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NeuroBeaker · May 17th, 2007, 08:58 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by CC07ERS (original)

This is NORMAL ? For a new car by BMW it just amazes me that were taking this as normal.What happened to research & development. There wont be a BMW that sounds like a tank on dirty diesel.

I agree. This shouldn't be 'normal', and it might actually be a conscious decision on the part of BMW to reduce the quality control and 'cash-in' on the marque.

Quote: Originally Posted by msh441 (original)

Z4... DFI sounds just the same. There's just a lot more sound deadening material under the hood. Lift it up and stick your head under there. You'll hear it there, too.

I can't say I agree. My parents used to have a Z4M and whenever I borrowed it, my pals would always want to hear the engine with the hood up. We were constantly comparing the sound of that with the sound of the Corvette engine a guy round the corner had. In the end, the consensus was that the Corvette engine had a better volume, but that the German-engineered BMW had a much better note and 'tightness' about the sound.

Believe me, the number of times we were meticulously compared BMW vs. Vette (the group was pretty much split down the middle as to which engine everyone preferred), we would have noticed an odd sound like that!

Quote: Originally Posted by msh441 (original)

Did nobody test drive and check this car out before buying? If it wasn't a corcern then, why such a big deal now? I think it's a symptem of spending too much time in the Faults and Fixes forum, myself.

I don't know if it's a hypochondriac syndrome, but it is strange that nobody noticed it on their test drives. But then, sometimes it's difficult to detect a problem in one place, when a nice feature somewhere else distracts you. lol

May 17th, 2007, 08:58 AM	#17
NeuroBeaker Where's my navigator?! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Behind the wheel Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 6,246 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CC07ERS (original) This is NORMAL ? For a new car by BMW it just amazes me that were taking this as normal.What happened to research & development. There wont be a BMW that sounds like a tank on dirty diesel. I agree. This shouldn't be 'normal', and it might actually be a conscious decision on the part of BMW to reduce the quality control and 'cash-in' on the marque. Quote: Originally Posted by msh441 (original) Z4... DFI sounds just the same. There's just a lot more sound deadening material under the hood. Lift it up and stick your head under there. You'll hear it there, too. I can't say I agree. My parents used to have a Z4M and whenever I borrowed it, my pals would always want to hear the engine with the hood up. We were constantly comparing the sound of that with the sound of the Corvette engine a guy round the corner had. In the end, the consensus was that the Corvette engine had a better volume, but that the German-engineered BMW had a much better note and 'tightness' about the sound. Believe me, the number of times we were meticulously compared BMW vs. Vette (the group was pretty much split down the middle as to which engine everyone preferred), we would have noticed an odd sound like that! Quote: Originally Posted by msh441 (original) Did nobody test drive and check this car out before buying? If it wasn't a corcern then, why such a big deal now? I think it's a symptem of spending too much time in the Faults and Fixes forum, myself. I don't know if it's a hypochondriac syndrome, but it is strange that nobody noticed it on their test drives. But then, sometimes it's difficult to detect a problem in one place, when a nice feature somewhere else distracts you. lol NeuroBeaker - Proud owner of "Zeus" (a 'slightly modified' 2004 MINI ONE). *WARNING!* Thesis writing in progress. Experiments continue. Multi-tasking? Explosion imminent!