7th day review

[skarletknite]

some observations:

1) default side and riew view mirror dim is pretty dark. i havent explored adjusting yet, and how to do that.

2) i wish the white reverse lights were much brighter, as the riew view camera at night is very dark. the audible alerts are helpful, at night. during the day its great. i dont need it to parallel park but it is nice to have.

3) if you get running boards, you have to actually use them. i am 6'2" and if i try to step out of the x5, the back of my pants rub against the running boards when exiting. the end of the running boards seem pretty far from the edge of the seat. same goes for getting in.

4) HUD in my opinion is great. i highly recommed, esp when using nav for directions. it feels like i speed less also even when not using nav. i never have to take my eyes off the road.

5) in the NAV, i cant find a way to view the entire route turn by turn (to see if its taking me on certain roads). it should be able to be viewed in the split screen but the smaller screen can only view turn by turn that is one turn at a time. the traffic service on the day i drove my e70 home saved me from a 45 minute traffic backup by re-routing (it told me there was a delay 30 miles ahead and asked if i wanted to re-route). its great, i highly recommend.

6) i agree with everyone on the 3rd row. it's pretty much a waste. i only got it for resale value purposes, i didnt want to limit future buyers who had kids. only time will tell if i wasted the $ or not.

7) when using the bluetooth hands free phone, i cannot turn up the volume of a caller as far as i want. when driving fast i needed more volume and couldnt get it. any suggestions? (caller said they heard me fine)

8) in sport mode i definitely noticed a rougher ride but it drives like its on RAILS. not the best mode for city driving, potholes feel like a sledgehammer is hitting the wheels. non-sport mode the ride feels about the same as my 03 x5. MAYBE a little bit softer.

9) i like the i-drive and am fairly used to it but i do think u have to take your eyes off the road too much to switch from nav to sat radio, etc. not great in traffic but i may get used to it.

10) the rear cargo cover gets caught on the 3rd row seatbelts when pulling out/putting back. not a huge deal but mildly annoying.

11) i havent yet gotten to voice commands, which i know would help use of i drive.

just received my floormats which were backordered for tobacco interior.