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New E90 Review
The auto writer for the Detroit Free Press reviewed the 06 330i in todays paper he gave it an excellent review but did ding iDrive
http://www.freep.com/money/autorevie...e_20050519.htm
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Quote: | I can't shake the feeling that if you asked the guy who invented iDrive how to put on a pair of blue jeans, he'd say, "First, you plant a field of cotton ..." | 
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I have read several reviews on other Forums from recent owners (not people paid to write magazine reviews) of the E90 with Idrive/Nav, and while some say the Idrive does take a little getting used to at first, they overwhelming agrees that it's a nice feature in terms of cutomizing settings in the car and for getting operational status of the vehicle. Some of the things you can program/modify are things that non-Idrive equipped cars would have to be brought into a dealer to have done. As an IT professional I can personally appreaciate having that level of control. I think Idrive has gotten a negative rap from people who, when they hear about a Computer screen and a Mouse-like gadget in a car, conjure up an image of complexity that doen't exist. BMW is still "The Ultimate Driving Machine" but it has to evolve with the technology just like its competitors. I personnaly think it's a cool thing that you can check your oil level via a dashboard display verses opening the Hood and pulling out a dipstick. I wish some people would just chil out and enjoy the evolution of technology. Idrive rocks! 
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Personally, I prefer I-Drive controller -- single large controller with 2 buttons -- to Audi A6's similar type controller that is smaller, with 20 million buttons surrounding it that can be accidentially pressed by just putting your hand on the center console. Yes people are impatient and something that may be awkward and take some time to learn immediately gives negative vibes. But, I believe, for the car magazine writers it just wouldn't be an article about new BMW if they don't trash I-Drive.
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I too am an IT professional, but when I see I-Drive telling me how much oil I've got in the engine, can I trust it? On occasion, if there is a bug in a PGM, I've got computer users that will see something on the screen that is not representative of the data stored in a table. The users freak out and don't understand that the data is OK, it is the translation to the display that is lost. I find this situation eerily similar to, for example, a bad oil sensor or any other thing that may go wrong with electronics. What you see isn't always what you get. Whereas most mechanical systems don't lie! I love what computers can do, I just prefer that their usage transparently enhances , not interferes with, my enjoyment of my BMW.
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While I agree that techological evolution is great, let's not forget that technology's purpose is to make life easier for its users. Adding multiple steps to a task that previously only took one step is *not* ideal technological innovation. Sure it's great to now have the "customizability" that I-Drive provides, but the simplest tasks should remain simple. Changing radio stations previously took one press of a button. It shouldn't take two (or more) with I-Drive. Maybe a nice balance could be had by simply adding just a few more buttons to the dash.
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