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M Sport 50i - the final straw.
This $100k M Sport 50i I got for my wife is now confirmed to be the last BMW to ever see the inside of my garage.
The final straw? Not all the iDrive software bugs and insane complexity, features missing or not working, marginal seats or the poorly performing 'driver assistance features'. Nope, none of that did it. I tried really hard to like it. The final straw was when my wife said, "this car feels unstable sometimes when I'm driving it." She's right! I can't quite pin it down but sometimes the damn thing just feels squirrelly, off balance or unstable as she says. Not something you tolerate at any price. Every time I drive my Mercedes I'm reminded of how superior it is in every way. |
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Automated driving works wonderfully. Use it every day in Boston traffic. so it has to be the set up. |
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This post seems like a giant troll. I drive a 50i with DHP and nothing about it feels unstable. I've also hit 145mph and guess what. it still feels rock solid
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Sorry to hear you are having all of the problems, especially the instability as we have not heard that. I would take it in to get checked and hopefully they will find and fix it. They can also give you the March update and hopefully you will be good to go.
Unlike Ilyam5 , I have all assistance systems turned on and have not had any problems with them. I always recommend a new owner keep all of them on, set lane departure to medium, and see how things go. Good luck with everything and let us know how it turns out. |
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The great guys on this forum are a wellspring of quality information and I've followed a great deal of the advice in the setup etc. The bottom line for me is I've run out of patience at these prices. And I can't exactly go into the dealership with "I have an intermittent problem I can't really describe" and expect to be taken seriously. I'll get the big fixall firmware update if it isn't just vaporware whenever it appears but I'm never putting up with this again. |
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My 40i work air suspension is supremely poised and stable and light on its feet compared to my f15 30d with m suspension which had way too much body roll and always felt heavy.
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Our 50i is literally the opposite of unstable. Most precision drive dynamics of any SUV I've ever driven.
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Maybe his is a lemon? at first I thought it he was trolling to some degree but there's no way a normal 50i would be unstable
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Either that or it's the "driving aids" like lane assist trying to kick in for no reason. I've driven multiple vehicles now with LKA and even when you're driving straight on the road something weird will occasionally trigger it and it is unsettling at times. The tech isn't perfect yet. Also, 1st year of any maker is always going to have issues. I'm pretty sure the 2020 GLE isn't going to be perfect out of the gate either.
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I believe it was released last Wednesday, see if your dealer can upgrade you to 2019/03.22 and hopefully your problems will go away. Since your intermittent feel problem has not be felt by others I'm not real confident.
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Why don't you drive it yourself and push it hard and see if you notice the same stability issues your wife reported? It may just be a matter of perception.
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She never drives the car enthusiastically and never uses cruise control etc so what I suspect she's experiencing is some odd interference from the driver assist systems. I've turned off the ridiculous and dangerous lane keeping steering assist, the first time the car yanked the steering wheel out of her hands she would park it and I would have it for sale. I left only the blindspot warning function on. I have once noticed the feeling of the car steering 'hunting' but it's not consistent. I agree there's something wrong in the system, my conclusion is that it's not all that rare and it is unacceptable that it exists. The G05 was clearly rushed to market and we're all beta testers. Not cool. My 2018 MB 450SV, while a completely different vehicle, has their latest driver assist and safety features that function far better in the real world and none of them need to be defeated to have a satisfying driving experience. I will get the dealer to upgrade the software and if that fixes anything I will be delighted to report the news to the forum. |
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