What did you do to your F3X today?

thatgarrett · 05-14-2024, 10:55 PM

Dropped it off at the dealer to get them to try and diagnose my low boost problems after I tried the easy and obvious fixes, and didn’t hear anything from them today so I guess they are confused by it too.

Thankful they have a loaner, but I can confidently say I will never own an X1 in the future- I know it’s the entry level offering but dang, feels super cheap inside. People complain about F30’s (which I actually think is built fairly well) but all the the buttons, the steering wheel, and the seats were awful, like American car bad in some places. Also was massively disappointed by the new iDrive- CarPlay kept on crashing, the wireless charger (the one with the retaining bar) kept overheating my newer iPhone and couldn’t keep it charged, I couldn’t even run maps and music without significant CarPlay lag, even while not charging. I’ve driven a lot of cars with factory CarPlay and this was by far the least reliable and most laggy. Also the auto start stop is super aggressive, like cutting off multiple times pulling into the garage aggressive. Add that up with the lack of hard buttons and lack of easy dimming for the screens at night, and though the screen seems high quality I think I’d almost take the CIC iDrive over this new one (let alone NBT or similar!). I’m sure the 3 and 5 series are a bit better but was very underwhelmed with what BMW is doing in 2024 with their compact SUVs

toxik · 05-15-2024, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Loblah

Welcome to the PNW! If you come up to visit Vancouver, be sure to say hello!

my wife is canadian so i’m sure we’re gonna make the drive up there a lot! i can’t wait to visit the island personally.

WagonHo · 05-15-2024, 08:34 AM

Turned another milestone today. Almost exactly 5 years and 2 months old and hits 60k miles this morning. That's a daily, alright.

Cleaned and coated her and mounted the bike rack over the weekend. Time to sell . . . ? Nope.

toxik · 05-15-2024, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by WagonHo

Turned another milestone today. Almost exactly 5 years and 2 months old and hits 60k miles this morning. That's a daily, alright.

Cleaned and coated her and mounted the bike rack over the weekend. Time to sell . . . ? Nope.

congrats on 60k i’m also about to hit it, im about 59,800 right now!

Bob Loblah · 05-15-2024, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by toxik

my wife is canadian so i’m sure we’re gonna make the drive up there a lot! i can’t wait to visit the island personally.

Check out the sea to sky highway from Vancouver to Squamish!

Fliplegend · 05-15-2024, 12:22 PM

Got the transmission service done on the 435i at 73K. I debated over this for a while but happy I got it done. Shifts are much smoother, even when cold.

wishbone · 05-15-2024, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by toxik

congrats on 60k i’m also about to hit it, im about 59,800 right now!

Oh my, me too! I should turn 60k mi this or next week!

rlesko · 05-15-2024, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by WagonHo

Turned another milestone today. Almost exactly 5 years and 2 months old and hits 60k miles this morning. That's a daily, alright.

Cleaned and coated her and mounted the bike rack over the weekend. Time to sell . . . ? Nope.

Really like your M3 cluster. I hate how busy the speedometer is on american cars. Did you get that adapter to translate the gear from your auto trans so the cluster displays properly?

WagonHo · 05-15-2024, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rlesko

Really like your M3 cluster. I hate how busy the speedometer is on american cars. Did you get that adapter to translate the gear from your auto trans so the cluster displays properly?

Agreed. I like the white lighting better too.

I did get the adapter for the gear indicator. Works like a charm. I wish the redline indicators worked more like they would on a manual, but. . . U.S. car and I'm not ready for a manual swap.

WeAreVenom · 05-15-2024, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Pdiaz242

Upgraded to the 15” screen and finally have all features and functions working - primarily used for CarPlay

huge difference right? I have the same one

Pdiaz242 · 05-15-2024, 07:05 PM

https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=31156029

I haven’t even used the Android portion, which I think will be fantastic- always in a hurry so CarPlay is what I use

HeartbreakerF80 · 05-15-2024, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by WagonHo

Turned another milestone today. Almost exactly 5 years and 2 months old and hits 60k miles this morning. That's a daily, alright.

Cleaned and coated her and mounted the bike rack over the weekend. Time to sell . . . ? Nope.

Looks so good. What visor/fairing is that?

co_440i · 05-15-2024, 11:48 PM

Ceramic coated my new Aodhan AH11s with gyeon Q2 Rim Evo. Glad I did it with the wheels off as I definitely would have messed up some of the more intricate and hard to reach spots if they were on the car. Hope to install this weekend!

WagonHo · Yesterday, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by HeartbreakerF80

Looks so good. What visor/fairing is that?

It's the Thule fairing. If you go slowly, the plastic screws come out of the mounting points and plastic endplates (and if you don't, Thule sells replacements); then you can flip the center section over so the giant "Thule" logo painted onto it is on the back, and voila.

I was going to switch to OEM or Thule aero bars, but I can't fit four fork-mount rails on those, so I kept the square bars I've used on my last three German wagons.

Cytoplasm0671 · Yesterday, 06:13 PM

Just had oil change checked via Blackstone and things look decent

05-14-2024, 10:55 PM	#14741
thatgarrett Second Lieutenant 877 Rep 218 Posts Drives: 2012 335i Sport Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: USA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2012 BMW 335i [8.60]	Dropped it off at the dealer to get them to try and diagnose my low boost problems after I tried the easy and obvious fixes, and didn’t hear anything from them today so I guess they are confused by it too. Thankful they have a loaner, but I can confidently say I will never own an X1 in the future- I know it’s the entry level offering but dang, feels super cheap inside. People complain about F30’s (which I actually think is built fairly well) but all the the buttons, the steering wheel, and the seats were awful, like American car bad in some places. Also was massively disappointed by the new iDrive- CarPlay kept on crashing, the wireless charger (the one with the retaining bar) kept overheating my newer iPhone and couldn’t keep it charged, I couldn’t even run maps and music without significant CarPlay lag, even while not charging. I’ve driven a lot of cars with factory CarPlay and this was by far the least reliable and most laggy. Also the auto start stop is super aggressive, like cutting off multiple times pulling into the garage aggressive. Add that up with the lack of hard buttons and lack of easy dimming for the screens at night, and though the screen seems high quality I think I’d almost take the CIC iDrive over this new one (let alone NBT or similar!). I’m sure the 3 and 5 series are a bit better but was very underwhelmed with what BMW is doing in 2024 with their compact SUVs
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WagonHo Private First Class 564 Rep 177 Posts Drives: BMW 330i Sport Wagon Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW 330i xDriv ... [0.00]	Today and over the past few days. . . Turned another milestone today. Almost exactly 5 years and 2 months old and hits 60k miles this morning. That's a daily, alright. Cleaned and coated her and mounted the bike rack over the weekend. Time to sell . . . ? Nope. Attached Images __________________ W///AgonHo FB - @WagonHo \| IG - @wagon_ho 2019 F31 330i SportWagon \| M-Sport \| Black Sapphire Metallic over Black Dakota 2016 F31 328i SportWagon \| Sport Line \| Alpine White over Beige Sensatec (sold - 2019) 2004 B5.5 Volkswagen Passat GLS Wagon \| Northern Green \| 5-Speed Manual (sold - 2016) BMW CCA \| National Capital Chapter since 2019 - SCCA \| Washington DC Region since 2021
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Fliplegend Captain 1471 Rep 976 Posts Drives: 2015 435ix F33 Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: NH iTrader: (0)	Got the transmission service done on the 435i at 73K. I debated over this for a while but happy I got it done. Shifts are much smoother, even when cold. __________________ 15' 435i F33 Metallic Grey/Dakota Black/Contrast Blue \| AWD \| M Sport 15' 328i F30 Mineral White/Dakota Saddle Brown \| AWD \| Luxury Line
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Pdiaz242 New Member 23 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW 335i x-drive Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: California iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW 335i X Drive [0.00] 2013 BMW 335i X-Drive [0.00] 2013 BMW 335i X-Drive [0.00]	https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=31156029 I haven’t even used the Android portion, which I think will be fantastic- always in a hurry so CarPlay is what I use
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co_440i Private First Class 114 Rep 111 Posts Drives: 440i Join Date: May 2023 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	Ceramic coated my new Aodhan AH11s with gyeon Q2 Rim Evo. Glad I did it with the wheels off as I definitely would have messed up some of the more intricate and hard to reach spots if they were on the car. Hope to install this weekend!
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Cytoplasm0671 Armchair Aristocrat 317 Rep 439 Posts Drives: 340i 6MT Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: West Michigan iTrader: (0)	Just had oil change checked via Blackstone and things look decent Attached Images __________________ 340i 6MT Daily Driver build journal
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