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11-16-2023, 05:19 AM | #155 |
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There additional missing small "goodies" from MY2023 to MY2024:
- the steering wheel airbag hub is no longer leather, but plastic - the left footrest is no longer aluminium, but plastic I found a great video detailing all downgrades from pre-LCI to MY2024. It's in German, but visually pretty clear |
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11-16-2023, 06:14 AM | #156 |
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Why is there all this cost cutting going on?
Is it to offset the high inflation we’ve seen in the last year and to ensure the price remain competitive? Theee cost cuttings all seem minor in the grand scheme of things so I wonder how much are they really saving? |
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11-16-2023, 10:11 AM | #157 | |
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11-16-2023, 10:18 AM | #158 |
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Ransom - it could be that you need certain options to have the metal footrest, e.g. dashboard in leather(which gets the small cubby). Or just a simple cut-off date like with steering wheel plastic pot. None of these are vital, but it really leaves "bad taste in your mouth" for many long time customers. What is worst for me is that BMW does not give you an option to have these for additional payment.
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11-16-2023, 12:11 PM | #159 | |
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I have the leather/sensatec dashboard optioned and mine is also missing the small cubby under the light adjustments (U.S spec) Worst of all is the plastic airbag cover, which it seems in the U.S is on all 24' 3 and 2 series models regardless of build date |
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11-24-2023, 05:33 AM | #160 | |
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Also, small cubby on the left-bottom side of steering wheel is only available if you order full-leather(animal skin) dashboard. This should not be mistaken with Sensatec dashboard. Sensatec dashboard does not get come with that small cubby. I drove a 2019 G20 for past 4 years, and am currently waiting for my new facelift G21 330d to be produced. I am only annoyed with the plastic airbag cover and the removal of cubby compartment. Other cost-saving measures don't bother me as in real life I didn't even notice them on my pre-facelift G20 that I had from 2019 till now. However, the cubby is the only place where my sunglasses fit, and the steering wheel is something that I see from the drivers position all the time. I think it's totally inappropriate to cut costs on such a prominent part of the interior. My guess is that BMW deliberately downgraded the steering wheel on G20 because the all-new 2023/4 5 series now comes with a plastic airbag cover on the steering wheel. So, they used the opportunity to bring the G20 a bit "down" in order to keep it under the 5 series in terms of details. By the way, I took a closer look at the new 5 series interior and found that cost savings on materials and details are very obvious and significant compared to the previous 5-series generation G30. There is barely any real metal in the interior. And the whole interior is much more plasticky and focused around the huge screen and intensive ambient light-show. Not my thing. But I bet the Chinese love that stuff. Unfortunately, every day it's more obvious that BMW is prioritizing preferences of buyers in the Chinese market. Both the styling and the materials are optimized for them. Europeans and Americans that are used to BMWs of past days are not BMW's target group today. Hence the changes in styling, materials and user interfaces. Last edited by Calamari; 11-29-2023 at 10:13 AM.. |
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11-29-2023, 09:59 AM | #161 | |
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11-29-2023, 10:09 AM | #162 | |
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Lucky you. You got your M340 pretty quickly after production. We in Europe, are currently experiencing slowdowns in production of 30d and 40d engines so I'm informed that my G21 definitely won't be produced in December (and I'm already waiting for 3 months from late August). Anyway, enjoy your car. Despite the cost-cutting measures, the M340i LCI is still a very good car with a state of the art engine. |
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2024 G26, took the door card off and no harness connection. Should be an easy build just gotta find where to tap in and I can make a harness for each door. I have the pusdle lights and can figure out what connector to use on that end. Once I figure this out I’ll post the retrofit. Unless someone has already done this work and you can point us to the link!
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Its so ridiculous that BMW is deleting options like these.Just have them as a separate option.Its great being able to swap out the white light with the BMW or M logo projected on the ground when you open the door. Whats interesting is the M3 CS that my dealer had in the showroom last week still has them on the front and rear doors. I guess for that amount of money it should still have them.Nice to see that they haven’t totally cheaped out. |
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04-21-2024, 04:35 PM | #167 |
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I know they have removed quite a bit on the new 5 series.At least we still have the comfort access sensors on the rear doors of the M340i.They removed those on the new 5 along with the M door sill plates.
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