Nit Piks

TMR013 · 07-10-2011, 04:25 PM

OK Addicts.

We all know we love our 1's, but what are the little things that drive you nuts?
For me, it's the fact that it takes as long to wash the wheels as it does the rest of the car. While I know this is not necessarily a 1er or a BMW problem, you'd think the wonks at BMW would have come up with a high performance brake material that does not make such a mess.

What else?
(and no, your HPFP going out 6 times does not count as a nit pik)

rogm · 07-10-2011, 04:43 PM

you can always switch your pads to some low performance walmart brand, that should help with the dust!

BrokenVert · 07-10-2011, 04:46 PM

I cant see my radio with polarized sunglasses

tcd223 · 07-10-2011, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMR013

OK Addicts.

We all know we love our 1's, but what are the little things that drive you nuts?
For me, it's the fact that it takes as long to wash the wheels as it does the rest of the car. While I know this is not necessarily a 1er or a BMW problem, you'd think the wonks at BMW would have come up with a high performance brake material that does not make such a mess.

What else?
(and no, your HPFP going out 6 times does not count as a nit pik)

Use the armor all wheel spray. Then you can just hose the dust away.

TMR013 · 07-10-2011, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

I cant see my radio with polarized sunglasses

That's a good one too.

BrokenVert · 07-10-2011, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tcd223

Use the armor all wheel spray. Then you can just hose the dust away.

I hit em with this stuff called RimWax. Its awesome, I put a coat on and the wheels come clean with a hose

swaite · 07-10-2011, 05:18 PM

No LSD. Window controls and door locks not located on the center console. Lack of a true OBC. Can't see the automatic windshield wiper light behind steering wheel. Some options that should be standard aren't. Nothing that the car as a whole doesn't make up for.

BrokenVert · 07-10-2011, 05:24 PM

I cant pull the steering wheel down without it blocking half of my gauges. When checking my speed I need to duck down...looks like im giving my car roadhead.

Bayerische_rakete · 07-10-2011, 06:05 PM

Irritating ergonomics oversight.

arobase · 07-10-2011, 06:15 PM

Truly Little:

-No way to put tranny back into Sport mode from manual w/o going to normal before
-Agree on windshield button light
-Single pipe exhaust on both sides would be nice (335 has it!)
-cruise control stalk on wrong side of steering wheel (used to be on right)
-and last but not least.....I still have not managed to put 1200m on it yet!

ken1137 · 07-10-2011, 06:16 PM

"We all know we love our 1's, but what are the little things that drive you nuts?"

About the car? Brake dust...all over the frickin place which doesn't help my OCD.
Forum? comments from non-1er owners.

1speedbike · 07-10-2011, 06:20 PM

The "popping" noise

The really soft, easily chipped and easily bug-engrained paint

Cleaning the wheels

No LSD

No way to read the oil yourself

Whenever something is "slightly wrong" (traction control off, low gas warning, etc) it completely obscures the screen with the temperature, time, and your cruise control speed.

Hard to see the top of the gauges with the steering wheel in the way

No traction... ever..

Swadeness · 07-10-2011, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arobase

Truly Little:

-No way to put tranny back into Sport mode from manual w/o going to normal before

Not a big deal but yes it is annoying.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1speedbike

The really soft, easily chipped and easily bug-engrained paint

No way to read the oil yourself

Agree on both of those.

The biggest one I can think of right now is having to clear the Idrive warning every time on startup.....so annoying. Other small things:
- Comfort access can be slow to respond sometimes.
- I can't use BMW routes in the States.

JimD · 07-10-2011, 06:46 PM

When I give my 128i vert a bath, I wash the paint first, then I use a long handled brush to do the wheels. Takes little time. I do not get all the inside of the wheel but that doesn't bug me.

Fewer creaks would be nice. A speedometer that was accurate would be REALLY nice. I've given up and just look at my GPS. Nickel and diming on options is annoying.

Jim

Jayda · 07-10-2011, 06:52 PM

Side mirrors are to big to me. They seem to obscure vision. No spare tire and as mentioned, can't see the radio readout with polarized sunglasses.

bogart · 07-10-2011, 07:17 PM

None here.

mangledlftthumb · 07-10-2011, 07:25 PM

- auto-wiper light hidden
- fog light switch --> gotta look over to find it
- no oil temp gauge (on my 128i). This one really irks me!! I'm supposed to be driving the ultimate driving machine/a driver's cars. I'd like to know more about the car, not less
- sat radio goes out under bridges. The XM Roady2 on my previous car supported both sat & terrestrial antenna & wouldn't drop
- useless re-circ button on the steering wheel --> would like to be able to re-purpose it to the INFO button function on sat radio to see what's playing.

Nitpiks but, reminded of them daily.

MZWIE · 07-10-2011, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mangledlftthumb

- auto-wiper light hidden
- fog light switch --> gotta look over to find it
- no oil temp gauge (on my 128i). This one really irks me!! I'm supposed to be driving the ultimate driving machine/a driver's cars. I'd like to know more about the car, not less
- sat radio goes out under bridges. The XM Roady2 on my previous car supported both sat & terrestrial antenna & wouldn't drop
- useless re-circ button on the steering wheel --> would like to be able to re-purpose it to the INFO button function on sat radio to see what's playing.

Nitpiks but, reminded of them daily.

Dude..it's a 128...what did you expect..

RPM90 · 07-10-2011, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

I cant see my radio with polarized sunglasses

Tilt your head left or right and you can see it.

You know you have real polarized lenses when you can't see the readout on a BMW radio.
When I had cheapy "polarized" lenses, seems nearly all sunglasses claim to be polarized, I could easily see the writing.
With my Serengeti sunglasses I have to tilt my head left or right to see the display.

RPM90 · 07-10-2011, 07:47 PM

I really dislike the frameless side windows cause they get very dirty very easily and there is no good way to clean them unless you want to take the door panels off.
As soon as I wash my car, and clean all the windows inside and out, the first time I roll one of the windows down it's dirty from the dirt and grit that gets down into the window guides and past the horizontal rubber seals .
Awful design.

The other one I've mentioned many times before is the poorly designed rain gutter. Washer fluid and rain easily come into the side window.
If I crack the window a bit when it's raining, water just pours down onto the window switches, my arm, and leg.
I think it too is part of the frameless windows.
Awful design, simply pathetic for a $40K plus vehicle. This wouldn't even be acceptable in an $18K Mazda or Honda let alone a BMW, but the Mazda and Honda don't leak!

RPM90 · 07-10-2011, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e34m5

Dude..it's a 128...what did you expect..

He is posting what he feels are his nit piks.

What, he shouldn't be allowed to express his opinions because he has a 128i?

fun2drv · 07-11-2011, 04:38 AM

The tiny fuel tank!!! I usually only get about 250 miles per tank...

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BrokenVert Resident Kerbalnaut 477 Rep 10,703 Posts Drives: Topless Brute/Hybrid Boogaloo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fahrvergnügen/NY iTrader: (0)	I cant see my radio with polarized sunglasses __________________
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swaite High School Dropout 13 Rep 323 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: PNW iTrader: (0)	No LSD. Window controls and door locks not located on the center console. Lack of a true OBC. Can't see the automatic windshield wiper light behind steering wheel. Some options that should be standard aren't. Nothing that the car as a whole doesn't make up for. __________________
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BrokenVert Resident Kerbalnaut 477 Rep 10,703 Posts Drives: Topless Brute/Hybrid Boogaloo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fahrvergnügen/NY iTrader: (0)	I cant pull the steering wheel down without it blocking half of my gauges. When checking my speed I need to duck down...looks like im giving my car roadhead. __________________
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Bayerische_rakete Enlisted Member 0 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 128i coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Steering wheel hides the rain sensor indicator on the stalk behind. Irritating ergonomics oversight.
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arobase New Member 3 Rep 20 Posts Drives: 2004 x3, 2010 328i, 2012 135M, Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Have only had mine for 2 weeks but... Truly Little: -No way to put tranny back into Sport mode from manual w/o going to normal before -Agree on windshield button light -Single pipe exhaust on both sides would be nice (335 has it!) -cruise control stalk on wrong side of steering wheel (used to be on right) -and last but not least.....I still have not managed to put 1200m on it yet!
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1speedbike Brigadier General 734 Rep 3,274 Posts Drives: 2022 X4 M40i, 2008 135i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MKE iTrader: (15)	The "popping" noise The really soft, easily chipped and easily bug-engrained paint Cleaning the wheels No LSD No way to read the oil yourself Whenever something is "slightly wrong" (traction control off, low gas warning, etc) it completely obscures the screen with the temperature, time, and your cruise control speed. Hard to see the top of the gauges with the steering wheel in the way No traction... ever.. __________________ 2022 X4 M40i - 2008 135i - 2015 F700GS On Order - 2024 i4 M50 Scruffy's gonna die the way he lived... Mmhm.
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JimD Brigadier General 368 Rep 3,547 Posts Drives: 128i convertible Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lexington, SC iTrader: (0)	When I give my 128i vert a bath, I wash the paint first, then I use a long handled brush to do the wheels. Takes little time. I do not get all the inside of the wheel but that doesn't bug me. Fewer creaks would be nice. A speedometer that was accurate would be REALLY nice. I've given up and just look at my GPS. Nickel and diming on options is annoying. Jim __________________ 128i Convertible, MT, Alpine White, Black Top, Taupe Leatherette, Walnut, Sport Ordered 5/22/09, Completed 6/4/09, At Port 6/9/09, On the Georgia Highway 6/13/09, Ship Arrived Charleston 6/24/09 at 10pm, PCD 7/21/09
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Jayda Lieutenant 41 Rep 509 Posts Drives: 2009 Z4 35i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SC iTrader: (0)	Side mirrors are to big to me. They seem to obscure vision. No spare tire and as mentioned, can't see the radio readout with polarized sunglasses. __________________ 2009 Z4 35i, alpine white with beige leather and all the goodies (new to me with 4,500 miles in October, 2011)
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mangledlftthumb Private 6 Rep 51 Posts Drives: AW 1M (162 of 220) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	my list (some mentioned already) - auto-wiper light hidden - fog light switch --> gotta look over to find it - no oil temp gauge (on my 128i). This one really irks me!! I'm supposed to be driving the ultimate driving machine/a driver's cars. I'd like to know more about the car, not less - sat radio goes out under bridges. The XM Roady2 on my previous car supported both sat & terrestrial antenna & wouldn't drop - useless re-circ button on the steering wheel --> would like to be able to re-purpose it to the INFO button function on sat radio to see what's playing. Nitpiks but, reminded of them daily.
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RPM90 Major General 890 Rep 7,047 Posts Drives: 340i M-sport AT Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago iTrader: (1)	I really dislike the frameless side windows cause they get very dirty very easily and there is no good way to clean them unless you want to take the door panels off. As soon as I wash my car, and clean all the windows inside and out, the first time I roll one of the windows down it's dirty from the dirt and grit that gets down into the window guides and past the horizontal rubber seals . Awful design. The other one I've mentioned many times before is the poorly designed rain gutter. Washer fluid and rain easily come into the side window. If I crack the window a bit when it's raining, water just pours down onto the window switches, my arm, and leg. I think it too is part of the frameless windows. Awful design, simply pathetic for a $40K plus vehicle. This wouldn't even be acceptable in an $18K Mazda or Honda let alone a BMW, but the Mazda and Honda don't leak!
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