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Old 04-17-2008, 11:32 PM
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but how does it drive?
Drives great, except for throttle pick up around 10-15 mph, and overly sensitive brakes. I think I could fix the braking with a higher temp pad.

On a curvy twisty road it drives like a Sports Car. Hides its weight.
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Old 04-17-2008, 11:37 PM
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Drives great, except for throttle pick up around 10-15 mph, and overly sensitive brakes. I think I could fix the braking with a higher temp pad.

On a curvy twisty road it drives like a Sports Car. Hides its weight.
just checking there Hoss. i wanted to be sure i wasn't the only one.
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-iDrive is a bit slow. The Audis and our previous Lexus are much faster.
-Backup camera... useless.
-Stereo.

Other than that, I love it.
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Just curious. What are you guys getting? Around 13 MPG or worse?
Have averaged 16.3 MPG for 12576 miles. About 50% highway (normally 80+MPH) and 50% around town.
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Just curious. What are you guys getting? Around 13 MPG or worse?
Pretty much 8-10 mpg in the city (35-40 mph on average), not speeding and with light to moderate traffic. Highway (60-75mph) yields about 15/16 mpg.

Up even the slightest hill, and the mpg easily dips to 6/7 mpg. AWFUL!!!
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Hmmmm interesting thread.

I guess my only complaint is that i wish someone else could pay for it.
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GPS sucks, iDrive is way inferior to touchscreen that comes on a 12k honda civic, rear camera sucks
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I don't hate anything about it - I like lots about it. I'm a pretty satisfied owner - I can even reach the window switches - and I'm only 5ft 6.
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Old 04-18-2008, 07:37 AM
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GPS sucks, iDrive is way inferior to touchscreen that comes on a 12k honda civic, rear camera sucks
I've often wondered about the praises for touchscreen.

- do people like all the fingerprints on the screen visible in the light of day?
- do people like to be locked out of the 'idrive' while the vehicle is in motion?
- do people like taking their eyes off the road, so they know exactly where to physically move & point on the screen? Oh wait, they don't have to do this since they're locked out...

Idrive is a bit slow and there are menu options that go too many levels before you get to what you want, but touchscreens aren't perfect either. Are they?
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Hmmmm interesting thread.

I guess my only complaint is that i wish someone else could pay for it.
I couldn't agree more.
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