The Rose colored glasses have fallen off. (i5 issues and more)
So I’ve had my i5 for about a year now and the list of complaints grow and don’t seem to shrink.
I think the best part of the car so far is the fact that I get free charging via Electrify America so that has quelled a lot of my issues
However, I’m wondering if any of you are experiencing the same issues I have?
- my USB-C charger is in the front don’t work because there’s liquid probably spilled on them. Why would they think to put the USB-C chargers IN the cupholder?
- DAPP requires way too much babysitting.
I’m a previous owner of a Tesla model S, Audi, E Tron, and a Mercedes EQ. The Bmw seems to have the dumbest auto driver Assistance out of the four.
- why is there not a simple button for distance control like every other car has? Why do I need to go? Three levels deep in the menu to find out or change how close I am to the car in front of me?
-no tactile buttons with a dumb in entertainment system. Why if I wanna increase the temperature I have to leave completely out of my navigation system. And miss my exit. I don’t want to use the voice commands. No one does, because It wants to do is “pardon” you to death.
- speaking of infotainment system the way the Bluetooth fights over CarPlay and and the native apps is infuriating. Spotify playing Bluetooth CarPlay or the car itself? Who knows? all I do know is none of the buttons are working for it.
- back to buttons, one of the only ones on the car is for the clunky sunroof. Every other EV has an easy slide touch.
The one button that the Bmw has is, this giant clunker of a knob that your fingernail get stuck in.
- and while we’re up there, why are the touch buttons of the overhead lighting such trash, there is no tactile knob to let you know where they are. They’re barely lit and you have to feel around multiple times until we finally get to turn on the light.
I would like to more but I r but I don’t wanna take pages and pages of reddits. precious feed.
TLDR the quality control on this car is not the best. But then again that might be said about most of technology nowadays.