BMW i4

yllw.ldbttr · 31-01-2023 06:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120146490#Comment_120146490

Meant to reply to this but forgot until earlier.

carsfan2 · 31-01-2023 11:45PM

I read on another i4 forum that they appear to have removed that storage area on the latest builds. It isn’t visible on the configurator now either.

penny pinching I assume.

SD_DRACULA · 01-02-2023 10:14AM

Confirmed that it is removed, picked up the car on Monday and it does have the extended storage but no lid there.

I suppose if there is nothing behind it, can easily cut a hole and put the G20 version there if they are the same size but too much effort for little gain, was only good for sunglasses anyway.

I'll see what's there once I fit the dashcam.

kevin.m · 01-02-2023 10:21AM

I fitted it to my F36. Just buy the cubby and cut the hole out.

SD_DRACULA · 01-02-2023 10:33AM

Yeah I'm sure it's a quick job it's just this stupid "cost savings" BS that annoys me.

And another stupid thing, the USB C plug in the center console is power only no data so no music there have to use the one near the wireless pad.

yllw.ldbttr · 01-02-2023 10:54AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120185945#Comment_120185945

You plugging a hard drive with music in or what? Not seen that in a long time.

Isn't everything wireless now?

SD_DRACULA · 01-02-2023 11:13AM

Nah one of those tiny usb sticks, I'm old skool like that, not that I don't have spotify and all the music on the phone anyway.

But the usb stick is literally sticking out 5mm over the usb port so meh

Worst is the loss of the AC control buttons and heated seats, not sure what moron decided it's a good idea to have touch screen controls for that, sure it's fine when stationary but not when driving. I guess I better start using the voice controls.

carsfan2 · 01-02-2023 11:41AM

did you get the m50 version @SD Dracula?

what colour and spec have you gone for?

I read as well that they have deleted the ambient lights in the door pockets now too. Have you noticed this?

SD_DRACULA · 01-02-2023 02:42PM

Yeah the 50, tanzanite blue and pretty much all except 20" and sunroof.

Was a cancellation so had no choice.

Pretty sure I have seen those small LEDs in the pockets.

Fitz II · 01-02-2023 04:11PM

If you value music quality (another discussion in a car really), wireless connection is not the way to go. FLAC on a USB sounds much better. Wireled carplay and android auto is also less compressed.

Cyrus · 01-02-2023 04:34PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120187604#Comment_120187604

my 90s hip hop mega mix sounds great in wireless carplay 😝 and i dont look in any way foolish.....

digiman · 01-02-2023 04:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120187604#Comment_120187604

Can you do wired CarPlay? Something I must check out.

The streaming services have upped their game here in the last year by increasing the bitrate of the streaming quality so should sound better

SD_DRACULA · 01-02-2023 05:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120187604#Comment_120187604

100%

And harman kardon helps a little here, BT streaming is meh at best.

yllw.ldbttr · 01-02-2023 05:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120187604#Comment_120187604

I'd argue that on any decent sound system 99% of people can't hear the difference, especially not in a car.

Loading FLAC audio files (not to mention the absolute PITA downloading or ripping them) onto a USB and updating them etc.. meh.. seems like an awful lot of work for an almost imperceptible improvement.

I agree that at home in a setup optimised for audio it's a very different experience.

Fitz II · 01-02-2023 07:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120187936#Comment_120187936

Well that is the discussion alright, but as an audiophile (or audiofool maybe) I do like to know I have the best input into the car possible. Source first is the rule with audio, and I can certainly tell the difference between wired MQA from tidal on wired android auto and Bluetooth streamed AAC or MP3....its likely mostly the mastering rather than the CODEC but you tend not to get great mastering on heavily compressed music anyway.

Cars suck balls for listening to music anyway, they are reflective glass boxes and most "high end" audio systems rely on calibration and eq which is audiophile kryptonite.

If you understand the three letter acronyms above you might care, if you dont you wont.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120187716#Comment_120187716

If I told you what I listen to I would be mortified. Sometimes I get out of the car and the music is still playing, and I can hear it well from outside....I get greatly embarrassed that I was listening to ABBA so loudly.

carsfan2 · 01-02-2023 08:24PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120187079#Comment_120187079

Tanzanite is a beautiful colour. Well wear.

are first impressions as you expected?

yllw.ldbttr · 01-02-2023 09:51PM

https://youtube.com/shorts/GXp_B1OojaY

Interesting outcome for this car....

v10 · 01-02-2023 10:37PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120185945#Comment_120185945

Might be worth a mention that in by previous BMW I had a USB hub in the arm rest to extend the ports and had a USB stick in that, worked fine.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120187783#Comment_120187783

I don't think BMWs support wired CarPlay, only wireless.

SD_DRACULA · 01-02-2023 11:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120188838#Comment_120188838

Yup exactly as expected, no one needs this much power but boy is it fun 😁

Also, it has the turn radius of a truck compared to the 330e, not sure why it's only a tiny bit bigger.

stesaurus · 02-02-2023 10:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120189926#Comment_120189926

It's such a pain in the ass for tight small car parks.

All is forgiven once you get a bit of open road though

SD_DRACULA · 03-02-2023 10:53AM

Yeah for sure but 360 cameras are the alloys savers 🤣

Gumbo · 03-02-2023 11:37AM

On my car I have a profile set up called “car park”.

And when I’m going through a tight car park, it’s default settings are the same as my profile except the wind mirrors and pointed fully down so you can see the rear wheels as you turn through the ramps and thus avoid any kerb damage.

Very handy feature.

SD_DRACULA · 04-02-2023 04:52PM

I cannot figure out for the life of me how I can change what is displayed in the center of the instrument cluster.

Should be able to have map, radar and cars around me, music, etc but when I toggle with the BC button it's just trip info.

Where is it hidden in the settings menu?

carsfan2 · 04-02-2023 07:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120201762#Comment_120201762

Button on the right hand side of steering wheel I think. I had a m50 loaner for the weekend from the garage a couple of weeks ago and seem to remember that was where it was. Different from my 330e where it’s the left stalk.

digiman · 04-02-2023 08:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120202465#Comment_120202465

What was the verdict? Are you still buying it?

carsfan2 · 05-02-2023 12:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120202704#Comment_120202704

Yeah

ultimately I did a deal on the financials I’m happy with so will go ahead.

I have to admit I was underwhelmed overall with the car though but not enough to cancel. Maybe I expected more but once you take the ridiculous acceleration out of the equation I struggled to see how much better it was than my 330e in day to day use.

The turning circle is dreadful, I like the security of run flat tyres which will be gone with the i4. The screens in the i4 look good but aren’t as good as physical buttons and I will miss the short cut buttons.

That said it’s a super smooth and effortlessly quick car, looks good and is worth a punt in my opinion as long as it doesn’t get delayed until 2024

SD_DRACULA · 05-02-2023 06:52PM

Looks like yes the door pockets LEDs are gone and also every door puddle LED (covered with blanks).

🤬 me for expecting that on a 90k+ car I guess...

Gumbo · 05-02-2023 07:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120205663#Comment_120205663

Quite astonishing on a “premium” car.

SD_DRACULA · 05-02-2023 07:28PM

Imagine these were the reasons it took 18 months to build...

Gumbo · 05-02-2023 07:34PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120205825#Comment_120205825

Not good. I know they are “little” things, but it’s the sum of all these little things which are “supposed” to put bmw ahead of other brands.

BMW i4

Comments