iPad & Z4 a true love story (well, a good F&*KING anyhow) - New 2009 2010 BMW Z4

JeF4y · 04-13-2010, 12:28 PM

Auto adjusting seats & iPads don't mix...

So I buy my wife a new iPad, and she's REALLY digging it. It goes everywhere with her so she can read, take notes, show pics, etc etc etc.

We end up going out in the Z4 running errands. I'm about a foot taller than she is, so there's obviously a huge difference in the seat adjustment between the two of us. When she drives with the seat forward, stuff falls off the ledge behind the seat, so she generally sets items behind the seat. (Yes, you see where this is going). That fateful Friday, it happened to be her purse & the iPad behind the seat.

We went out to eat, and she grabbed her purse but left the iPad. When we got out of the restaurant, she wanted me to drive since it was night and she can't see as well. I unlocked the Z with my key and the seat made a Taco out of her nice new iPad...

MDLFCS · 04-13-2010, 12:34 PM

Oh man!

If the iPad was paid with a credit card, like AmEx, you can have it repaired or get another one. I think other credit cards like VISA or Mastercard may offer a similar program. I would check them out. Good luck!

Chuck76 · 04-13-2010, 12:37 PM

just wow. sorry for the ipad loss.

JeF4y · 04-13-2010, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MDLFCS

Oh man!

If the iPad was paid with a credit card, like AmEx, you can have it repaired or get another one. I think other credit cards like VISA or Mastercard may offer a similar program. I would check them out. Good luck!

Yep... Called Amex yesterday and they credited my account today. Been an Amex customer for ~15 yrs (platinum for the last few), and this is the first time I've ever used the product protection. Very easy and no hassles. I love Amex..

Vintage · 04-13-2010, 12:58 PM

ouch - at least it did not cost you anything other than a little trouble

teagueAMX · 04-13-2010, 02:42 PM

LOL - considering what you did to it, the LCD held up pretty well - that is the aurora borealis on your screen, right?

Not had an iPad yet and wonder about backing up the data. Is there a transfer required from the old to new iPad or does the new one auto sync with your PC?

T89 · 04-13-2010, 03:46 PM

Ah shit sorry to hear. Definitely sucks. You should consider getting the net so you can place things on the ledge.

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myst · 04-14-2010, 12:11 AM

Guess it's not so bad to have manual seats! You should tell your wife to get eyeglasses if she cant see well at night. I've had mine for about a year and they made such a big difference that I wear them all the time now. I have no idea how I was able to drive at night before the glasses, there is so much I wasn't seeing.

Otago · 04-14-2010, 07:47 AM

It hurts! Sorry to see a brand new i-pad wasted.

juhap · 04-14-2010, 08:58 AM

I think your Z4 was just expressing his/her opinion of the iPad and all those missing features

teagueAMX · 04-14-2010, 07:46 PM

I understand the Z3 didn't like Steve Jobs, ether.

godius · 04-15-2010, 03:51 AM

ouCH!

dcafs · 04-15-2010, 07:09 AM

But the important question that no one has asked.....is the car OK?

Otago · 04-15-2010, 07:20 AM

z4 is much tougher than iPad. HaHaHa

polaxgr · 04-15-2010, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Otago

z4 is much tougher than iPad. HaHaHa

true story

oztiks · 04-15-2010, 08:07 AM

That's the kind of stuff that usually happens to my wife and I. Sorry about your iPad..but at the same time, I now know where my wife shouldn't leave her purse

tiborakos · 04-15-2010, 08:32 AM

Think you are lucky it wasn't the other way around.... (ie your wife surfing in the ipad while driving that might kill the z4!)
Ipad data can be easily restored through itunes, as long as you have backed them up...

mkPOTO · 04-15-2010, 09:40 AM

holy shit, reminds me not to take my iPad in my car.. good thing your wife got you a new one though

Oulixes · 04-15-2010, 10:20 AM

Sorry for your trouble. At least the i-Pad got squashed without damaging the car.

bmwnorge · 04-15-2010, 10:51 AM

the z4 was like "take THAT, ipad..."

Chuck76 · 04-15-2010, 11:13 AM

iDrive got jealous of the iPad.

SHADOW4 · 04-15-2010, 11:49 AM

Iphone, Ipod, Itune, Ipad..............that's almost a new exhaust-system! I think I skip the Ithing and save my sorry bucks for the Zed.

04-13-2010, 12:28 PM	#1
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04-13-2010, 12:34 PM	#2
MDLFCS Private First Class Drives: 2009 Zee Four 35i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alaska Posts: 168 iTrader: (0)	Oh man! If the iPad was paid with a credit card, like AmEx, you can have it repaired or get another one. I think other credit cards like VISA or Mastercard may offer a similar program. I would check them out. Good luck!

04-13-2010, 12:37 PM	#3
Chuck76 Private First Class Drives: 2009 Z4 3.5i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bay Area Posts: 181 iTrader: (0)	just wow. sorry for the ipad loss.

04-13-2010, 12:58 PM	#5
Vintage Colonel Drives: 2010 Z4 35i and 2010 X5 35d Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,052 iTrader: (0)	ouch - at least it did not cost you anything other than a little trouble

04-13-2010, 02:42 PM	#6
teagueAMX Colonel Drives: Some are road worthy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: So Cal, USA Posts: 2,077 iTrader: (0)	LOL - considering what you did to it, the LCD held up pretty well - that is the aurora borealis on your screen, right? Not had an iPad yet and wonder about backing up the data. Is there a transfer required from the old to new iPad or does the new one auto sync with your PC?

04-13-2010, 03:46 PM	#7
T89 Lieutenant Colonel Drives: Z4 35i & Mini Cooper S Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Geneva & Joburg Posts: 1,534 iTrader: (0)	Ah shit sorry to hear. Definitely sucks. You should consider getting the net so you can place things on the ledge. T

04-14-2010, 12:11 AM	#8
myst Private Drives: 2009 BMW Z4 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 53 iTrader: (0)	Guess it's not so bad to have manual seats! You should tell your wife to get eyeglasses if she cant see well at night. I've had mine for about a year and they made such a big difference that I wear them all the time now. I have no idea how I was able to drive at night before the glasses, there is so much I wasn't seeing.

04-14-2010, 07:47 AM	#9
Otago Second Lieutenant Drives: 09 Z4 sDrive 30i manual Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 219 iTrader: (0)	It hurts! Sorry to see a brand new i-pad wasted.

04-14-2010, 08:58 AM	#10
juhap Lieutenant Drives: sDrive35i Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Finland Posts: 526 iTrader: (0)	I think your Z4 was just expressing his/her opinion of the iPad and all those missing features

04-14-2010, 07:46 PM	#11
teagueAMX Colonel Drives: Some are road worthy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: So Cal, USA Posts: 2,077 iTrader: (0)	I understand the Z3 didn't like Steve Jobs, ether.

04-15-2010, 03:51 AM	#12
godius Lieutenant Drives: BMW Z4 sDrive35i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: *** Posts: 505 iTrader: (0)	ouCH!

04-15-2010, 07:09 AM	#13
dcafs Private First Class Drives: Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 114 iTrader: (0)	But the important question that no one has asked.....is the car OK?

04-15-2010, 07:20 AM	#14
Otago Second Lieutenant Drives: 09 Z4 sDrive 30i manual Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 219 iTrader: (0)	z4 is much tougher than iPad. HaHaHa

04-15-2010, 08:07 AM	#16
oztiks Lieutenant Drives: 2012 AW 335i sport line Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 446 iTrader: (1)	That's the kind of stuff that usually happens to my wife and I. Sorry about your iPad..but at the same time, I now know where my wife shouldn't leave her purse

04-15-2010, 08:32 AM	#17
tiborakos Private First Class Drives: Z4 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: GR Posts: 135 iTrader: (0)	Think you are lucky it wasn't the other way around.... (ie your wife surfing in the ipad while driving that might kill the z4!) Ipad data can be easily restored through itunes, as long as you have backed them up...

04-15-2010, 10:20 AM	#19
Oulixes Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 330xi, 335i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Terra Borealis Posts: 1,942 iTrader: (0)	Sorry for your trouble. At least the i-Pad got squashed without damaging the car.

04-15-2010, 10:51 AM	#20
bmwnorge Enlisted Member Drives: E70 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 37 iTrader: (0)	the z4 was like "take THAT, ipad..."

04-15-2010, 11:13 AM	#21
Chuck76 Private First Class Drives: 2009 Z4 3.5i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bay Area Posts: 181 iTrader: (0)	iDrive got jealous of the iPad.

04-15-2010, 11:49 AM	#22
SHADOW4 Lieutenant Drives: Black/Black 35i 2010 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 479 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 E89 35i [0.00]	Iphone, Ipod, Itune, Ipad..............that's almost a new exhaust-system! I think I skip the Ithing and save my sorry bucks for the Zed.