02-19-2020, 04:24 PM | #23 |
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Ok, but my underlying question was...is it a different installation than a normal sunroof? Like, a diff size, diff mounting gaskets/seals, is the roof cut differently, etc. My reason for asking is that if ikke123 is correct and there are water ingress issues and its the same basic physical sunroof everyone gets, then the chance of a widespread water issue is at large. However, I have not yet heard about any sunroof related water issues so either what he heard is not true/not mainstream or it is a diff size/installation altogether. I've had sunroofs in all my BMW, never once had a leak...fingers crossed :-)
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I opted to not get it on my car. My wife has it on her X7 and it's neat, but not something that I would pay extra for.
As far as pricing: Premium Pkg $1250. Exec Pkg $4550. Difference of $3300. Add: Park Assist $700 Shades $250 Icon headlights $1000 TOTAL: $1950 Missing: Heat/cool cup Soft close doors Sky lounge Drive recorder I opted to save $1350 because the cup holders are not that functional or useful for my situation, drive recorder is buggy, and I didn't really care about the sky lounge. I do wish that I could have gotten the soft close doors, but didn't want to pay $1350 for them. I had some issues with them in the past on my previous X5 (they could come unlocked and open the door slightly while driving), but I miss them anyway. If they were a $400 option, I would have bought them. |
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02-19-2020, 05:24 PM | #26 |
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I think Sky Lounge is pretty dang cool....however, I'm the one paying for the car and I'm the one driving and I'm not talented enough to drive while looking at the Sky Lounge and I don't care about the 5% of the time I have someone in the back seats. Its a cool feature but just doesn't cut the mustard for me when it comes down to it. I don't want soft close doors either and from all the discussion and testing this forum has been kind enough to do with the heated/cooled cupholders, I can forego those as well. I did want the Drive Recorder though but can add my own aftermarket. I'd stick with the Premium Pkg and pick the other options off the menu.
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02-19-2020, 05:32 PM | #27 |
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I'm not a fan:
- it spoils the view during the day - it no longer allows the roof to fully open like it did in the F15 - that was awesome on a hot summers day with the windows down. Almost like a convertible. Now we have a few inches to play with (that's what she said) - I had to pay more for the privilege It looks OK on a night I guess but as the driver I never notice it. The novelty wears off with guests and the kids too. |
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02-19-2020, 05:41 PM | #28 | |
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-i've never once opened the sunroof on my f15 or this one, so i cant comment. I'm not big on opening the windows (im a neat freak and hate dust, i have towels, paper napkins, and microfiber rags in the car and i wipe it at long stoplights constantly), I always just have the A/C on, so maybe this can be an issue if you open the sunroof, but as I said, its a purely luxury item. It honestly reminds me of the 787 roof with its ambient lighting at the top of the fuselage. idk, we spent a 30k premium to get a x5 when we could have gotten a loaded explorer, because its more 'refined'. extravagance doesn't come cheap |
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I HATED HATED HATED whenever someone would get into my F15 and touch the screen thinking it was a touch screen. Even now, I'm trying to figure out how to control everything with just the idrive controller without having to reach for the screen. the inside of our F15 although 4 years old still looks brand new and I like when people say that, almost shocked that its not a new car. There's no eating allowed in our cars lol. It's so annoying that I cant easily switch between idrive and carplay without touching the screen, but I have my handy cloth right in the armrest to give a quick wipe most days after a drive. If anything, having nice stuff makes me even more of an anal neat freak |
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02-19-2020, 06:40 PM | #31 |
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My salesman at the dealer told me that the SkyLounge was not worth getting, because it only mattered to the people sitting in the back (not the driver). I think he was trying to shoehorn me into something on the lot.
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02-19-2020, 06:53 PM | #32 | |
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02-19-2020, 07:59 PM | #34 |
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That's a typical salesman trick - you have to know what you want and make your own decision that suits you. Never let someone else drive your decisions! We all know dealers try to unload their lots as a priority.
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02-19-2020, 08:25 PM | #36 |
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i feel like a stylus would be way more cumbersom to have to find, pick up, and use, and i'm sure those idiots would eventually lose the thing, or it'll lose its charge. I doubt my friends wouldnt just start laughing hysterically if i asked them to even use a stylus and intentionalyl smudge my screen just because. The fingerprints on the screen isn't even all that bad, what's worse is the stupid all piano black gear shift panel. I'm constantly touching those buttons and changing driving modes or pressing on the idrive controller. I wish they would have picked a different material. I personally hate piano black, its in every car: cheap or luxury. all it does is shine a huge ugly light on smudges.
What I like about this car, especially with our interior package and just how badass this car looks in general, everyone who's gotten in, so far, has been reluctant to touch anything. and that's just how I like it. so here's hoping that sentiment sticks around for the remainder of the lease lol |
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The one thing i noticed is the roof opening is sitting more rearward of other cars i have owned. I can not see it easily from the driver position so while the sunlight is nice for lighting up the car but i think only passengers would be able to the sky lounge lighting.
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02-19-2020, 11:51 PM | #40 |
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02-20-2020, 07:18 AM | #41 |
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Maybe that's the case, but the salesman is correct that you can't really enjoy Sky Lounge as a driver. It's simply not visible from your normal driving position.
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02-20-2020, 08:33 AM | #42 | |
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If I must have them, I like the way BMW has implemented them. I can tilt the back of the glass panel up which slides the inside cover back just a couple of inches. Many of the cars I've test driven require the entire inside panel to be slid all the way back before the tilt feature engages, this is awful and puts the full sun on your back and head while it heats up the car. What were they thinking??? |
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I ordered it on mine because I'm a sucker for pretty ambient lighting and I know my kids will love it.
At the end of the day it's an overpriced led strip + some etchings in the glass and I'm fully aware of that. Sometimes you just gotta endulge |
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02-20-2020, 09:50 AM | #44 |
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I LOVE ambient lighting. I've always hated sitting quietly in a dark car for 45 minutes. the G05's lighting is so very tastefully done. I just wish we had more color options and/or flexibility. the F15 had tri color options for some schemes.
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