BMW and M Power Owners
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Cheers... She's a beauty. It's a shame that BMW appear to be swapping back to a soft top for the next 4 series.
ooooh the digital dash looks pretty awesome
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Yeah it's lovely... You get one of three different screens depending on which mode you're driving in.
- Sport: Which turns completely red and features a purely digital speedometer.
- Comfort: Which sort of replicates the standard analogue cluster.
- Eco: Completely blue, with multiple driving aids.
This isn't a photo of my car, I just found this online quickly. It doesn't look like a 4 series either so it's very subtly different, but it should give you an idea.
The centre space between the dials is used for various things like live navigation info etc. And the dial on the right is linked to the media system. When you're using the steering wheel control it displays a scrollable list of contacts, radio stations, songs, albums etc.
It’s fully digital... But I think it’s been out for 2-3 years now. The upcoming one looks pretty ugly in my opinion.
https://images.app.goo.gl/K3U6izMUVrfe1U8s8
They're the ones I've seen, I don't like the look from still images although I'm led to believe that they're better when in use.
It's the 'old' one, I actually didn't know it ever found it's way to the 3/4 series. My 330e still had real dials + that weird 'black display' or whatever they called it, is it 4 series only or was there another change post-facelift?
That's what I have in my rental. Its very nice and very functional.
It's not unless you have the old 3 series.
Yeah, it's a shame. I've got it in my F10 LCI, and its biggest issue is the inability to change the pre-defined presets.
There's 3 different modes, as shown in the pictures, and whilst they all look good in their own right, it would be great if the colour schemes and displays were configurable.
There is also a small delay to the speedometer as well, which can be dangerous when accelerating hard.
In a semi-related fashion, I've got a courtesy 520d M-Sport touring for the day whilst my car is in for a routine service. I am both positively surprised at the changes in the interior as well as slightly unimpressed. BMW have really stuck with their mantra of not revolutionising what's not broken. The digital displays were sharper and more colourful, but not much more modern in functionality. The largest improvement was the indicator stalk. Not that I use it much anyway.
I am now convinced an estate would not take anything away from the ride enjoyment, and would add some boot practicality. I may even prefer its shape. But I would really not want to return to owning a four pot diesel again.
Caporegime
Has anyone driven the G30/G31? I need something a bit newer and have started shopping around. As usual most are 520Ds, would prefer a 530D but wondered how much real world difference there is. The 530e pops up every now and again but I don't think it makes a great deal of sense for my use.
I've glanced at the A6 but the model they've just replaced looks very dated inside and the new models interior looks terrible to my eye.
This caught my eye locally:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201908060862442?make=BMW&radius=30&price-from=20000&postcode=le158lh&model=5 SERIES&advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&sort=sponsored&price-to=30000&body-type=Estate&page=1
Reading the above maybe I should have a look at the new 3 series too then.
I've glanced at the A6 but the model they've just replaced looks very dated inside and the new models interior looks terrible to my eye.
This caught my eye locally:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201908060862442?make=BMW&radius=30&price-from=20000&postcode=le158lh&model=5 SERIES&advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&sort=sponsored&price-to=30000&body-type=Estate&page=1
Reading the above maybe I should have a look at the new 3 series too then.
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