Love It Most & and Hate It Most thing about F10 M5?

[soooma]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

Love - DCT

Hate - cold/wet weather handling/traction

True -

[dhirm5]

Originally Posted by clar

The only thing I seriously don't like abt this car is when driven in auto mode and trying to move off slowly. This type of driving is very common for me here due to slow traffic city condition. My throttle is always in Sport Plus mode. When trying to move off slowly, u give an inch or two of throttle and nothing happens. U panic and give it a little more and the car suddenly lurches. The DCT in my prev M3 does not have this issue. Recent software updates have not addressed this...

When in traffic, back the throttle setting down to sport or comfort and the DCT down to D2 or 1. That's what they're there for.

[ghueser]

Love most everything on the car.

Hate:
Not having text or e-mail capability for I-phones. (I did on my 2011 with a Blackberry)

No Spare

No tire pressure display (I know it can be coded, but come on BMW, this should be a normal feature) Most all other cars show the actual pressure.

No Dipstick

[DrewM5]

Love: DCT

Hate: Creep mode when parking.

[greentrbo95gst]

Originally Posted by soooma

I am asking because after almost half a year of driving this car and the thing that I found I love most about this car is actually not the engine now as most people may say which is second best but the brilliant DCT! It surprises me everytime I drive the car sequentially or using the Paddle Shifters!! It shifts before my brain is ready for next gear or even chassis is ready for the next beating rather than gear -

I hate the most about it!!
Well that is a hard one and NO it is not that Navigation was flickering and had to have it replaced by the dealership when the car has just 7k miles on it (I forgive you BMW and I am willing to take a lot more than this before I am an upset M5 owner -

Well I hate that for the first time in my life after at least 20+ cars I feel that I AM NOT IN TOTAL CONTROL BUT RATHER THE CAR AND I FEEL IMPRISONED AND CAN'T HELP TRYING TO SUBDUE IT AND TAME IT over and over TO NO AVAIL!! - SERIOUSLY! ! Anybidy feels the same?!! This car belongs to the Autobahn period and if in the US then tracks and it shouldn't be a DD as it is a Super Wolverine car disguised in the sheep's clothing!

And I know why -
It is because way before the Power Surge is done or you get to hit the car Torque or HP ceiling like when on 4th or 5th gear way above 100 or already hitting limiter when car is not pushing that hard any more then probably it is probably less fun and just a matter of trying to achieve higher number but no more Bull PULL or Ecstatic Surge!
But to hit it really hard on the highway and way before you hit 3 digits you have to Take Your Foot off the Gas Pedal!! GooseFraPpaa (Anger Management like) What a disappointment and I would liken it to And Excuse my French like trying to stop your Org***!! Very similar indeed!!
I need to take it to the track ASAP!!

Couple pills of Xanax might help.

[emmfive]

Dislikes: non-extendable sun visor (im tall so i have the seat almost all the way back), sometimes when I open the door it swings back shut, occasional uncomfortable lurches off the start, decreased inclination at the front of the driver seat as compared to previous generations of BMW seats (again probably only applies to tall people) These are all just minor annoyances.

Likes: Amazing power delivery, crazy good handling for such a heavy car, lots of luxury features, excellent infotainment system, ability to code car, everything else!

[soooma]

Originally Posted by greentrbo95gst

Couple pills of Xanax might help.

Xanax is overrated -
LOL

[Northern X5M]

Even with 200 cell cats and E-Race muffers I still long for a more traditional V-8 sound. Oh and the check engine light. Grrrrrrrrr.

[MichaelJohn]

Hate that DCT decides to start in 2nd gear sometimes. Now how much gas can that really save? Dumb feature.

[mstmng]

Originally Posted by MichaelJohn

Hate that DCT decides to start in 2nd gear sometimes. Now how much gas can that really save? Dumb feature.

It does really help only during snowy days to get the car moving
Otherwise in stop and go traffic i think it only uses more gas and clutch

[RajG]

Like: It's a subtle beast

Dislike: Stupid drivetrain malfunctions that will hopefully get fixed this week

[shahano]

Loves with best on top: -Rear wheel drive (best drifter ever), Engine, DCT, Electrical limited slip differential, aggressive throttle response, M button

What I hate: The weight, the annoying never ending steering vibration, and the need to change tires every 3500 miles.

I just can't get enough of this car. Beats a boring AWD car any day of the week. Driven the turbo S, and while impressive, i would much prefer a rear wheel drive ferrari 458 speciale.

[soooma]

Originally Posted by shahano

Loves with best on top: -Rear wheel drive (best drifter ever), Engine, DCT, Electrical limited slip differential, aggressive throttle response, M button

What I hate: The weight, the annoying never ending steering vibration, and the need to change tires every 3500 miles.

I just can't get enough of this car. Beats a boring AWD car any day of the week. Driven the turbo S, and while impressive, i would much prefer a rear wheel drive ferrari 458 speciale.

Nice post -

[shahano]

Originally Posted by soooma

Nice post -

Thx Soooma. The beautiful thing of this car is that it takes so much before you ever get bored of her. So much to learn, I promise if you go to a track event or two, you will feel very different and will definitely feel like you can more than tame it. Amazingly powerful (especially torque), but yet predictable.

[soooma]

Originally Posted by shahano

Thx Soooma. The beautiful thing of this car is that it takes so much before you ever get bored of her. So much to learn, I promise if you go to a track event or two, you will feel very different and will definitely feel like you can more than tame it. Amazingly powerful (especially torque), but yet predictable.

Looking forward to it -
Sadly now dealing with Messed up Navigation screen issues for the second time after changing the whole unit last week thinking that this would address the issue of screen flickering - But to no avail and I have to give it back to them for a few more days which I don't mind because they usually gimme a car that will make me appreciate the M5 a lot more even with such issues! LOL

Had 2 X5's and One 550i with almost no issues though to be fair and not smear BMW reputation but now have to deal with this and also deal with the scratches they inflicted on the new Unit" - that I can't seem to ignore upon direct sunlight -

But what can I say,
I love the car and don't mind a cranky mood every once in a while...

But hey I hear ya the car is a beast even if I have to lemon it - LOL

[shahano]

Definitely lemon it and get the same one. It seems like you are one of the unlucky owners with a defective car.

[soooma]

Originally Posted by RajG

Like: It's a subtle beast

Dislike: Stupid drivetrain malfunctions that will hopefully get fixed this week

Well better than replacing the whole Nav unit then turns out to be not the issue!!
2300$ spent by BMW and no clue what's dimming the screen when car is hot after long sun exposure! !
Any idea?
Have 328i fully loaded now that I loathe driving not because I am arrogant or think much of myself but rather because it is very much luxury oriented and not sports oriented at all though it has all sports package and M performance cosmetic package and wot not but can't wait to drive my car again... I believe an M1 or M2 is much more fun to drive than 750i but to each his own..
And again Acura TL 306 HP drove much better than this and was 5k cheaper and was faster too around 5 sec to 60 mph and up above all SHAWD which was amazing!
Do I miss my Acura TL ? Only when not driving an M car -

[shahano]

I hope it all works us. Let us know sooma.

[RajG]

Originally Posted by soooma

Well better than replacing the whole Nav unit then turns out to be not the issue!!
2300$ spent by BMW and no clue what's dimming the screen when car is hot after long sun exposure! !
Any idea?

My car sat in the sun for a few hours today and when I strated driving it I noticed my nav screen kept dimming every 30 seconds. After driving for about 30 minutes it went away. Should I be concerned about another problem?

[BMWonlyZone]

Originally Posted by ghueser

Love most everything on the car.

Hate:
Not having text or e-mail capability for I-phones. (I did on my 2011 with a Blackberry)

No Spare

No tire pressure display (I know it can be coded, but come on BMW, this should be a normal feature) Most all other cars show the actual pressure.

No Dipstick

My 2014 LCI shows actual tire pressure figures on each wheel/tire. The pressure is displayed as XX.X

My Build is March 2014 if that has anything to do with it.

[GarbageMan]

Like: Variability of trans, throttle and suspension modes

Dislike: I BIG TIME don't like the lack of a manual dipstick,(redundant to the super duper, vague electronic thingy) though I think BMW doesn't care, as most owners are not the "oil changing" type.

[MichaelJohn]

Originally Posted by GarbageMan

Like: Variability of trans, throttle and suspension modes

Dislike: I BIG TIME don't like the lack of a manual dipstick,(redundant to the super duper, vague electronic thingy) though I think BMW doesn't care, as most owners are not the "oil changing" type.

We have agreed on hating the electronic dipstick before. I used to do all of my own work on cars, even rebuilt an engine once but those days are gone. I still remember gapping points and plugs before electronics and 100,000 mile plugs did away with that too (which is a good thing!) However I would still like to see the oil on a metal dipstick even if I don't change it myself anymore. It gives a REAL reading of the oil level and you can see the condition of the oil as well. I just don't trust the accuracy of that sensor and I will never get used to it. My E92 M3 had the same damn thing.