Today was a good day because _________

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

..because the "Freedom Convoy" of trucks that landed here in our small town for dinner last night and turned everything into gridlock/chaos has moved on.....

Sorry eh?

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by shoei

@cmyx6go could have 1000 ponies and it won't matter. She'll be too busy trying to figure out the electronics.

Legend has it, she's still trying to sync her phone with CarPlay.

You guys laugh at me and my annoyance with the electronics. Here's a thread about the instrument clusters going blank in the current X5/X6s.

https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1835716

[Tommy-G]

Today was a good day because.....works almost over for today

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

You guys laugh at me and my annoyance with the electronics. Here's a thread about the instrument clusters going blank in the current X5/X6s.

https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1835716

Meh. I haven't had a single incident like that, though I don't have an X5 or X6. Presumably the electronics are similar, if not the same.

I've been living with the all digital instrument clusters for a while now with different cars and have just gotten used to them. They're actually convenient if you know how to utilize them.

If they only offered 8-track decks still. Wrong thread?

[Randy Johnson]

Today was not a good day....

[shoei]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

You guys laugh at me and my annoyance with the electronics. Here's a thread about the instrument clusters going blank in the current X5/X6s.

https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1835716

I read the entire thread (1 page lol) and I saw NOBODY ELSE complaining about all the features and buttons on the idrive though?

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by shoei

I read the entire thread (1 page lol) and I saw NOBODY ELSE complaining about all the features and buttons on the idrive though?

I don’t have a problem with the idrive, I have a problem with all the tech nonsense for people that don’t pay attention. A good example is lane departure. My old lane departure would vibrate the steering wheel if I veered out of my lane. If I veer out of my lane it is intentional to either dodge potholes or someone else veering into me. Plus the roads here suck with construction lane markings. They never get rid of the temporary markings so the car gets confused. My new lane departure automatically jerks you back into your lane. I was going around someone that was making a left in front of me and the damn car was pulling me back towards said car. So now my lane departure is off because there is no way to have it on with the automatic correction disabled. The vibration alone was sufficient. Get off my lawn!

[shoei]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I don’t have a problem with the idrive, I have a problem with all the tech nonsense for people that don’t pay attention. A good example is lane departure. My old lane departure would vibrate the steering wheel if I veered out of my lane. If I veer out of my lane it is intentional to either dodge potholes or someone else veering into me. Plus the roads here suck with construction lane markings. They never get rid of the temporary markings so the car gets confused. My new lane departure automatically jerks you back into your lane. I was going around someone that was making a left in front of me and the damn car was pulling me back towards said car. So now my lane departure is off because there is no way to have it on with the automatic correction disabled. The vibration alone was sufficient. Get off my lawn!

Okay that I feel you on completely. I do have custom settings with the nanny - even loaner car first thing I do is hold that button down until the menu pops up and tweak all the settings. Don't need the car yanking the wheel back for me. Maybe I was trying to change lanes without signaling, damnit!! Let me live!!

I wonder if there's any features you don't know about yet though, lol. I always wonder about those that started off turning the crank on their model T and now have massaging seats and heads up display.

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by shoei

Okay that I feel you on completely. I do have custom settings with the nanny - even loaner car first thing I do is hold that button down until the menu pops up and tweak all the settings. Don't need the car yanking the wheel back for me. Maybe I was trying to change lanes without signaling, damnit!! Let me live!!

I wonder if there's any features you don't know about yet though, lol. I always wonder about those that started off turning the crank on their model T and now have massaging seats and heads up display.

Yeah shoei , keep poking that bear.
I guess you really do want that spanking after all.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

Yeah shoei , keep poking that bear.
I guess you really do want that spanking after all.

Maybe I’ll change my profile picture to granny from the Beverly Hillbillies….

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Maybe I’ll change my profile picture to granny from the Beverly Hillbillies….

He'll still want a good spanking. Doesn't matter. He's a naughty boy.

[shoei]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Maybe I’ll change my profile picture to granny from the Beverly Hillbillies….

Give yourself some credit. Lucille Ball doesn't do it for me.

Now, cmyx6go? Totally different story.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Maybe I’ll change my profile picture to granny from the Beverly Hillbillies….

I bet that their car didn't have a lane departure warning, and the steering wheel shook all the time.....

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[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I don’t have a problem with the idrive, I have a problem with all the tech nonsense for people that don’t pay attention. A good example is lane departure. My old lane departure would vibrate the steering wheel if I veered out of my lane. If I veer out of my lane it is intentional to either dodge potholes or someone else veering into me. Plus the roads here suck with construction lane markings. They never get rid of the temporary markings so the car gets confused. My new lane departure automatically jerks you back into your lane. I was going around someone that was making a left in front of me and the damn car was pulling me back towards said car. So now my lane departure is off because there is no way to have it on with the automatic correction disabled. The vibration alone was sufficient. Get off my lawn!

This shit drives me fucking postal. Seriously I absolutely DESPISE this rubbish, i don't have words for the hate inside me. i will drive my 14 year old car into the fucking ground, new cars are abysmal.

[Tommy-G]

Originally Posted by Randy Johnson

Today was not a good day....

You ok?

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by Tommy-G

You ok?

See the "ask a cop questions" thread.

[paquet]

I got one for today - older woman driver creeping into turning lane as traffic is going by, almost hit me.
all warning sensors lit up noisily - car ahead, car to side, etc - i reverted to my track mentality, sped up swerving to avoid etc, while engaging regular and engine braking in quick succession.
still uncomfortable - but all's well that ends well (though i will say rude things to that person if i ever remember and encounter them)

[UncleWede]

Last night was opening night of soccer. Outfield the first half, keeper second

Today I can still walk!! Getting out of bed was painful

[M_Six]

Walked a few miles today. Was late spring warm. Got some cool stuff installed in the house and didn't screw anything up. Always a plus.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

I bet that their car didn't have a lane departure warning, and the steering wheel shook all the time.....

.

Maybe I should just drive this instead.

[No one]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I don’t have a problem with the idrive, I have a problem with all the tech nonsense for people that don’t pay attention. A good example is lane departure. My old lane departure would vibrate the steering wheel if I veered out of my lane. If I veer out of my lane it is intentional to either dodge potholes or someone else veering into me. Plus the roads here suck with construction lane markings. They never get rid of the temporary markings so the car gets confused. My new lane departure automatically jerks you back into your lane. I was going around someone that was making a left in front of me and the damn car was pulling me back towards said car. So now my lane departure is off because there is no way to have it on with the automatic correction disabled. The vibration alone was sufficient. Get off my lawn!

You should use turn indicators.

[Alfisti]

Nervously hopped on the scale for me weekly check in, down another 2 lbs so total of 23 lost in 6 weeks. Getting there, 40 to go.