While driving my 95 ///M today, I realized there are some options my girl doesn't have:
No rain sensing wipers
No auto climate zone heat / AC
No back up cameras
No park assist
No hill assist
No shift assist
No backup cameras
No leather
No USB ports
Not Bluetooth compatible
No cup holders
No auto up/down windows
No climate controlled seats
No collision avoidance system
No blind spot monitoring
No auto-blip downshift
No radio
No auto high beams
No lane keeping assistant
No heads up display
No super-quick ALMOST manual-like automatic transmission with faux-paddles
No electric seats
No backseat DVD players
No in car vacuum
No auto start
No auto shut-off at stop lights
No heated steering wheel
No new car smell
No comfort entry system
Even without all the above it makes me smile all the way to work and back home!
Love my E36
William
The E36 does has a couple nice things that my new Mazda doesn't, which I still find surprising:
- The E36 BMW wipers automatically slow down when the vehicle is at a stop or moving very slowly. Nice feature to have, and many new cars don't seem to have this.
- The E36 BMW cruise control is the most intuitive and easy to use I've experienced. It's just one flick of the handle and you don't even need to move your hand off the wheel since it's perfectly positioned for two fingers on the right hand. On many other cars you have to first turn it on and then press another button or lever to set the speed. On the E36 you just flip the lever in the accelerate direction to both enable it and set the speed.
1999 M3/2/5 - Titanium Silver - Track/Weekend Toy
It is super intuitive and great to use, but it is so slow to resume speed even if you're only a few mph away from where you were before it was shut off. I just gave up on "resuming" and simply keep setting it; it shouldn't take 5 seconds for the system to go from 73 to 75 mph while dropping to 70-71 on the way.
'97 M3/2/5 Lux, AW/Modena, ~225k, many mods and lots of grip
Please lift when giving a point by
Yeah I think I do the same thing and never use the resume feature. I set it and then flip it forward and back to adjust the set speed either direction as necessary. Basically, a hand throttle. Not that I use it that much anymore since I don't drive my car nearly as much on the freeways, but it's still handy on the long street leading up the hill to my neighborhood that is a 25mph limit but has a median and should be 35 but always has cops on it. Keeps me from getting any stupid tickets.
1999 M3/2/5 - Titanium Silver - Track/Weekend Toy
My 4 door M3 is almost too modern for me. Auto up/down windows and working AC?? Spoiled now with creature comforts.
If the car was ruined by all that I might not even want it..
I will never understand why my 2017 Ford Explorer requires you to first turn on cruise, and THEN set the speed.....my 2013 Audi A4 is one touch for cruise. I find it funny that when I change between cars, I always hit the windshield wipers because the BMW is on the right hand side.
And I've replaced my cigarette lighter with a USB adapter (has 2 x USB plugs)
1997 Arctic Silver/Black M3
CES Stage IV (651rwhp/615rwtq @ 24 psi)
1999 Techno Violet/Dove M3
Auto/Convertible and staying stock!
It's probably a stupid safety feature for the same types of "drivers" who claimed their Toyotas were accelerating all by themselves while their foot was on the gas.
1999 M3/2/5 - Titanium Silver - Track/Weekend Toy
Regarding the window buttons being in the center, the only issue I have with that is that my other car has an electric parking brake switch which is in a similar position. More than once in a drive through I've tried to lower the window by pressing the parking brake switch, which is fun while the car is moving.
From a design standpoint I like the window switches there. It makes more sense since your right hand is your "free" hand for the shifter and can easily hit those. If only all other cars did the same.
1999 M3/2/5 - Titanium Silver - Track/Weekend Toy
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