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      04-15-2013, 07:01 PM   #45
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very annoying, should be on the left!!!

I know...right? Used to it being on the left in my old e92 M3!!!
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      04-16-2013, 09:44 AM   #46
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who keeps both hands on the steering wheel in real world non track days driving?
Most good drivers do.
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You really like to have the last word, don't you.
It’s called a constructive debate, obviously a concept that is foreign to you since all you are capable of is cheap shots and blows below the belt
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      04-16-2013, 10:16 AM   #48
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It’s called a constructive debate, obviously a concept that is foreign to you since all you are capable of is cheap shots and blows below the belt
Perhaps. But there is nothing constructive about opining that everyone else is wrong and you are right on this and other topics. And then adding smiley faces. It is not even debate. But thanks for exquisitely proving my point.
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volume needs to be on the left!!!!!!!!!
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      04-17-2013, 01:59 AM   #50
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I actually prefer it on the right.
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      04-17-2013, 05:47 AM   #51
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I don't think it makes any difference
it was on the left for my E39 but got used to it in a matter of days on the F10
Nothing you can do about it anyway so move on!
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I don't think it makes any difference
it was on the left for my E39 but got used to it in a matter of days on the F10
Nothing you can do about it anyway so move on!
Thats the best answer I have heard so far, what the heck is the difference, there are far more important things in life to worry about.
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I think it's just a matter of getting used to it.
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I don't think it makes any difference
it was on the left for my E39 but got used to it in a matter of days on the F10
Nothing you can do about it anyway so move on!
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Same here, in fact this topic had me thinking... where was the volume on the E91? For me the right side is more natural, as cruise was on the left stalk on the E91. Now on the left side of the F11 steering wheel.

Both hands are on the wheel 95% of the time with an auto anyway, so where is the issue?

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PS: I think these topics exist because the cars are so good there isn't much to criticise.
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Thats the best answer I have heard so far, what the heck is the difference, there are far more important things in life to worry about.
this is a BMW message board not a life message board.
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I prefer it on the right, and cruise controls on the left, as that's consistent with the majority of other cars I've had over the last 10 years. Perhaps it's becoming a standard, which would be a good thing. Back in the day, it was a lottery when you got in a car of a different make whether the indicator stalk was on the left and wiper stalk on the right, or the other way round. Thankfully there was eventually an agreement on a consistent location.
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this is a BMW message board not a life message board.
A "life message board"? lol.
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Most good drivers do.

On a track...yes. Around town, I think not. I consider myself to be a good driver, and unless turning into a corner, I usually have one hand on the steering wheel, and one on the stick shift.
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On a track...yes. Around town, I think not. I consider myself to be a good driver, and unless turning into a corner, I usually have one hand on the steering wheel, and one on the stick shift.
I agree, and thats exactly what the steering wheel controls are for, spirited driving, but not just on the track, it can be on a curvy road or something similar. Around town going slow, one can just reach over and operate the volume knob on the radio, its no big deal. The volume control on the wheel is intended to be used when both hands are required on the wheel. Since most people are right handed, the right hand is better for multitasking, it makes more sense to put the control on the right so they can adjust the volume and steer at the same time.
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you worry about radio controls during spirited driving?
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On left hand drive cars the controls should be on the left of the wheel and on right hand drive cars the controls should be on the right of the wheel; simple as that. This is not about controls placement being ‘no big deal’, but about ergonomics and efficiency (in design, not production). Otherwise, the main volume knob - now on the dash - should be where the iDrive controller is (like Mercedes and I believe Audi); that’d be an even better setup. Also, the door lock/unlock button should also be on the door - not center dash - as it’s tremendously annoying to get out of the car while it's still on, attempt to open the rear door, only to have to go back to the front and reach over into the car to the middle dash to unlock the doors…

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When down to adapting dashboard to right hand drive BMW are by fare the best I am talking even in comparison to far more expensive cars like 911’s and Audi R8, so Audi are by fare useless in serving our side of the world, and the best example on this is the Hand brakes, they are left on the passenger side of the section in between the seats for right hand drives, only BMW (not sure about Merc) moved the hand brakes to right hand side.
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