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Car Forum / BMW Cars / November 2008I am going to test drive the NEW 730d SE on Monday - I'll take the camera
Hi Got invited to the pre release viewing of the NEW 7 series last night (eve). Nice looking car but not a great deal of change from the E65 The interior is nice but I don't like the reduction in the Sat Nav they have gone from the CARiN/Navteq HIGH to the pro version Yuk! All the entertainment is Hdd based - save your CD to Hdd which also holds the sat-nav software which to update you have to buy the CD and upload the contents to the Hdd. Biggest mistake is the "gear lever". Why Oh Why have a gear lever sticking up from the transmission tunnel when you are never going to change gear? It looks out of place and to me at least seems an after thought and it clutters up the smooth neat inside lines. If anything that would make me thing twice about keeping my E65 will be that ugly gear lever. Everything else looks Ok I'll tell you more when I have driven it.................  SignatureSir Hugh of Bognor The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it! Hugh Gundersen hsg@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK You never go into reverse? Or limit gear changes...? DAS To send an e-mail directly replace "spam" with "schmetterling" --- > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > I'll tell you more when I have driven it................. >You never go into reverse? > >Or limit gear changes...? Don't be silly my friend! The column mounted lever is so neat and you don't have to move your hand from the steering wheel to get N, R, D or P. To get sport mode or manual mode there is a button on the steering wheel - press once = sport (hangs on to the gear longer) and manual - almost full control when to change gear - it's like a paddle shift with the top buttons (L&R) doing the down shift and those underneath doing the up shift. there is a safety system to stop you getting valve bounce or over-revving but it works Ok. However, with so much torque on tap I only ever use the manual mode for very slow traffic and FUN FUN FUN! Hugh >DAS > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >> >> I'll tell you more when I have driven it................. > Hi > > Got invited to the pre release viewing of the NEW 7 series last night > (eve). Also seen it and sat in it. > Nice looking car but not a great deal of change from the E65 Indeed. > The interior is nice but I don't like the reduction in the Sat Nav they > have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > contents > to the Hdd. An "absorb" funtion is very good, but even the best hard drives don't last that long and that is in ideal conditions. Bounced around in a car is going to reduce their lives and void the warranty, unless of course they are using a solid state drive. > Biggest mistake is the "gear lever". > > Why Oh Why have a gear lever sticking up from the transmission tunnel when > you > are never going to change gear? You never use manual or at least switch into sport? > It looks out of place and to me at least seems an after thought and it > clutters > up the smooth neat inside lines. OTOH it did feel somewhat snugger than my current 735i. > If anything that would make me thing twice about keeping my E65 will be > that [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I'll tell you more when I have driven it................. Another big plus is the lower consumption & emissions, which should mean less money for Darling. With performance equivalent to a Ferrari and consumption equivalent to a Ford Escort of a generation ago things have certainly come on technologically. I never thought I would buy a diesel, but this is another league... >> Hi >> [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > >You never use manual or at least switch into sport? It's all on the steering wheel - only have to move my right thumb an inch or so and the gear selector is a finger tip away to the right top of the wheel opposite the indicator stalk and above the wiper stalk. No need for a flagpole in the middle of the centre console. >> It looks out of place and to me at least seems an after thought and it >> clutters [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >I never thought I would buy a diesel, but this is another league... SignatureSir Hugh of Bognor The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it! Hugh Gundersen hsg@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK |
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