02-05-2009, 05:42 PM
Previa (I had VERY low expectations and requirements, and I got what I wanted and expected, but I think I can rightfully complain about these few things):
-Impressively terrible gas mileage for a 4-cyl pushing around an egg. If I'm LUCKY, I get close to 18mpg, and I usually drive it with max fuel economy as my goal.
-Headlights are also surprisingly terrible. I went to aim them up a bit to find that they are unadjustable.
-Driver door is left to lock, right to unlock. All the other doors and hatch are the other way around, lefty loosey, righty tighty like most locks. I have to think waaaay too much to get in and out of the thing.
-Wiper control and delay ring are also "backwards". Or maybe I'm used to it being "backwards" in BMWs? I don't know. But I never get what I want out of it.
-One of my few "requirements" when I was looking for one was working cruise control. It broke like a month after I bought it. :?
-Annoying, loud, kind of embarrassing and pathetic whistle from exhaust when you get on the "boost".
E46 325:
-It is leaking water from the coolant reservoir and won't fix itself.
-SOMETHING is up, with either the clutch engagement, suspension, or engine management that makes driving smoothly in 1st or shifting to 2nd way harder than it should be. If I manage to take off smoothly from a light, it's like, party time, I'm the man!! I'll likely never figure it out.
-There is some ominous high pitched whine, my best guess is from one of the belt driven accessories, that it makes sometimes, usually when it's cold out. I'm hopeful that it doesn't fail catastrophically anytime soon.
-I can't believe how much space a damn car seat and stroller takes up in a 4dr sedan.
-Rear window tint sucks when you're backing up at night.
-I wish the traction/stability control was OFF by default.
-Impressively terrible gas mileage for a 4-cyl pushing around an egg. If I'm LUCKY, I get close to 18mpg, and I usually drive it with max fuel economy as my goal.
-Headlights are also surprisingly terrible. I went to aim them up a bit to find that they are unadjustable.
-Driver door is left to lock, right to unlock. All the other doors and hatch are the other way around, lefty loosey, righty tighty like most locks. I have to think waaaay too much to get in and out of the thing.
-Wiper control and delay ring are also "backwards". Or maybe I'm used to it being "backwards" in BMWs? I don't know. But I never get what I want out of it.
-One of my few "requirements" when I was looking for one was working cruise control. It broke like a month after I bought it. :?
-Annoying, loud, kind of embarrassing and pathetic whistle from exhaust when you get on the "boost".
E46 325:
-It is leaking water from the coolant reservoir and won't fix itself.
-SOMETHING is up, with either the clutch engagement, suspension, or engine management that makes driving smoothly in 1st or shifting to 2nd way harder than it should be. If I manage to take off smoothly from a light, it's like, party time, I'm the man!! I'll likely never figure it out.
-There is some ominous high pitched whine, my best guess is from one of the belt driven accessories, that it makes sometimes, usually when it's cold out. I'm hopeful that it doesn't fail catastrophically anytime soon.
-I can't believe how much space a damn car seat and stroller takes up in a 4dr sedan.
-Rear window tint sucks when you're backing up at night.
-I wish the traction/stability control was OFF by default.
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