Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not only are they UGLY they have that incrediblly bad iDrive system built in. We looked at one, rejected it immediately! and spent some bucks keeping our '97 540i in tip-top shape. It's still a virtually perfect car (at least in my opinion.) I mean, when my biggest complaints are about how the remote door locks work, and the stupid cup-holders (I'll blame this one on the EU I guess) there's just not much to improve. I WOULD appreciate a GPS system since here in California it's no long legal to have a laptop running in the front seat (even if operated by the passenger) so I can't use Rt 66 and a GPS for navigation. I'm on my 2nd catalytic converter though and at $800 each (the first one was warrenty) I'm a bit grumpy about THAT. You'd think BMW could buy components that last. (Both had baffles inside that came loose so it sounded like was dragging a piece of chain - even when the car was motionless.) I think BMW is headed in the Wrong Direction using all sorts of electronic gizmos and then a truly AWFUL human interface that's worthy of Sony or Microsoft - both of whom haven't had an original though in human interface design in their corporate lives. I mean, it's a CAR not a video game! You shouldn't need to run through the iDrive system to change things that normally you do with one control! I'm hoping Leica doesn't join this school. I love the R8 because it's ergonomics for controls are utterly transparent and fall, excuse the car-cliche, readily to hand. Maybe the digital back will be as natural. It certainly SEEMS like it should be. I know I'll wait a while to buy one - letting them go through at least one firmware revision. And I desperately hope they will let the firmware be updated from my Mac since I don't own a Windoze machine. adam On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 10:52:17 +0100, Steve Unsworth <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> wrote: > Or how a BMW 5 series has been transformed into a Lexus! The latest 5 > series is pig ugly IMHO - no offence to pigs intended. The only question > I'd ask BMW is why? I'm sure it's a great car to drive (I have an > earlier - ok _much_ earlier - 5 series myself) but the styling of the > current model is revolting. > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+mail=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+mail=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org] On Behalf > Of Mark Rabiner > Sent: 22 August 2004 09:26 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - motor scooters > > ....They look like someone melted them down half way. Most of the > character melted out of them. A character of much European design this > decade. Anyone notice how the Mercedes turned into Subaru's?... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >