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Originally Posted by TikiTourer
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Originally Posted by firetitanx
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Originally Posted by TikiTourer
The only issues I've had with my M340i over 6 and a bit months of ownership are I-Drive software and Connected Drive App related.
No other problems whatsoever. Car software and all the configurable things work perfectly.
The (Android) App is now very stable and the I-Drive is updated to 03.2020.55 which is also fine. All the Remote Services work perfectly and even Remote 3D view works every time.(even though it displays what looks like a silver 5 series rather than a white 3 series)
There are only a few things on my niggle list now which are:.
1) The car copies music file information like name album track from USB stick into the in car memory. But if you delete the album off the USB stick, the car thinks it is still there and the search function goes crazy. And there isn't a delete function. The Drivers Guide has recently been updated to say you have to see a dealer to get the USB Music file data deleted from the car..ridiculous.
2) You cant use Hey BMW when the car is in reverse. I can see the logic in that but it would be good to be able to set navigation directions when reversing out the drive. Hardly a big problem.
3) Hey BMW won't open or close the sunroof. She says the car isn't equipped with that feature. Pity, as it would be one of the really useful features.
4) In car Wifi doesn't work; I have been told that's because BMW won't pay for the mobile data charges .
5) No Connected Music.. supposedly not be because it won't work in the ANZ market but again because BMW won't pay for the streaming data charges. But can be sort of worked around by streaming from the App on your phone to the car over Bluetooth.
Fortunately the amazingly good things outnumber the niggles. I'm a very happy M340i owner
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Originally Posted by TikiTourer
The only issues I've had with my M340i over 6 and a bit months of ownership are I-Drive software and Connected Drive App related.
No other problems whatsoever. Car software and all the configurable things work perfectly.
The (Android) App is now very stable and the I-Drive is updated to 03.2020.55 which is also fine. All the Remote Services work perfectly and even Remote 3D view works every time.(even though it displays what looks like a silver 5 series rather than a white 3 series)
There are only a few things on my niggle list now which are:.
1) The car copies music file information like name album track from USB stick into the in car memory. But if you delete the album off the USB stick, the car thinks it is still there and the search function goes crazy. And there isn't a delete function. The Drivers Guide has recently been updated to say you have to see a dealer to get the USB Music file data deleted from the car..ridiculous.
2) You cant use Hey BMW when the car is in reverse. I can see the logic in that but it would be good to be able to set navigation directions when reversing out the drive. Hardly a big problem.
3) Hey BMW won't open or close the sunroof. She says the car isn't equipped with that feature. Pity, as it would be one of the really useful features.
4) In car Wifi doesn't work; I have been told that's because BMW won't pay for the mobile data charges .
5) No Connected Music.. supposedly not be because it won't work in the ANZ market but again because BMW won't pay for the streaming data charges. But can be sort of worked around by streaming from the App on your phone to the car over Bluetooth.
Fortunately the amazingly good things outnumber the niggles. I'm a very happy M340i owner
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So happy to hear TikiTourer 
I am so enjoying my car I think BMW have really delivered on their "Ultimate Driving Machine" mantra.
Closing in on 1 month of ownership and every day I thank the "Car God's" I chose this car.
On the shortlist were in no particular order :-
1. Mercedes C300(5 years old)
2. Lexus IS350(Very old)
3. Mustang GT (Too powerful, 2+2 seater,2 door)
4. Mercedes A35(Not yet in Oz at time of my order/back/head room tight)
5. Lexus NX-300 (Very old SUV)
6. Honda Type-R Civic( 4 seats only extreme looks, non luxury)
7. Hyundai i30 N (Non luxury)
8. Audi A4(Old shape not sure has it been refreshed)
9. Golf R (Did not feel connection to road)
I am really appreciating how stiff the chassis is and how the car "Moves as one" so to speak.
Happy Driving !! |
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Originally Posted by firetitanx
Quote:
Originally Posted by TikiTourer
The only issues I've had with my M340i over 6 and a bit months of ownership are I-Drive software and Connected Drive App related.
No other problems whatsoever. Car software and all the configurable things work perfectly.
The (Android) App is now very stable and the I-Drive is updated to 03.2020.55 which is also fine. All the Remote Services work perfectly and even Remote 3D view works every time.(even though it displays what looks like a silver 5 series rather than a white 3 series)
There are only a few things on my niggle list now which are:.
1) The car copies music file information like name album track from USB stick into the in car memory. But if you delete the album off the USB stick, the car thinks it is still there and the search function goes crazy. And there isn't a delete function. The Drivers Guide has recently been updated to say you have to see a dealer to get the USB Music file data deleted from the car..ridiculous.
2) You cant use Hey BMW when the car is in reverse. I can see the logic in that but it would be good to be able to set navigation directions when reversing out the drive. Hardly a big problem.
3) Hey BMW won't open or close the sunroof. She says the car isn't equipped with that feature. Pity, as it would be one of the really useful features.
4) In car Wifi doesn't work; I have been told that's because BMW won't pay for the mobile data charges .
5) No Connected Music.. supposedly not be because it won't work in the ANZ market but again because BMW won't pay for the streaming data charges. But can be sort of worked around by streaming from the App on your phone to the car over Bluetooth.
Fortunately the amazingly good things outnumber the niggles. I'm a very happy M340i owner
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TikiTourer
The only issues I've had with my M340i over 6 and a bit months of ownership are I-Drive software and Connected Drive App related.
No other problems whatsoever. Car software and all the configurable things work perfectly.
The (Android) App is now very stable and the I-Drive is updated to 03.2020.55 which is also fine. All the Remote Services work perfectly and even Remote 3D view works every time.(even though it displays what looks like a silver 5 series rather than a white 3 series)
There are only a few things on my niggle list now which are:.
1) The car copies music file information like name album track from USB stick into the in car memory. But if you delete the album off the USB stick, the car thinks it is still there and the search function goes crazy. And there isn't a delete function. The Drivers Guide has recently been updated to say you have to see a dealer to get the USB Music file data deleted from the car..ridiculous.
2) You cant use Hey BMW when the car is in reverse. I can see the logic in that but it would be good to be able to set navigation directions when reversing out the drive. Hardly a big problem.
3) Hey BMW won't open or close the sunroof. She says the car isn't equipped with that feature. Pity, as it would be one of the really useful features.
4) In car Wifi doesn't work; I have been told that's because BMW won't pay for the mobile data charges .
5) No Connected Music.. supposedly not be because it won't work in the ANZ market but again because BMW won't pay for the streaming data charges. But can be sort of worked around by streaming from the App on your phone to the car over Bluetooth.
Fortunately the amazingly good things outnumber the niggles. I'm a very happy M340i owner
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So happy to hear TikiTourer
I am so enjoying my car I think BMW have really delivered on their "Ultimate Driving Machine" mantra.
Closing in on 1 month of ownership and every day I thank the "Car God's" I chose this car.
On the shortlist were in no particular order :-
1. Mercedes C300(5 years old)
2. Lexus IS350(Very old)
3. Mustang GT (Too powerful, 2+2 seater,2 door)
4. Mercedes A35(Not yet in Oz at time of my order/back/head room tight)
5. Lexus NX-300 (Very old SUV)
6. Honda Type-R Civic( 4 seats only extreme looks, non luxury)
7. Hyundai i30 N (Non luxury)
8. Audi A4(Old shape not sure has it been refreshed)
9. Golf R (Did not feel connection to road)
I am really appreciating how stiff the chassis is and how the car "Moves as one" so to speak.
Happy Driving !! |
Well that's a very interesting short list. In the last 20 years I've strayed from BMW to an Audi A4 Quattro in 1999 and a Merc C300 in 2012. But otherwise only BMW. I did look at an IS350 in 2017 before buying my F30 340i, but didn't like the Lexus at all. It was too old and dated then and even worse now. I'm not sure why anyone would buy a car with a 15 year old motor in it.
Yes I agree, BMW have done a very fine job with the G20. |
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Originally Posted by TikiTourer
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Originally Posted by firetitanx
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Originally Posted by TikiTourer
The only issues I've had with my M340i over 6 and a bit months of ownership are I-Drive software and Connected Drive App related.
No other problems whatsoever. Car software and all the configurable things work perfectly.
The (Android) App is now very stable and the I-Drive is updated to 03.2020.55 which is also fine. All the Remote Services work perfectly and even Remote 3D view works every time.(even though it displays what looks like a silver 5 series rather than a white 3 series)
There are only a few things on my niggle list now which are:.
1) The car copies music file information like name album track from USB stick into the in car memory. But if you delete the album off the USB stick, the car thinks it is still there and the search function goes crazy. And there isn't a delete function. The Drivers Guide has recently been updated to say you have to see a dealer to get the USB Music file data deleted from the car..ridiculous.
2) You cant use Hey BMW when the car is in reverse. I can see the logic in that but it would be good to be able to set navigation directions when reversing out the drive. Hardly a big problem.
3) Hey BMW won't open or close the sunroof. She says the car isn't equipped with that feature. Pity, as it would be one of the really useful features.
4) In car Wifi doesn't work; I have been told that's because BMW won't pay for the mobile data charges .
5) No Connected Music.. supposedly not be because it won't work in the ANZ market but again because BMW won't pay for the streaming data charges. But can be sort of worked around by streaming from the App on your phone to the car over Bluetooth.
Fortunately the amazingly good things outnumber the niggles. I'm a very happy M340i owner
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by TikiTourer
The only issues I've had with my M340i over 6 and a bit months of ownership are I-Drive software and Connected Drive App related.
No other problems whatsoever. Car software and all the configurable things work perfectly.
The (Android) App is now very stable and the I-Drive is updated to 03.2020.55 which is also fine. All the Remote Services work perfectly and even Remote 3D view works every time.(even though it displays what looks like a silver 5 series rather than a white 3 series)
There are only a few things on my niggle list now which are:.
1) The car copies music file information like name album track from USB stick into the in car memory. But if you delete the album off the USB stick, the car thinks it is still there and the search function goes crazy. And there isn't a delete function. The Drivers Guide has recently been updated to say you have to see a dealer to get the USB Music file data deleted from the car..ridiculous.
2) You cant use Hey BMW when the car is in reverse. I can see the logic in that but it would be good to be able to set navigation directions when reversing out the drive. Hardly a big problem.
3) Hey BMW won't open or close the sunroof. She says the car isn't equipped with that feature. Pity, as it would be one of the really useful features.
4) In car Wifi doesn't work; I have been told that's because BMW won't pay for the mobile data charges .
5) No Connected Music.. supposedly not be because it won't work in the ANZ market but again because BMW won't pay for the streaming data charges. But can be sort of worked around by streaming from the App on your phone to the car over Bluetooth.
Fortunately the amazingly good things outnumber the niggles. I'm a very happy M340i owner
|
So happy to hear TikiTourer
I am so enjoying my car I think BMW have really delivered on their "Ultimate Driving Machine" mantra.
Closing in on 1 month of ownership and every day I thank the "Car God's" I chose this car.
On the shortlist were in no particular order :-
1. Mercedes C300(5 years old)
2. Lexus IS350(Very old)
3. Mustang GT (Too powerful, 2+2 seater,2 door)
4. Mercedes A35(Not yet in Oz at time of my order/back/head room tight)
5. Lexus NX-300 (Very old SUV)
6. Honda Type-R Civic( 4 seats only extreme looks, non luxury)
7. Hyundai i30 N (Non luxury)
8. Audi A4(Old shape not sure has it been refreshed)
9. Golf R (Did not feel connection to road)
I am really appreciating how stiff the chassis is and how the car "Moves as one" so to speak.
Happy Driving !! |
Quote:
Originally Posted by firetitanx
Quote:
Originally Posted by TikiTourer
The only issues I've had with my M340i over 6 and a bit months of ownership are I-Drive software and Connected Drive App related.
No other problems whatsoever. Car software and all the configurable things work perfectly.
The (Android) App is now very stable and the I-Drive is updated to 03.2020.55 which is also fine. All the Remote Services work perfectly and even Remote 3D view works every time.(even though it displays what looks like a silver 5 series rather than a white 3 series)
There are only a few things on my niggle list now which are:.
1) The car copies music file information like name album track from USB stick into the in car memory. But if you delete the album off the USB stick, the car thinks it is still there and the search function goes crazy. And there isn't a delete function. The Drivers Guide has recently been updated to say you have to see a dealer to get the USB Music file data deleted from the car..ridiculous.
2) You cant use Hey BMW when the car is in reverse. I can see the logic in that but it would be good to be able to set navigation directions when reversing out the drive. Hardly a big problem.
3) Hey BMW won't open or close the sunroof. She says the car isn't equipped with that feature. Pity, as it would be one of the really useful features.
4) In car Wifi doesn't work; I have been told that's because BMW won't pay for the mobile data charges .
5) No Connected Music.. supposedly not be because it won't work in the ANZ market but again because BMW won't pay for the streaming data charges. But can be sort of worked around by streaming from the App on your phone to the car over Bluetooth.
Fortunately the amazingly good things outnumber the niggles. I'm a very happy M340i owner
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by TikiTourer
The only issues I've had with my M340i over 6 and a bit months of ownership are I-Drive software and Connected Drive App related.
No other problems whatsoever. Car software and all the configurable things work perfectly.
The (Android) App is now very stable and the I-Drive is updated to 03.2020.55 which is also fine. All the Remote Services work perfectly and even Remote 3D view works every time.(even though it displays what looks like a silver 5 series rather than a white 3 series)
There are only a few things on my niggle list now which are:.
1) The car copies music file information like name album track from USB stick into the in car memory. But if you delete the album off the USB stick, the car thinks it is still there and the search function goes crazy. And there isn't a delete function. The Drivers Guide has recently been updated to say you have to see a dealer to get the USB Music file data deleted from the car..ridiculous.
2) You cant use Hey BMW when the car is in reverse. I can see the logic in that but it would be good to be able to set navigation directions when reversing out the drive. Hardly a big problem.
3) Hey BMW won't open or close the sunroof. She says the car isn't equipped with that feature. Pity, as it would be one of the really useful features.
4) In car Wifi doesn't work; I have been told that's because BMW won't pay for the mobile data charges .
5) No Connected Music.. supposedly not be because it won't work in the ANZ market but again because BMW won't pay for the streaming data charges. But can be sort of worked around by streaming from the App on your phone to the car over Bluetooth.
Fortunately the amazingly good things outnumber the niggles. I'm a very happy M340i owner
|
So happy to hear TikiTourer
I am so enjoying my car I think BMW have really delivered on their "Ultimate Driving Machine" mantra.
Closing in on 1 month of ownership and every day I thank the "Car God's" I chose this car.
On the shortlist were in no particular order :-
1. Mercedes C300(5 years old)
2. Lexus IS350(Very old)
3. Mustang GT (Too powerful, 2+2 seater,2 door)
4. Mercedes A35(Not yet in Oz at time of my order/back/head room tight)
5. Lexus NX-300 (Very old SUV)
6. Honda Type-R Civic( 4 seats only extreme looks, non luxury)
7. Hyundai i30 N (Non luxury)
8. Audi A4(Old shape not sure has it been refreshed)
9. Golf R (Did not feel connection to road)
I am really appreciating how stiff the chassis is and how the car "Moves as one" so to speak.
Happy Driving !! |
Well that's a very interesting short list. In the last 20 years I've strayed from BMW to an Audi A4 Quattro in 1999 and a Merc C300 in 2012. But otherwise only BMW. I did look at an IS350 in 2017 before buying my F30 340i, but didn't like the Lexus at all. It was too old and dated then and even worse now. I'm not sure why anyone would buy a car with a 15 year old motor in it.
Yes I agree, BMW have done a very fine job with the G20. |
Yes it took a very long time to decide as it was such a big decision for me
I agree with you on that , the Lexus interior was outdated although immaculately finished and motor/model was very old , I also couldn't get used to the headlights they seemed a bit odd
Also tech was quite old
It did have lots of grunt though
Merc was very nice inside , but ultimately I knew I was not a Merc person , my heart wanted the BM.
I never drove the Audi , sat it in and it was very very fancy .
At the end of the day it's all about the drive if you are a car nut
And it's not just about power , it's about how the power is delivered / refinement /luxury feel/daily drivability /balance/steering feel/ attention to detail/history
After over 40 years, 15 million and 7 generations of building the 3 , I think they have the formula right now 😄
So many factors that contribute to a good drive
All the specs can't tell you that and even the short test drives I did were not enough to get a real feel for the car in a number of situations
They should have a 5 day rental service which you pay for and you can really feel what the car is like 😄 before you make that big decision
But really looking forward to taking the car up some windy mountain passes in sport mode !!
It's very frustrating when the computer tells you your average speed is 15 hahaha