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Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 13:53:55 -0600
From: Terje Johan Abrahamsen <terjej_fjerndette_nopsamoot.com>
Subject: Re: BMW goes wacky ! Have you seen this ?


On 20 Feb 2002 18:29:51 GMT, Paul Hutchings <paul.hutchingsnopsamnetNOSPAM> wrote: >Bob <uctraingNOSPAMnopsamanet.com> wrote in >news:fo977ukng111oomnvk79jimp5942ara6l1nopsamcom: > >> Last, and I saved the best, all vehicle systems (entertainment, >> navigation, climate, etc) are controlled through a single knob. >> Yes, ONE knob. You push it left, right, up down to select an >> area of operation. Then your rotate it to scroll through menus. >> Then you push it to select a menu. You get the idea. (I'm not >> going to even comment on this control, think up your own. OK, >> one comment: try doing this to change the radio station on >> fast and busy day on the freeway). >> >> Later, >> Bob >> > >I've only seen this on the TV and it does look, to me a little tacky. Like >you said, and unless I misunderstood the reviewer all the controls for the >radio/heating/ventilation/everything are accessed through the joystick (i- >drive I think they call it) - call me old fashioned but when driving along >at any speed I prefer to be be able to know from habbit where to reach for >heat/radio etc... After what I have read in the reviews the journalists mostly agrees that it is great. I think it just takes a little time to get used to.... By the way, why has the theme of this group changed to BMW bashing? Only people insecure of themselves has to bash others to feel better. We shouldn't feel insecure about our great Saabs.....

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