What’s your favorite quirky feature

Needsdecaf · 12-18-2023, 09:14 PM

All apologies to Doug Demuro….

So, what’s your favorite small, odd, hidden, unknown, under appreciated, or just plain goofy feature of your G8X?

I’ll start. Weird one. I love how fast it starts. The starter is super quick and it catches fast. Sounds very precise, very well engineered. It’s not too short; I’ve had cars that start almost instantly and it doesn’t sound as good to me.

Yes, it’s strange. But it makes me smile.

How about you?

Game · 12-18-2023, 09:26 PM

On iD8, I love the animation changing between road and sport modes.

Lemongrease · 12-18-2023, 09:28 PM

With the new iDrive I love how the car in the "my car" widget actually animates wheels turning, turn signal, brakes.

chicagofan00 · 12-18-2023, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemongrease

With the new iDrive I love how the car in the "my car" widget actually animates wheels turning, turn signal, brakes.

I just got an X5 with iDrive 8.5 and find this a fun little thing as well.

pdx · 12-18-2023, 10:53 PM

the trunk / boot is manual close and everything about it feels absolutely perfect
the hood / bonnet release is still double-pull (quite sad that the doors are now single-pull)

adam12hicks · 12-18-2023, 11:15 PM

The quirks I notice are things I wish we could change. The weirdness that is continued music after I shut the car off and walk away.

The fact there’s no comfort entry so I have to worry about rubbing my butt against the bolsters in my coupe every time I get in and out.

The power close trunk on a car seems weird to me too. How hard is it to close a car trunk that I need to press a button and watch it go down powered 😂

But I love the car otherwise. The power and comfort and handling more than makes up for the little annoyances!

kjx · 12-18-2023, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by adam12hicks

The power close trunk on a car seems weird to me too. How hard is it to close a car trunk that I need to press a button and watch it go down powered 😂

My use cases on both my cars:
- don’t have to touch the paintwork if it’s shiny clean. No smudges. I hate seeing oily smudges on doors. Same thing for the trunk.
- don’t have to touch touch the paintwork if it’s dusty, dirty or wet and dirty. Clean hands, especially if the hands are going into the car next.
- don’t have to get out of the car to close the trunk for others (see reasons above).
- closing and opening the trunk from afar but within line of sight when someone else wants to take out or put in something. Did I say I feel like I’m being stabbed in the head when fingers touch paint / ppf.
- nothing really special about a motorized trunk. Not having it feels cheap - like many may feel about roll down windows these days.

Forzanerazzurri · 12-19-2023, 01:50 AM

I find my trunk opens half the time I try it with the powered button. It also sometimes takes like 5 seconds to respond when it has to wait for the car to wake up. Kind of annoying.

Forzanerazzurri · 12-19-2023, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by adam12hicks

The quirks I notice are things I wish we could change. The weirdness that is continued music after I shut the car off and walk away.

The fact there’s no comfort entry so I have to worry about rubbing my butt against the bolsters in my coupe every time I get in and out.

The power close trunk on a car seems weird to me too. How hard is it to close a car trunk that I need to press a button and watch it go down powered 😂

But I love the car otherwise. The power and comfort and handling more than makes up for the little annoyances!

Continued music means you opened your door before turning off the car.

RichardGM4 · 12-19-2023, 04:20 AM

The small hooks on either side of the boot, inside the boot space above the netted compartments. Perfectly designed to keep a shopping bag upright while driving

Mike02z · 12-19-2023, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Forzanerazzurri

Continued music means you opened your door before turning off the car.

Nope. Even when you turn off the car before opening the driver side door the music continues to play once the driver side door is open. When the passenger door opens it shuts off. If you don’t have a passenger locking the car shuts it off too.

geko29 · 12-19-2023, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike02z

Nope. Even when you turn off the car before opening the driver side door the music continues to play once the driver side door is open. When the passenger door opens it shuts off. If you don’t have a passenger locking the car shuts it off too.

This is not my experience at all. If the front passenger door was never opened on that trip, music stops as soon as the driver door is opened. If the passenger door WAS opened (like if my son is riding with me), it stays on until that door opens or it times out.

s58 · 12-19-2023, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by RichardGM4

The small hooks on either side of the boot, inside the boot space above the netted compartments. Perfectly designed to keep a shopping bag upright while driving

How many did yours come with? I have one on the driver's side but didn't see one on the passenger side. My 2016 340i had two.

Needsdecaf · 12-19-2023, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Lemongrease

With the new iDrive I love how the car in the "my car" widget actually animates wheels turning, turn signal, brakes.

Hmm, i will have to actually pull that widget up!

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Originally Posted by RichardGM4

The small hooks on either side of the boot, inside the boot space above the netted compartments. Perfectly designed to keep a shopping bag upright while driving

Will have to look for those. Perhaps an M4 thing?

M3coco · 12-19-2023, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by geko29

This is not my experience at all. If the front passenger door was never opened on that trip, music stops as soon as the driver door is opened. If the passenger door WAS opened (like if my son is riding with me), it stays on until that door opens or it times out.

Same here. The second I open the door, music turns off.

Needsdecaf · 12-19-2023, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by M3coco

Same here. The second I open the door, music turns off.

Pretty sure this is a configurable setting?

ItsConnor · 12-19-2023, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by M3coco

Same here. The second I open the door, music turns off.

I find it only works for me if I open the door with music playing and then turn it off. Other way around and it stops as soon as I open the door

ItsConnor · 12-19-2023, 08:51 AM

How damn bright the overhead lights are

RichardGM4 · 12-19-2023, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by s58

How many did yours come with? I have one on the driver's side but didn't see one on the passenger side. My 2016 340i had two.

One on each side!

Bimmerfun82 · 12-19-2023, 09:36 AM

Start a favorite quirk thread, get lots of complaining. Haha.

My favorite quirk/feature is heated and electronically adjustable bucket seats including bolsters.

turbojg · 12-19-2023, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kjx

My use cases on both my cars:
- don’t have to touch the paintwork if it’s shiny clean. No smudges. I hate seeing oily smudges on doors. Same thing for the trunk.
- don’t have to touch touch the paintwork if it’s dusty, dirty or wet and dirty. Clean hands, especially if the hands are going into the car next.

What about the gas filler door!?

Needsdecaf · 12-19-2023, 10:23 AM

The power trunk seems stupid until you've lived with a Model 3 trunk. There is no way to close that without either slamming it or getting your fingerprints all over it. The way the hinge point is designed it either doesn't shut and needs to be pushed or absolutely slammed shut.

So we all appreciate the fact that the trunk closes nice and quietly when people are inside and say, one of the kids is getting something out when getting dropped off. Or if they are already in the car and someone is loading up the trunk with purchases. Nice to not have the entire cabin reverberate with a huge BOOM when you are inside.

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Needsdecaf Major General 6773 Rep 6,763 Posts Drives: 2024 G80 Comp xDrive Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The Woodlands, TX iTrader: (0)	What’s your favorite quirky feature All apologies to Doug Demuro…. So, what’s your favorite small, odd, hidden, unknown, under appreciated, or just plain goofy feature of your G8X? I’ll start. Weird one. I love how fast it starts. The starter is super quick and it catches fast. Sounds very precise, very well engineered. It’s not too short; I’ve had cars that start almost instantly and it doesn’t sound as good to me. Yes, it’s strange. But it makes me smile. How about you?
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adam12hicks Private First Class 254 Rep 192 Posts Drives: 2010 Montego Blue 128i Vert Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ft. Worth, Texas iTrader: (0)	The quirks I notice are things I wish we could change. The weirdness that is continued music after I shut the car off and walk away. The fact there’s no comfort entry so I have to worry about rubbing my butt against the bolsters in my coupe every time I get in and out. The power close trunk on a car seems weird to me too. How hard is it to close a car trunk that I need to press a button and watch it go down powered 😂 But I love the car otherwise. The power and comfort and handling more than makes up for the little annoyances!
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RichardGM4 Lieutenant 531 Rep 400 Posts Drives: 2024 G80 M3 CS Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	The small hooks on either side of the boot, inside the boot space above the netted compartments. Perfectly designed to keep a shopping bag upright while driving __________________ Current: BMW G80 M3 CS (2024 BSM w/ Bronze/Gold 827M wheels) - BMW G82 M4 Competition xDrive (2022 TBII w/ Silverstone/Black & M Carbon Pack) - BMW F82 M4 Competition (2019 BSM w/ Silverstone)
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Needsdecaf Major General 6773 Rep 6,763 Posts Drives: 2024 G80 Comp xDrive Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The Woodlands, TX iTrader: (0)	The power trunk seems stupid until you've lived with a Model 3 trunk. There is no way to close that without either slamming it or getting your fingerprints all over it. The way the hinge point is designed it either doesn't shut and needs to be pushed or absolutely slammed shut. So we all appreciate the fact that the trunk closes nice and quietly when people are inside and say, one of the kids is getting something out when getting dropped off. Or if they are already in the car and someone is loading up the trunk with purchases. Nice to not have the entire cabin reverberate with a huge BOOM when you are inside.
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