I have to read the owner's manual

[BimmerFan]

I've had GM products before, several Corvettes, a Chevy truck, my FIL's XT5, the SS, Buicks, Pontiacs... but this car is making me go back to the owner's manual more often than anything I've ever owned before, including an awful lot of BMWs.

It's not because it's difficult to use or understand, but because there are so many features and options (even on my car, which has no options) that I had to learn how to use.

As I have to continuously remind my wife, this is the Cadillac of cars.

 

[Yalferd]

Used to drive me nuts when people would refer to my BMW motorcycles as the Cadillac of motorcycles

 

[BimmerFan]

Used to drive me nuts when people would refer to my BMW motorcycles as the Cadillac of motorcycles

LOL, at least they meant well!

Usually people would say to me, "I didn't know BMW made motorcycles!"

 

[Dadillac]

I always read my manuals, usually when I'm in the "the office" in the morning. Even on my basic Tacoma I found a couple of cool features I probably wouldn't have stumbled upon.

 

[RChrisE]

Just saw this thread. Funny! I have a manual but its too small to read with these old computer eyes. I downloaded the pdf version. The pdf is over 450 pages!! Isn't an entire ream of paper 500 pages?

It reminds me of some of the 3 credit hour courses I sat through in college!

Chris E.

 

[CBH]

What about Beamers vs Bimmers ?

Funny that the secret handshake among BMW car cognoscenti is calling them Bimmers instead of Beamers that the rest of the American populace calls them.

They respond with "Beamers are the motorcycles".