Mook Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 How much does that option cost? And does having pure air in your car make any difference to your health? Clever marketing though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 £265 option, so cheap as chips really. The pure air filtration isn't an option, it is standard on the 7 series. I did say people would laugh at the ambient air option. They won't once they've been in a 7 series with it. It should be the same on the 5 series. The big cost are the tech packs. Then there is the option to have the car park itself or come out of a parking space....when you're not in it. That is a must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasdrury Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 12 hours ago, NewNiceMrMe said: The big cost are the tech packs. Then there is the option to have the car park itself or come out of a parking space....when you're not in it. That is a must. If a car does that without the person in the car doesn't that give issue with the UK law about being in control of a car that is switched on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 13 hours ago, NewNiceMrMe said: Then there is the option to have the car park itself or come out of a parking space....when you're not in it. That is a must. Oh I can see that going soooo wrong one day. Tell me you're not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 14 hours ago, NewNiceMrMe said: The big cost are the tech packs. Then there is the option to have the car park itself or come out of a parking space....when you're not in it. That is a must. With all due respect - feck that. I can park a car myself. I know, there are other things that have come along and we've all got used to them but this is awful. However, watching a person trying to reverse parallel park a Zafira into a space the size of small lorry .......... I can see some people would like that option. Not for me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, cruiser647 said: With all due respect - feck that. I can park a car myself. I know, there are other things that have come along and we've all got used to them but this is awful. However, watching a person trying to reverse parallel park a Zafira into a space the size of small lorry .......... I can see some people would like that option. Not for me though. That's only because you'll always use three parking spaces in that mahoosive new Audi of yours, so you won't care about "parking" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 19 minutes ago, cruiser647 said: However, watching a person trying to reverse parallel park a Zafira into a space the size of small lorry .......... I can see some people would like that option. Not for me though. Had a similar experience a few years ago, Mini tried several times but failed, I was behind them in the queue they created (3.0 Senator B) and whizzed straight in, in one attempt. WOO HOO!!! For testicles! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 It is about coming back to your car and finding you can't get into it because of the morons that park so close nowadays. I've watched a bloke have to climb into a Qashqai through his boot at Newcastle central station, and a woman stood bemused as to how she'd get into her Mini in Luton! Here, it is rather clever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 James Bond and his 7 Series! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasdrury Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 But if the space is that tight would you really park a 7 series in it - door ding galore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasdrury Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, cruiser647 said: James Bond and his 7 Series! And that was 1997 - so 18/19 years to make it to production, kind of.... He could actually doughnut his from his mobile... :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 My father's garage is a bit narrow (due to the racking etc that he's fitted). He's always pushed his car into the garage and pulled it out. He then bought a car with DSG which you can't leave out of gear so he struggles to get in and out when parking it now. This would be a great asset to him .... but I think it has limited use in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 I had a friend with a narrow garage and a Lotus Elise. He used to park it with the roof off and hung a ladder across the ceiling to monkey bar in and out of the car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 1 hour ago, eldavo69 said: I had a friend with a narrow garage and a Lotus Elise. He used to park it with the roof off and hung a ladder across the ceiling to monkey bar in and out of the car. He'll know if he puts on any weight over Christmas... Sounds like something out of Mission Impossible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 3 hours ago, chasdrury said: But if the space is that tight would you really park a 7 series in it - door ding galore? Both of the people I mentioned had come back to find that it was the parking of others that had trapped them, not how they'd parked to begin with. You've got to remember that the doors on a 7 series are very, very thick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 2 hours ago, NewNiceMrMe said: You've got to remember that the doors on a 7 series are very, very thick. Like any twunt who parks right up close to anyone else... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 5 hours ago, cruiser647 said: Sounds like something out of Mission Impossible! That's exactly what it was like the time I sat in an Exige and tried to get out:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 On 06/01/2017 at 3:00 PM, NewNiceMrMe said: Both of the people I mentioned had come back to find that it was the parking of others that had trapped them, not how they'd parked to begin with. Went to Sainsbury's today. There are many other shops in the area too, and the car park was quite busy. NNMM has a good point about the parking tech. Seeing people NOT being able to turn a Fiat 500 into a space going in forwards, and a Beetle driver too..... oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) Anyone who has parked at Newcastle Central station will know the issue. I have lost count of how many times, over the years, I've returned to see drivers scratching their heads at how on earth they're going to get into their vehicles. As safety design has seen door width increase, the challenge gets worse. It wasn't recently, but I once saw a Mercedes owner taking an absolutely fit about how close another car had parked to his. He was kicking the bumper of the other car (out of sheer anger) - because you couldn't even walk sideways down the gap that had been left between his drivers door and their passenger side!!! It was clearly bad parking but even if they'd parked within the lines it is an issue that people have pointed out to the station time after time. Do they care? Of course not. Edited January 8, 2017 by NewNiceMrMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 The TT was a nightmare for parking in tight spaces. Not only do coupes only have two doors (which are generally long making them need to open a long way) but they were also very bowed out. Four door cars are much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) Yup, the 645 was horrendous for it. Coupe, convertible, long = doors that were very long and windows that curved in quite dramatically at the top. The trick was to drop the roof automatically and climb in. Edited January 8, 2017 by NewNiceMrMe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Proper first world problems, this... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Overheard in Waitrose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Mook said: Proper first world problems, this... Haha There are two separate arguments here. The first is that people cannot park. Which I totally agree with. I've climbed in through the passenger seat a few times, possible in the cars I've owned. I appreciate this is not quite so easy in (for example) a coupe etc The second issue is of modern cars getting bigger and bigger, and most car parking spaces are simply not big enough. We can moan about this as much as we want, and / or be in denial about it, but the fact is supermarket / multi storey / railway station car park spaces have not grown year on year like cars have grown Arguing a 7 series needs this remote control parking system is a bit like arguing you could submerge a chocolate tea pot in liquid nitrogen in order to make a cup of tea. You could make a cup of tea this way. Or, you could just use a normal tea pot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 7 minutes ago, Ian_C said: Haha There are two separate arguments here. The first is that people cannot park. Which I totally agree with. I've climbed in through the passenger seat a few times, possible in the cars I've owned. I appreciate this is not quite so easy in (for example) a coupe etc The second issue is of modern cars getting bigger and bigger, and most car parking spaces are simply not big enough. We can moan about this as much as we want, and / or be in denial about it, but the fact is supermarket / multi storey / railway station car park spaces have not grown year on year like cars have grown Arguing a 7 series needs this remote control parking system is a bit like arguing you could submerge a chocolate tea pot in liquid nitrogen in order to make a cup of tea. You could make a cup of tea this way. Or, you could just use a normal tea pot Or make the teapot our of this chocolate http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/2192236 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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