02-24-2024, 05:14 PM | #1497 |
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Saw how others been asking about this too and receiving the same answer, how the information is in the PDF you're referring to.
Weird why this information isn't in the manual you have access to via the app nor in the car. Anyways, great to have the answer 🙂 |
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Found that my 3 years are up so I received a message that for $125 I can keep using my features, while paying for a couple that my car does not and will not have. But since I like to use my phone to chat with my car, of course ended up paying. Feels a little like a hostage situation...
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02-26-2024, 09:36 AM | #1502 |
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Over three years later I know, but this made me LOL
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02-26-2024, 03:16 PM | #1503 |
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Actually my own car is analog, the dealer did give me a digital loaner with iDrive8 and parking assist and backtrack 140 feet and surround view, etc, etc. it was fun playing with the features but I likely won't use those features that much.
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1. I only need it for the speedometer and the speedometer that comes with the car is digital, and easy to see, so it's a redundancy. 2. There is this large 'line' on the display that makes the whole HUD look bigger than it actually is and makes it a distraction. Used to be a subtle two-digit speedo. Now it's like a large 'zone' due to this line. 3. The standard dual-screen iD8 system is huge. Hell, it's almost too big. Last thing I need is a third screen telling me the same stuff as the two enormous ones. |
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02-26-2024, 04:08 PM | #1506 |
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That's the idea. You set it just low enough so that it is completely visible. Then you tend to ignore it because it is out of your line of sight. But if you want to use it you lower your eyes without having to refocus them because the head-up display is focused somewhere in front of the car.
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02-26-2024, 07:59 PM | #1507 |
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Funnily enough, the HUD is one of the things I'd never have separately ordered for my car or thought that I'd want, but which I have come to REALLY like and now miss when I drive other vehicles without it. I don't find it at all distracting, in fact the reverse - I use it constantly, and it's especially good when you're using cruise (as I do almost all the time) and the navigation system. It's particularly useful for those of us past the first flush of youth who need bifocal/varifocal glasses, so there's no issue about seeing the instruments/screen on the dash.
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I found the HUD very distracting at first when I got my new car. I often found myself focusing more on the HUD than what was outside of the car which of course isn't ideal.
Now though after having the car for about 4 months, I love the HUD and wouldn't want to be without it. Now it's almost like it's not there anymore even when it's enabled. It's like my eyes and brain learned to see "past" the HUD. Then when I do need it, it's there to very quickly give me the information I need. |
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WebMaximus: yeah - I was on/off with the HUD experimenting with it. I never been distracted by it, but at first I was all the time looking at the IC to check the speed instead of using HUD. Decided it's not worth and turned it off, but found I actually miss it Took me 3-4 months to make a habit using it. Same goes not only with speed in HUD, but other data as phone calls, music tracks, etc. - I now prefer all that info to be shown in HUD instead of IC. I would not say I can't live without it, but it's convenient.
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Sorry I had to laugh at this. I do own a Bloodhound SSC, which makes the above post completely comical.... Rocket cars have such great potential.
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Unfortunately, it seems except for Tesla, the infrastructure is still lacking. Range is still a problem. And If you purchased an electric car for climate reasons, 60% of the electricity is produced by fossil fuels. I almost purchased one. I'm happy that the BMW dealer couldn't come up with allocation back in August/Sept 2022 for any i4' M50's. Built a M340i instead.
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Anyway, last summer I ordered the LCI version of the M340i and had it delivered November last year and I couldn't be more happy! Absolutely amazing car and I LOVE the sound of the B58!! Had a 2014 M235i and that was a great car as well but the new M340i with all new technology, having 4 doors this time and lots of space when needed with the Touring model I got...couldn't really be more pleased and like you say...so happy I didn't end up buying the i4. Now I can't wait to get the summer tyres back on since I only had one day to enjoy them before I had to switch to winter tyres back in November last year. |
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