did that by design. BS I say.

Well, I have an E92 335 also and I never felt any abrupt stopping so there is something going on there. Maybe try another dealer if the one you go to just talks out of their ass, but that is usually the case unfortunately.

[Excellence]

Who gives a shit about your friends. Pride issue much?
You have a 335i, all that matters is that it can rape ass.
If you wanted a luxery car, you should have got your self a C55 or C63.
What count's is in the heart, the heart of a car, is the engine.

[ksfrogman]

The brakes do take awhile to get used to, but they may also save you from an accident when needed unexpectedly. The Brembos eliminated the ultra-sensitive twitchy sticking of the brakes.

The iDrive computer IS ridiculously slow. The rear PDC screen should come on instantaneously upon backing up. What's more important? Realizing a kid is behind your car when backing up or seeing the Warning Accept Disclaimer screen while you run someone over? The iDrive Navigation screen is also delayed by the loading of phone numbers via bluetooth to the car's computer. Our car needs more RAM, more processor speed, or something.

[John 070]

This thread started out like a HS play...

[jmsent]

Originally Posted by tag824

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Me: Go ahead and use the iDrive knob to browse my iPod. (We were at a red light and I was texting someone)
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Of all the problems you are talking about, this is the biggest one. Texting while driving, eh? Enjoy your car while it's still in one piece.

[johnwoo19]

I hope those friends were chicks, cuz it seems to me you're trying pretty damn hard to impress them. Cars don't embarass you, you embarass yourself.

[n5160u]

The prooblem with iDrive and most other systems in other cars is that they use flash memory instead of real RAM which is very slow reading and writing to. Cars with fast RAM and hard drive based nav systems like the new W204 C Class Benz are much more responsive. Too bad the car looks like the offspring of an Accord vs Camray mashup.

[scottp999]

Darn....I guess me having the manual and no idrive saved me some of these headaches. What the heck is comfort stop.

Seems like the more eletronics, the more bugs.

[forrestpilot]

Comfort stop. What the hell is that, rest stops on the interstate. Let the engine do the talking, not the electronic gadgetry.

[Tag]

Originally Posted by jmsent

Of all the problems you are talking about, this is the biggest one. Texting while driving, eh? Enjoy your car while it's still in one piece.

You must have a problem reading, eh? I was texting while at a red light. That would mean I was at a stop if you're still mystified.

Originally Posted by johnwoo19

I hope those friends were chicks, cuz it seems to me you're trying pretty damn hard to impress them. Cars don't embarass you, you embarass yourself.

right on the money. Those friends seem like major assholes. You impressing them? Let there honda's or whatever other car they have take up to 20 years to catch up. Just making assumptions as you emphasized 50K.. lol.. BMW cars do have bugs, but all comes working after a while.

[Zeroday]

+1 on your friends being pricks.

[DFW_M]

first part is the proof that the BMW should never come with the AT...

[Tag]

Originally Posted by johnwoo19

I hope those friends were chicks, cuz it seems to me you're trying pretty damn hard to impress them. Cars don't embarass you, you embarass yourself.

I really hate this argument and frankly am tired of hearing people call my friends jerks just because they question something. I'm also tired of people saying that I'm trying to impress them, etc. etc.

It's never the car that's at fault, right? I mean it's not the one that's doing weird stuff. My friends or I are all the ones that have a problem because we DARE to question the almighty and infallible BMW. I'm trying too hard to impress my friends who suck, I get it, thanks.

Originally Posted by tag824

I really hate this argument and frankly am tired of hearing people call my friends jerks just because they question something. I'm also tired of people saying that I'm trying to impress them, etc. etc.

It's never the car that's at fault, right? I mean it's not the one that's doing weird stuff. My friends or I are all the ones that have a problem because we DARE to question the almighty and infallible BMW. I'm trying too hard to impress my friends who suck, I get it, thanks.

Nope it is the cars fault OBVIOUSLY because stuff in the CAR is NOT working. If this bothers you, place a call to your local BMW dealer and have all that is wrong, looked at. I'm sure the car is under warranty since it's brand new and a brand new car shouldn't malfunction, right? We are all saying stuff about your friends because they are being assholes. I'm not sure if it's me or anything, but it seems as they are just being instigators. One friend is agreeing with the other which in reality, is driving you nuts, to make a forum post about the "almighty BMW." I'm not sure about you but, my friends don't put me through that kinda shit with a brand new car. Beggars can't be choosy & things aren't always perfect, right?