Thought I would mention and am not sure if this is true for all new BMW's but it seems like I use my idrive ALL THE DAMN TIME.

In the 7 series I had a number pad to dial through blue tooth so I didn't need the Idrive for that. I also didn't have ipod integration into the stereo.

But for some reason it feels as though the idrive system is completely connected to the daily driving experience.

It's neither a good thing or a bad thing. I do miss having the numpad in the 7 series. That was a genius feature and am shocked they did away with it. Made dialing so much easier. And no, I don't use the voice command system for anything. It's annoying as all hell.

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