My rental econobox has better nav, infotainment system than my M4

nickl630 · 11-16-2020, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by NoSuchSol

I do miss Android Auto....

My biggest complaint about BMW. My Civic has AA and I love it. Luckily its coming soon on BMW but not sure if we can retrofit on our F series.

kss · 11-16-2020, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by VisualEcho

Of course it does. Think about it. Everything takes R&D, and to keep MSRP in the target area some things have to stay, or fall behind.

Well, if they had spend less on the design costs of the G80 and updated the infotainment system instead and just introduced the new engine with AWD, i for one would have been much happier.

Having said that the bmw infotainment system is miles ahead of our Lexus SUV.

bimmer pleaser V2 · 11-17-2020, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Taco_Bueno

Wait. People actually use their cars nav?

Do they not have phones?

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or the North Star?

c4ss · 11-17-2020, 08:01 AM

As stated above, I like iDrive for the simple fact that I can shut off the touch screen option. Fingerprints on there drive me crazy. You can't do that on many modern day navs.

horsepower_and_hounds · 11-17-2020, 08:08 AM

My 2018 M2 had touch screen....I hated the mess so I never used it.

ntg44 · 11-17-2020, 08:26 AM

I get where you're coming from, but I guess I use my cars differently than everyone else because I barely use the screen for anything. Honestly I'd prefer if it wasn't there at all and it was a clean dash like you could get with the e90s. I only use bluetooth streaming and it's always easier and quicker to control through the phone. My M3's system wasn't that impressive so I rarely listened to music on it anyways.

I like tech as much as anybody else, but in my opinion in-car dash screens were cool 15 years ago when sat nav was becoming ubiquitous but smartphones weren't on the market yet. It was a great transition to the smartphone era for cars and commuters but now phones do everything quicker and better and I'm finding the in car screens more and more useless and actually more annoying as time goes on.

m3elmo · 11-17-2020, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by NoSuchSol

I do miss Android Auto....

same - my chevy bolt has great UI for android auto and apple carplay - best of all it comes standard on the base model.

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Originally Posted by ntg44

but now phones do everything quicker and better and I'm finding the in car screens more and more useless and actually more annoying as time goes on.

That's the thing though, android auto and apple carplay are using your phone just on the larger screen and integrated into the buttons on your car.

FC4 · 11-17-2020, 02:32 PM

Every single car's nav/infotainment other than Tesla is garbage. As long as the volume control works, I'm happy to use my phone for everything else.

Tangent · 11-17-2020, 02:52 PM

The lousy infotainment is why I went with an Andream system. Not Android Auto, but a full Android tablet essentially. It still allows full normal iDrive system functionality, it just lets you also use the full Android OS and any apps you might want to install on it. Having Waze and Slacker on a split screen instead of the awful factory nav and bluetooth streaming is a huge upgrade.

Laostuh · 11-17-2020, 05:31 PM

Weird. I actually like the NAV on my 2018 M3 better than all my previous vehicles. My only gripe is that it doesn't tell you which side your location is on like "you've arrived to your destination on the left side" .. Other than that no complaints. Voice activation is kick ass also.

tanmanbih · 11-17-2020, 06:31 PM

Honestly I have used my M4 NAV on critical times when I didn't have service with my WAZE and it was pretty accurate...

I opted out on all the infotainment like the HUD.. I wanted my M to be me and the car.. except for the basic stuff infotainment that will give me music and GPS... lol.. I like the experience.. Not going to lie., I get caught up with tech when I drive sometimes (non-M) but when I am with my M4 it is just me and the car! I love it!

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c4ss Private First Class 103 Rep 169 Posts Drives: F80 BMW M3 ZCP 6MT Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Philly iTrader: (0)	As stated above, I like iDrive for the simple fact that I can shut off the touch screen option. Fingerprints on there drive me crazy. You can't do that on many modern day navs.
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11-17-2020, 08:08 AM	#27
horsepower_and_hounds Brigadier General 1836 Rep 4,203 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (9)	My 2018 M2 had touch screen....I hated the mess so I never used it.
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ntg44 Colonel 2889 Rep 2,147 Posts Drives: R8 4.2 Spyder Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Chicago iTrader: (3)	I get where you're coming from, but I guess I use my cars differently than everyone else because I barely use the screen for anything. Honestly I'd prefer if it wasn't there at all and it was a clean dash like you could get with the e90s. I only use bluetooth streaming and it's always easier and quicker to control through the phone. My M3's system wasn't that impressive so I rarely listened to music on it anyways. I like tech as much as anybody else, but in my opinion in-car dash screens were cool 15 years ago when sat nav was becoming ubiquitous but smartphones weren't on the market yet. It was a great transition to the smartphone era for cars and commuters but now phones do everything quicker and better and I'm finding the in car screens more and more useless and actually more annoying as time goes on. __________________ YT: ntg44 Last edited by ntg44; 03-01-2022 at 10:09 AM..
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FC4 Brigadier General 2674 Rep 3,403 Posts Drives: Yes Join Date: May 2014 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Every single car's nav/infotainment other than Tesla is garbage. As long as the volume control works, I'm happy to use my phone for everything else.
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Tangent Lieutenant 298 Rep 584 Posts Drives: G01, F82, E89, F25 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: California iTrader: (2)	The lousy infotainment is why I went with an Andream system. Not Android Auto, but a full Android tablet essentially. It still allows full normal iDrive system functionality, it just lets you also use the full Android OS and any apps you might want to install on it. Having Waze and Slacker on a split screen instead of the awful factory nav and bluetooth streaming is a huge upgrade.
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11-17-2020, 05:31 PM	#32
Laostuh Private First Class 51 Rep 173 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW M3 ZCP Azurite Black Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Weird. I actually like the NAV on my 2018 M3 better than all my previous vehicles. My only gripe is that it doesn't tell you which side your location is on like "you've arrived to your destination on the left side" .. Other than that no complaints. Voice activation is kick ass also.
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11-17-2020, 06:31 PM	#33
tanmanbih Private First Class 48 Rep 140 Posts Drives: 2018 M4 - YMB Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	Honestly I have used my M4 NAV on critical times when I didn't have service with my WAZE and it was pretty accurate... I opted out on all the infotainment like the HUD.. I wanted my M to be me and the car.. except for the basic stuff infotainment that will give me music and GPS... lol.. I like the experience.. Not going to lie., I get caught up with tech when I drive sometimes (non-M) but when I am with my M4 it is just me and the car! I love it!
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