Nit Piks

[Droptop]

Originally Posted by tankus

Got to be the airvents that no matter what you do you cant get the bloody things to blow cold air directly on you...

Totally agree with this one, you really need that cold air directly on you when you live in Arizona and its 118 degrees out!

[Tom K.]

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

I always found that the damn door locks are so loud that I don't need it beep

Agreed, but I still have to walk back to the car to check. Of course, a beeping horn would simply add to our ambient noise pollution without fixing my problem which seems to be CRS.

And my '07 3 series has a neat little moving marker along the circumference of the speedo indicating both that cruise control is engaged and what the set speed is. Seems like that could have been easily implemented on our 1ers.

Tom

[Kamal]

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

I cant see my radio with polarized sunglasses

There's an easy fix for that... but we shouldn't have to fix anything!

Originally Posted by fun2drv

The tiny fuel tank!!! I usually only get about 250 miles per tank...

+1

Originally Posted by Lexington

2nd cup holder that can't be used unless you lift the arm rest up.

the 2nd cup holder is horribly positioned and has a pretty wonky shape too... and if you use the first cup holder, then it's in the way of the shifter

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

In regards to number 1. I have two cig lighters. One in under the armrest and a second one above the shifter in the ash tray.

2011 guys dont have that one?

I believe on all new BMWs it's now an optional, no-cost, "smokers" package. I can understand that, but just remove the ashtray and the heating element... a 12V source in that location is still very convenient.

[BrokenVert]

I have to hold the button the entire time that the top is in motion. Why can it not be a fire and forget type deal?

[Kamal]

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

I have to hold the button the entire time that the top is in motion. Why can it not be a fire and forget type deal?

You've got alot of complaints!

[BrokenVert]

Originally Posted by Kamal

You've got alot of complaints!

I've had 60K miles to come up with them!

[1speedbike]

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

I have to hold the button the entire time that the top is in motion. Why can it not be a fire and forget type deal?

holding down the dtc button for 5 full seconds to get traction control off completely is also pretty annoying. not trying to be a jerk or anything, i'm serious. why can't you just "double click" or something like that? i always press it first thing when i get into my car, my gf just sits there rolling her eyes every time with this routine

[mackeroni]

Originally Posted by Jayda

Side mirrors are to big to me. They seem to obscure vision. No spare tire and as mentioned, can't see the radio readout with polarized sunglasses.

Funny. I was going to say the side mirrors are too small. I feel like the field of vision is too narrow.

[mackeroni]

Geeze... all these nits to pick! I love my 135. It is the most incredible daily driver I have ever owned. Yes, I have experienced about 75% of the problems outlined in this thread, but up to now, I have managed to adapt to, or at least overlook most of them.

For example, here is how I deal with my pet peeves:

Problem: Impossible to see the intermittent wiper switch.
Solution: If the wipers are not coming on when I think they should, I hit the switch again. This quickly tells me if it was on or off and what to do next.

Problem: Tall drink containers block the shift lever in my non-I-drive car.
Solution: Do not put tall drink containers in the first cup holder.

Problem: Door pull handle is too far forward.
Solution: Use the door pocked as a pull handle. It is a little low, but it works.

Problem: Small glove box.
Solution: Put some stuff in a small box in the trunk.

So you see, I had adapted to these and many more nits. Now I wish I had never read this thread. It will take me weeks to stop thinking about this stuff.

[BrokenVert]

^its kinda like that episode of how I met your mother. You just hear breaking glass all around you.

And just because we complain doesnt mean that we haven't adapted.

[TMR013]

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

^its kinda like that episode of how I met your mother. You just hear breaking glass all around you.

And just because we complain doesnt mean that we haven't adapted.

Further, if you read my OP, I even stated that dispite all the nit piks, we still love our cars.
It was just meant to be a fun vent post. Nothing serious.

[MA128]

Originally Posted by mangledlftthumb

- auto-wiper light hidden
- fog light switch --> gotta look over to find it
- no oil temp gauge (on my 128i). This one really irks me!! I'm supposed to be driving the ultimate driving machine/a driver's cars. I'd like to know more about the car, not less
- sat radio goes out under bridges. The XM Roady2 on my previous car supported both sat & terrestrial antenna & wouldn't drop
- useless re-circ button on the steering wheel --> would like to be able to re-purpose it to the INFO button function on sat radio to see what's playing.

Nitpiks but, reminded of them daily.

I LOVE the recirculate button on the steering wheel - probably because I drive through a long tunnel (Boston's Big Dig) twice a day.

[MA128]

Originally Posted by 1speedbike

holding down the dtc button for 5 full seconds to get traction control off completely is also pretty annoying. not trying to be a jerk or anything, i'm serious. why can't you just "double click" or something like that? i always press it first thing when i get into my car, my gf just sits there rolling her eyes every time with this routine

With that signature, you have a girlfriend?

[1speedbike]

Originally Posted by Paul53

With that signature, you have a girlfriend?

big pimpin'


just kidding

it's just a play on the popular "fuck bitches, get money" phrase that people seem to say these days

[TX78666]

Originally Posted by mackeroni

Problem: Tall drink containers block the shift lever in my non-I-drive car.
Solution: Do not put tall drink containers in the first cup holder.

Test drove a GTI a few years back. My wife commented that at least the cup holders weren't little flimsy trays that ejected from the dash (we had just driven the 3-series). The salesman said something along the lines of "The Germans don't think of a car as a place to have breakfast."

I still love that line.

[BrokenVert]

I have one more. Surprise surprise

Why are there no pockets for maps and papers on the back of the seats? Id love that instead of the ugly hard plastic thing.


And I need a place to store my maps!

[TX78666]

Originally Posted by Paul53

I LOVE the recirculate button on the steering wheel - probably because I drive through a long tunnel (Boston's Big Dig) twice a day.

+1. I'm forever finding myself stuck behind smoking diesels in rush hour traffic.

[Focusedintntions]

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

I have one more. Surprise surprise

Why are there no pockets for maps and papers on the back of the seats? Id love that instead of the ugly hard plastic thing.


And I need a place to store my maps!

You still use paper maps??? Offline maps on the phone ftw!!

[BrokenVert]

Originally Posted by Focusedintntions

You still use paper maps??? Offline maps on the phone ftw!!

I really don't like relying on tech more than I need to. I always keep paper maps in the car as a backup.

Also maps are just more fun.

[tcd223]

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

I really don't like relying on tech more than I need to. I always keep paper maps in the car as a backup.

Also maps are just more fun.

I agree wholeheartedly. And the sunroof isn't a big enough opening for me to take a sight with my sextant either.

[BrokenVert]

Originally Posted by tcd223

I agree wholeheartedly. And the sunroof isn't a big enough opening for me to take a sight with my sextant either.

Hey the military agrees with me.

every clear night on every Navy warship a man walks outside with a star map and a sextant for fear that the computers will fail and take them off course.

[TMR013]

Originally Posted by tcd223

I agree wholeheartedly. And the sunroof isn't a big enough opening for me to take a sight with my sextant either.

And don't forget the sundial for the time coordinate.