List the lovely quirk(s) of your E90!

Xens · 12-02-2005, 11:58 PM

Quirks have no negative effect on the overall enjoyment of the vehicle, it's merely something that's a bit weird and gives the car its own personality.

I'll start: having to press the clutch in while shutting off the engine so it doesn't make that horrible noise.

Nikki · 12-03-2005, 12:05 AM

uhm, that's a quirk?

i'd say it's "only a mother could love" rear end.

ON325i · 12-03-2005, 12:07 AM

the chime. this chime and that chime. yea, the chimes.

Xens · 12-03-2005, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

uhm, that's a quirk?

i'd say it's "only a mother could love" rear end.

Yes it is! Especially for someone that used to drive an auto ............

But yeah you get the idea.

Xens · 12-03-2005, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by coreslogic

the chime. this chime and that chime. yea, the chimes.

LOL, at least it's not beep, BEEP, BEEEEEEEEP!!!

visor · 12-03-2005, 12:59 AM

The "death rattle" when shutting down the engine without pushing in the clutch would be one. But you'd already mentioned it...

So, having thought hard for another "quirk", does opening the rear windows accidentally when meaning to open the front ones count?

ward · 12-03-2005, 01:08 AM

what the hell are you people talking about with pushing in the clutch to shut the thing off???

not sure what that is, mine shuts off just fine

the craziest thing is the bluetooth getting confused when too many calls come in at once

visor · 12-03-2005, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ward

what the hell are you people talking about with pushing in the clutch to shut the thing off???

not sure what that is, mine shuts off just fine

the craziest thing is the bluetooth getting confused when too many calls come in at once

Good for you and your car that you don't have the "death rattle".

But for some of us, it makes a difference whether we depress the clutch or not when shutting down the engine. It has to do with the flywheel, I don't remember all the details...

You can try and see if you have the problem.
Next time when you park indoors (eg. garage, underground parking where the sound can be reflected back to you), open the window a bit and then shut off the engine with and then without pushing the clutch pedal. If you don't notice a difference, then you're OK.

808six · 12-03-2005, 01:18 AM

chimes here....i dont know if i ever want to get used to them...the accept on the idrive each time the car is turned on...not a quirk but i want there to be a beep eahc time i lock unlock the door with the remote

ward · 12-03-2005, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by visor

Good for you and your car that you don't have the "death rattle".

But for some of us, it makes a difference whether we depress the clutch or not when shutting down the engine. It has to do with the flywheel, I don't remember all the details...

You can try and see if you have the problem.
Next time when you park indoors (eg. garage, underground parking where the sound can be reflected back to you), open the window a bit and then shut off the engine with and then without pushing the clutch pedal. If you don't notice a difference, then you're OK.

you're already in neutral when you shut down right?

If you're in neutral, there's something crazy wrong if you're having an issue.

have you guys driven stick before? (not flaming you guys, just curious, seems like if you're in neutral it shouldn't matter if the clutch is pressed or not)

Xens · 12-03-2005, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ward

you're already in neutral when you shut down right?

If you're in neutral, there's something crazy wrong if you're having an issue.

have you guys driven stick before? (not flaming you guys, just curious, seems like if you're in neutral it shouldn't matter if the clutch is pressed or not)

This happens to a lot of us, I'm surprised that this is the first time you've heard of it.

Yes in neutral, and it rattles 50% of the time when I shut down the engine, so I just decided to press the clutch anyway.

ward · 12-03-2005, 01:29 AM

if anything mine sounds crummy starting only occasionally,

but never on the shut down, and I've not seen (or not read and comprehended) any threads on that before....

hmmmmm...........................

hopefully it's not a big deal

BMW0 · 12-03-2005, 01:32 AM

Hope my car doesn't have a "death rattle"

visor · 12-03-2005, 01:32 AM

yes, we're in neutral...

yes, i've driven manuals all of my 20 yrs of driving

just try what i said and see if you notice it

Xens · 12-03-2005, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ward

if anything mine sounds crummy starting only occasionally,

but never on the shut down, and I've not seen (or not read and comprehended) any threads on that before....

hmmmmm...........................

hopefully it's not a big deal

Oh yeah forgot about that starting up thing, happens from time to time, also happened on my friend's E60 530i when I test drove it, maybe it's an characteristic of the aluminum/magnesium composite engine.

I think I made a thread when I first heard the noise ....... lol, and I remember some members replying with "yeah yeah I have that noise too, what the heck?" so I decided it was normal since it wasn't affecting anything.

ward · 12-03-2005, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by visor

yes, we're in neutral...

yes, i've driven manuals all of my 20 yrs of driving

just try what i said and see if you notice it

I've only shut the thing down in neutral without the clutch pedal pressed in, never had a strange sound happen on shut down at all
I've got about 8000 miles on the clock so far

maybe you guys are unlucky in having a "death rattle", maybe your motor is built tighter than mine...........

I've never pushed the clutch in while turning the engine off

Mikey3 · 12-03-2005, 01:47 AM

no handles for the trunk, it can get a bit annoying after i clean the car, but otherwise i close it by pressing the license plate.

visor · 12-03-2005, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikey

no handles for the trunk, it can get a bit annoying after i clean the car, but otherwise i close it by pressing the license plate.

the handles are on the inside of the lid, above your head when the lid is up

ward · 12-03-2005, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by visor

the handles are on the inside of the lid, above your head when the lid is up

if you're a taller human, the handle is not so usefull though

RyBMW · 12-03-2005, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ward

you're already in neutral when you shut down right?

If you're in neutral, there's something crazy wrong if you're having an issue.

have you guys driven stick before? (not flaming you guys, just curious, seems like if you're in neutral it shouldn't matter if the clutch is pressed or not)

I have this rattle also. Since it never happen to any of my previous manual cars I thought something was wrong. I did a search and found that a lot of members have this and also some E46 and E46 M3s. They all said it was normal. Some said it's because of the heavy duty clutch.

Mikey3 · 12-03-2005, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by visor

the handles are on the inside of the lid, above your head when the lid is up

yeah but theyre useless on the sinside unless i want to shut myself into the trunk

or risk crushing my hands

visor · 12-03-2005, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikey

yeah but theyre useless on the sinside unless i want to shut myself into the trunk

or risk crushing my hands

ummm... just pull/yank it hard enough and the force/weight of it will close the lid with a satisfying thunk.

just remember to get your hand out of the way first.

this is how most of us do it. you don't have to touch the exterior at all.

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