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07-15-2009, 04:22 AM | #23 |
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Thank you. It seems little bit trouble. Anyway, i will find out later. BTW, when roof down, how is the air turbulence inside the air when in high speed?
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07-15-2009, 09:34 AM | #24 |
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Been running all kinds of road since new, majority in the city and a good run along Tai Tam Road (quite a narrow and hilly road with lots of corners in the southern part of HK and frequently meeting double decker buses coming head on).
Fuel economy seems on the high side, displayed average 13.8 L/100Km!! Still need a full tank to confirm. Weather been really hot this week and air con was on nearly all the time :- nice and cool as I kept it on 23 degrees and the Auto mode was working nicely. For the interior, quality is very high and it feels so posh that we should all give a big kiss to the designer The lumbar support on the normal seat is doing a good job for my back and they should be standard rather than option Wind noise around 100 Km is minimal with roof up. Tyre noise is very noticable even on not very rough surface. The RFTs are too harsh. Can even feel the road marks painted on the ground With roof down, the wind turbulence is acceptable; may be I got a crew cut May be a wind deflector is not necessary here in HK as we don't have the chance to drive very fast. So, do try first and you can always add later on (better 6 months later, otherwise need to pay 85% tax!). With roof down, I really enjoyed the sound of the exhaust. Especially in Sport mode. Never expect 23i can have that kind of feel. The auto gear box is doing a good job, smooth in normal mode although sometimes I feel it is a bit slugglish and need to step a bit harder on the throttle. In sport mode, she is always ready for a sprint. The steering becomes more heavy and the engine rev is always 2 to 300 more than normal and signals to you that : come on, go for it!! With 300Km on the clock, the brake and tyres are now ready for some more quick action Whereas stuck in the traffic, like crossing the harbout tunnel; you feel quite relaxed and just roll along with ease (have to be in normal mode or else a bit rough). My wife said : I feel no difference with the 525 except sitting much lower She just doesn't understand, this is a driver's car The 525 is a boat as it rolls, this is a train on rails!! So, in essence, a very enjoyable car in the city, even with traffic jam. If you want to do a good run in our twistly roads, it does what you wanted. For those guys who got 30i or 35i, you can simply magnify my pleasure when in ACTION but you also multiply the frustration in the traffic as you can go nowhere |
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07-15-2009, 09:10 PM | #28 |
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07-21-2009, 02:01 AM | #29 |
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Hi lomay,
Do you switch on the front parking sensor very often? Is that loud enough? When i tested the demo car, i found the sound is little bit low. I am not sure if i need to ask dealer to turn it louder. |
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Oh, we got the rear mud guard as standard, not the front which I think is more useful in rainly days. Today I got a call from the dealer doing a customer survey on the agent's services, etc, etc. I gave very high marks to my agent but I stressed that I am very unhappy about the restrictions BMW imposed on us for choosing the options and it is unable to close the windows by using the remote control (of course I know comfort access can) |
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07-21-2009, 06:56 AM | #31 | |
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Yes, we should complain more so that the dealer will make improvement. If they call me later, i will do the same. |
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Ok, one problem solved |
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07-24-2009, 04:25 AM | #36 |
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Great. Thanks for checking. I will try it when picking the car.
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07-24-2009, 05:18 PM | #38 |
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