Bruce_Z
Club Guest
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2005
- Messages
- 254
- Points
- 18
Its been abt 7 month already on my f30 328i. Sharing some views of the car since this F30 is turning out to be quite a different animal than my previous e90:- Variable sport steering: im still getting used to it. In comfort mode its slightly too light, while in sport mode the wieght seem artificial and not so easy to modulate in high speed turns. Still missing the e90 steering feel...50/100- The standard passive suspension: nice for slow and town driving, given the continuous road constructions eveywhere. Not so good when im in the mood for spirited driving. When in sport mode, the combination of its softness plus the variable sport steering artificalness, is not so encouraging. M performance could be the solution for this...50/100- The N20 engine: loving it. As a former owner of a mk5 gti, im struck of how similar the n20 feel to the that engine, but offcourse this one is faster accelerating. A small turbo lag is still there tough, and i can never seem to get 6.3/100km. No biggie since im quite heavy footed...100/100-8 Speed sport auto: great. Who needs M-DCT or DSG if autos are as fast as this?... 100/100- Driving experience modes - Need to have a user configurable mode, somewhere between comfort and sport whrevwe could select and change the car chassis setting. Id pick sport steering setting, comfort throttle/gear settings, and sport suspension setting as the default drive mode,..70/100- Ecopro mode: good. Liked the fact that i could extend the fuel range when im in traffic crawls. Wished that more extreme measures included inthe future like cylinder deactivation, etc...80/100- Auto start stop: happy with it. Ive learned to regularly switch it off in traffic crawls and it works well when at traffic lights. Good to know that the car us trying to help save fuel and reduce pollution when not moving. But could be better if there is a variable start delay setting..e.g. It would work better in traffic crawls if the ASS delays activation by abt 2 seconds after the car stops...80/100- Stereo: hmm..must say that the sound quality seem to be getting better. Is this the electronics/speakers now "burned in" or my ears adjusted to them? Not sure but enjoying it more nowadays...70/100- Connected drive: More needs to be done here. the basics given are too small. Need Bmw Assist & Bmw Remote which sadly is not retrofittable, it seems. Would love feature to send gps destinations to the car fromm googlemaps for e.g. But loving the fact that at least i can listen to web radio stations when 3G is working, and the Bluetooth connectivity is good..50/100- Sound insulation: so-so. Kinda weird, since at slow-mid speeds, it can be bothersome, but high speeds its more or less the same as the e90s. Dont think this is gonna change, so have accepted this "character"...50/100- Driving in small spaces : this car feels bigger than the e90. I tend to be more cautious driving in parking lots, etc, since the front seems longer (actually it is by 4 inches overall). Always ended up with more space infront of the car when parkingdue to this. Using the visual front PDC helps a little bit....80/100- The key fob: is toooo big. To fit in my pocket. I also now think its a bit weird that i have to use the fob to open/ close the doors but do not need it to start the car...the fob is half-half in use. Comfort Access should be standard, then it will be complete...80/100- Others: no place to properly drive this car "to the max"...waiting for BMW to upgrade their driver-training e90 325i fleet for the Intensive Driver training school to the f30 so we can really push the envelope and find out the limits...heh heh...
Joy overall nevertheless
Joy overall nevertheless 
