Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam, I could have written that rant myself! Frank On 22 Aug, 2004, at 21:58, Adam Bridge wrote: > 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >