[2bad4u]

Hi All

I've just joined the world of BMW owners (actually my wife did) and i love it. The car is a 2015 Sapphire Black 320i Sport Line. Being a 2015 model it came with a heap of extras that were previously options (not sure about this in other countries). So we got HUD, Bi-Xenon Lights, Electric Seats, Surround View, Adaptive M Suspension, etc. Mostly all the things we were looking to add as options only a month early became standard when we ordered the car in January.

We've had the car for a month now and just love driving it. By far though the biggest thing is I feel my wife is a lot safer driving this car to work each day having come from an MX5.

Cheers
Warren

[dcg71]

Congrats Warren. Those are some nice standard options. I wish my 2012 335i came with HUD, surround view and adaptive suspension. BMW must be throwing in some sweeteners to compete with the new C class.

[2bad4u]

I agree and it worked. We started looking in 2014 and were leaning towards the C200 then BMW included all the extras as standard.

[Chuckbuster]

Congrats 2Bad4U and welcome!
FWIW, I found I turned the HUD off after 6 weeks and haven't used it since unless using navigation.

[woosh]

How's it handle compared to the MX5? Haha

[2bad4u]

Love the MX5 (we've had 2) by far the most fun car to drive. Unfortunately getting old sucks and things like knees and hips become squeakier than mattress springs in a brothel. I couldn't drive the MX5 for more than 30mins and my wife has had 2 knee ops so we had to get something more comfortable.

[feng]

Welcome 2bad4u!

Originally Posted by Chuckbuster

Congrats 2Bad4U and welcome!
FWIW, I found I turned the HUD off after 6 weeks and haven't used it since unless using navigation.

oh wow... i love the HUD. I find when I get into a car without one, I keep looking at the speedo and the readjustment to read it is tiring. That and changing tracks etc.

[Chuckbuster]

Yup...so did I, for about 6 weeks.
In the end I found the constant digital speedo to be distracting. I know by "feel" if I'm going around 60, but being told "58,59,61,63,61,59,61,63,61" kind of got on my nerves and was distracting.

[Japmilk]

If you live in Victoria it is an absolute necessity to know whether you are doing 59, 60 or 61 kph or you will likely get pinged for speeding. It's a nightmare trying to guess the speed with an analog speedo.

[rednose]

Welcome and nice purchase there.

Also new to the bimmer world, have just purchased an ex demo 2014 328i M Sport for the wife.

I recently drove a 420i courtesy car from BMW without the HUD and having driven both I prefer the HUD, especially when flicking through the radio stations and using the Nav.

[MikeVictor]

The HUD has been my favourite option for the last three years.

I do however find myself humming a certain Kenny Loggins track often...

[2bad4u]

I love the HUD. Actually I just like digital speedo's in general even going back to the 90's on a fairlane that I had. Just so much easier to glance at than a dial.

[rednose]

Agree^

[ontheway]

Originally Posted by 2bad4u

I love the HUD. Actually I just like digital speedo's in general even going back to the 90's on a fairlane that I had. Just so much easier to glance at than a dial.

I'm so trained by the HUD that I don't have the muscle memory to know where to immediately glance to see the normal speedo!

Incidentally, I got my first "traffic incident serious warning alert" in the HUD the other day. It seemed to take up the entire screen.