[ALPINE6SPD]

Originally Posted by Pretender

Yeah? and the steptronic:manual selling ratio in dealers around my town is 9:1 according to these sale rep. So you're telling me that 90% of people buying e90 wasted their money? I'm just looking at the data to talk, not my feeling.

To me those 90% of people did waste thir money. But that is just my opinion and I am in the minority. I hate driving auto in any car as I fell like I dont have real control of the car.

[ALPINE6SPD]

Originally Posted by bimmer4me

Power Sunshade = waste of money, IMO

Not if you have a month old baby who has a rear facing car seat.

[mmeads]

Originally Posted by poldim

Why dont we just post what options we got with our cars, and then we can just assume that all other options are worthless to that person since they didnt get them.

Because there's a difference between options that are worthless and options I couldn't afford.

[ward]

this should probably be limited to options THAT YOU PURCHASED that later you found to be useless

[gr8sho]

Originally Posted by Paul330d

After one week of ownership, I am ready to concede that I could have done without the following options (this nit-picking aside, the car is superb ):

2. Hifi speaker upgrade. This comes standard on all e90s in the US, but in Europe we get (even) crappier speakers as standard, so I thought I would shell out the $600 (!) extra for the uprated speakers. What a waste of money that was - the standard setup on my VW Golf was far superior

2 things I paid for and hope to never use are the power washers for the headlamps and the split folding rear seats.

I'm intrigued about all the Logic 7 bashing. Even with flat response setup and Music setting for L7 that I use, I like this very much and moreso than any car stereo I've ever heard, granted that my sample size isn't very large.

[Oz]

Originally Posted by poldim

Why dont we just post what options we got with our cars, and then we can just assume that all other options are worthless to that person since they didnt get them.

I completely agree with you. Everyone should know that I have an steptronic so I wasted a lot of money

[lux.sh]

Originally Posted by ward

we all could have had a civic and an nice E36 M3 for the same price as our cars

ouch. this hurts.

[Broken1]

Originally Posted by gr8sho

2 things I paid for and hope to never use are the power washers for the headlamps and the split folding rear seats.

Oooo ooo I got one.
Here in South Africa, where I was my car weekly, and there is no snow and roadsalt - the headlamp washers are kind of useless most of the time.

However, I have found a use for them if my car is not "clean". You see, here we have street sellers/beggers and alot of robots. They are desperate poeple, trying to make/get a bit of money and some of them harrass you. Lately, they've had these windscreen washer folk, who squirt some sort of shit all over your windscreen, then attepmt to squeegy it off with a old fucked out squeegy. I hate them with a passion, and they probably to more harm than good (and get very mad if you refuse to tip them, even if you specifically told them not to touch your car).

Well...Mr broken1 (and Ms broken1) sit in his car at said robot (traffic light for those of you up north) and wait patiently. As said man with squeegy comes near windscreen, lights on, sprayers up and they normally jump back in shock. Add to that, the "touch my car and DIE - SERIOUSLY" look...and they don't come near me again :-)

You see, there is a use for everything BMW added to these cars...whether they intended it or not :-)

Maybe I will make the washers spray outwards - or straight up....sort out tail gaters.

[lux.sh]

Originally Posted by Oz

I completely agree with you. Everyone should know that I have an steptronic so I wasted a lot of money

In fact, you have steptronics in two BMWs. You wasted more than 80grand, according to all the haters in this thread.

Human beings are so stupid. If they find it its useless for them, they just can't understand why others get them.
They must realize not everyone has same "living patterns", and they do require different tools to fulfill their needs.

like how we've been always saying.. why can't we just all get along....

[E90Fleet]

Originally Posted by Broken1

Well...Mr broken1 (and Ms broken1) sit in his car at said robot (traffic light for those of you up north) and wait patiently. As said man with squeegy comes near windscreen, lights on, sprayers up and they normally jump back in shock. Add to that, the "touch my car and DIE - SERIOUSLY" look...and they don't come near me again :-)

Ms broken 1 ?

Wouldnt that be your daughter ?

[noflash]

Originally Posted by E90Fleet

Ms broken 1 ?

Wouldnt that be your daughter ?

FLEET!! Did you just tell a joke?!?!

[lux.sh]

LOL @ noflash and fleet.

[gr8sho]

Originally Posted by Broken1

Oooo ooo I got one.
Here in South Africa, where I was my car weekly, and there is no snow and roadsalt - the headlamp washers are kind of useless most of the time.

However, I have found a use for them if my car is not "clean". You see, here we have street sellers/beggers and alot of robots. They are desperate poeple, trying to make/get a bit of money and some of them harrass you. Lately, they've had these windscreen washer folk, who squirt some sort of shit all over your windscreen, then attepmt to squeegy it off with a old fucked out squeegy. I hate them with a passion, and they probably to more harm than good (and get very mad if you refuse to tip them, even if you specifically told them not to touch your car).

Well...Mr broken1 (and Ms broken1) sit in his car at said robot (traffic light for those of you up north) and wait patiently. As said man with squeegy comes near windscreen, lights on, sprayers up and they normally jump back in shock. Add to that, the "touch my car and DIE - SERIOUSLY" look...and they don't come near me again :-)

You see, there is a use for everything BMW added to these cars...whether they intended it or not :-)

Maybe I will make the washers spray outwards - or straight up....sort out tail gaters.

That's priceless!!! The NYC crowd should pay attention...

[KL2DC]

I seem to vaguely recall the concept of electrified door handles being developed and marketed in and for S.A. ... you guys have rough commutes in S.A. Are they options on S.A. e90s as well...

[Broken1]

Originally Posted by E90Fleet

Ms broken 1 ?

Wouldnt that be your daughter ?

Well my girlfriend usually has a baby when I drive

[thrill30]

Originally Posted by Broken1

Well...Mr broken1 (and Ms broken1) sit in his car at said robot (traffic light for those of you up north) and wait patiently. As said man with squeegy comes near windscreen, lights on, sprayers up and they normally jump back in shock. Add to that, the "touch my car and DIE - SERIOUSLY" look...and they don't come near me again :-)

You see, there is a use for everything BMW added to these cars...whether they intended it or not :-)

Maybe I will make the washers spray outwards - or straight up....sort out tail gaters.

Very creative indeed....


Well, as for options I think the tray in the trunk is useless.... I hardly ever use it because the luggage net is more than enough.

Even though I can leave the tray at home, for some reason I just keep it in the trunk.

[lux.sh]

what exactly is the tray in the trunk?

[JackMac]

Originally Posted by lux.sh

what exactly is the tray in the trunk?

It is an accessory. A drawer at the top of the trunk that can hold a laptop. I'll find a pic and add it.

Edit: here is a drawing of it (item 11): http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...47&hg=51&fg=65

There is a photo in the accessory catalog, just ran out of time to locate it.

[Bimmerista]

Originally Posted by Broken1

Oooo ooo I got one.
Here in South Africa, where I was my car weekly, and there is no snow and roadsalt - the headlamp washers are kind of useless most of the time.

However, I have found a use for them if my car is not "clean". You see, here we have street sellers/beggers and alot of robots. They are desperate poeple, trying to make/get a bit of money and some of them harrass you. Lately, they've had these windscreen washer folk, who squirt some sort of shit all over your windscreen, then attepmt to squeegy it off with a old fucked out squeegy. I hate them with a passion, and they probably to more harm than good (and get very mad if you refuse to tip them, even if you specifically told them not to touch your car).

Well...Mr broken1 (and Ms broken1) sit in his car at said robot (traffic light for those of you up north) and wait patiently. As said man with squeegy comes near windscreen, lights on, sprayers up and they normally jump back in shock. Add to that, the "touch my car and DIE - SERIOUSLY" look...and they don't come near me again :-)

You see, there is a use for everything BMW added to these cars...whether they intended it or not :-)

Maybe I will make the washers spray outwards - or straight up....sort out tail gaters.

Aha,

Now I know where the Montreal punkies go in winter. We have them here as well, and the best solution if they seem aggressive is to give the f#$%?&* $2 bucks and tell them not to touch your car. I have hear stories of things thrown at cars when they leave the light (robot for you guys down there ) on occasion where the driver didn't tip/refused "service".

[DLJJ3399]

Factory option that's a total waste of money. The name BMW...

Doesn't bring me nearly as much women as I expected.
I think I'm gonna take off the 330i and prop emblems and put on a Porsche ones, or better yet maybe Farrari...

Whadda think Lux.sh??? Wait till you see me drivin' round town. You'll be like.... Dayaaam!!!

[DLJJ3399]

Originally Posted by lux.sh

what exactly is the tray in the trunk?

Smuggling you know what! The Feds would never look in there, thinking it's just the spare...

[BMW0]

Originally Posted by poldim

Active Cruise Control
Active Steering