New BMW 5 series

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I've just seen for the first time a photo of the new 5 series dash in this weeks AutoExpress.

What the hell is that?. It is disgusting!. Sorry, but it looks a mess and cheap.

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Just to fussy for my liking, and the review says quality isn't upto usual BMW standards (whatever they are).

Steve - 2002 1.4SE petrol, Silver, black/black interior, Then an identical replacement 2003 A2. Now a Toyota Corolla 1.6 T-Spirit
 
And that is a very flattering photo as well... when you see the it from the driver's side that iDrive screen is a deep and very ugly black hole staring at you all the time... Look at the A8's multi function screen: if you want it you can fold it out, if you don't want to stare at the temperature outside, the suspension settings or the sat-nav map you press a button and it folds away. Very neat! This thing... urgh... the rest is so-so. The window buttons on the door looks a real afterthought though and at a very strange angle...

The exterior I like though apart from the boot shutlines yet again. But the front is a very nice interpretation of BMW's new direction...



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2001 A2 TDI SE Crystal Blue with Open Sky, 6CD Symphony II, BOSE upgrade, DIS and HALF a winterpack!

iPAQ 3970 with Sat-Nav sleeve, rear cupholders, luggage net and floppy wiper!

http://www.audi-a2.co.uk/uk23.htm
 
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Good.
Soon all BM;s will look like this thanks to mR Chris Bungle (Bangle sorry!)
They are allegedly already reskinning the seven!
He He. Ho Hum.

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The UK does not have bad weather - we have the wrong clothes
 
These Bangle Bungles are growing on me... I love the Z4. Mainly because it has proper boot shutlines on the side. Change that on the current 7, and the upcoming 5 and 6 and they will all look better. A shutline that goes from horisontal to vertical ALWAYS appears as if it is bigger than it actually is. Notice same effect with a Peugeot 307 bonnet shutline. Because it twists it looks wrong and like an inch wide black misaligned gap... something a panelbeater would do after a crash with a car that has a twisted chassis! Only sollution is to buy these cars in black and then having to wash it all the time!!!

The flame surfacing is great - notice the Z4 sides: the way the windscreen line goes through the side indicator repeater, the indicator also sitting behind the BMW roundell... brilliant.

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[img=left]http://image1ex.villagephotos.com/180225.jpg[/img=left]
2001 A2 TDI SE Crystal Blue with Open Sky, 6CD Symphony II, BOSE upgrade, DIS and HALF a winterpack!

iPAQ 3970 with Sat-Nav sleeve, rear cupholders, luggage net and floppy wiper!

http://www.audi-a2.co.uk/uk23.htm
 
Johann,

Totally agree!! Even though my head said buy one, my heart never agreed until the X5, latest 7, Z4 and now 5 series designs started appearing. Very tempting, however unfortunately soon to be very common.

Kaine
 
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