Comments on: Official statement on the BMW 5 and 6 Series

By: bsd107

bsd107 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:47:08 +0000

Even if the 1 series had only been in production for 1 month (which is not true), why would that make it easier to update to the new nav system????

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:31:30 +0000

@Gragop: the 1er coupe is a new model obviously, so they will need to offer similar features as the 3 and 7, so it adds more value to it, especially since it comes with a high sticker price

By: Gragop

Gragop — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:28:26 +0000

@Benny:

Damnit! >:-( I should have known better…alright…I can’t explain why the 1 got it but I do have a handle on the 3 and 7!

By: Raman

Raman — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:30:02 +0000

An identical email was also posted on the Bimmerfest forums -

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=315366

By: Benny

Benny — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:02:47 +0000

@Gragop: The 1-series drives around in Europe for quite some time now… It has not been produced for only half a year.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:22:54 +0000

I saw the same release from BMW Canada. I sound like a broken record but this has been the case from day 1.

By: Gragop

Gragop — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:39:50 +0000

Why would they lie? It confirms exactly what they’ve more or less implied for the last month. It makes sense too. They just released the updated/facelifted 5 and 6 and that was probably too soon fro the updated i-drive while the 3 gets updated, the 7 is entirely new, and the 1 has only had 6 months of production - much easier to correct on these models.

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:33:06 +0000

@Tim H: Tim, it came straight from BMW NA Customer Relations department. I can’t post the contact info, but yes, it is official.

By: Tim H

Tim H — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:27:42 +0000

doesn’t look like an official BMW memo to me