Comfort Access - Would you spec it ?
Discussion
In the final throws of ordering an X5 and thinking of speccing Comfort Access as have it on my existing E70 and really like it. I've noticed a lot of the AUC cars don't have it...
Is security still a problem with these cars ?! I know when I first had my existing X5 there were lots of problems etc.
Obvious answer is "your car has it so why be worried" except my current car is nearly nine years old and this would be a new car so obviously of rather more interest to your average tea leaf.
Is security still a problem with these cars ?! I know when I first had my existing X5 there were lots of problems etc.
Obvious answer is "your car has it so why be worried" except my current car is nearly nine years old and this would be a new car so obviously of rather more interest to your average tea leaf.
bad company said:
Cheib said:
I really like it on the current car/would miss it a lot. Not so much a question of price more the issue with theft!
That's why I wouldn't have comfort access. For the sake of pressing a button on the key fob why risk it?If I didn't have two small kids I probably wouldn't bother with it but when your hands are full it's pretty useful!
Ninja59 said:
It is worth looking at the F10 theft in Ireland as I am pretty certain that had comfort access. They basically used boards to increase the range and push it towards the car eventually enough to open the door....
This is the story I take it ? http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/watch-mo...How on earth did waving that board around boost the range ?!?!?!?
Cheib said:
This is the story I take it ? http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/watch-mo...
How on earth did waving that board around boost the range ?!?!?!?
Deflecting the signal as the current keys are much more powerful than some of the earlier models. How on earth did waving that board around boost the range ?!?!?!?
Cheib said:
In the final throws of ordering an X5 and thinking of speccing Comfort Access as have it on my existing E70 and really like it. I've noticed a lot of the AUC cars don't have it...
Is security still a problem with these cars ?!
Likewise in final throws of speccing an X5, and I've not ticked the comfort access, as with the X5 at the top of the list of most nicked car in the UK, I'm still a little paranoid that comfort access is still a 'weak link' even in the F-series cars.Is security still a problem with these cars ?!
There's other options I'd rather have so it's not a big deal to not have it, and I've not got it on my 135i either so, won't be missing it.
It is important to remember here that as standard all F Series cars, including the X5, have keyless start, which is basically half of comfort access already.
The only thing Comfort Access adds is removing the need to press the lock or unlock button on the fob. Even without it you still have keyless start where you simply need the fob on your person.
The only thing Comfort Access adds is removing the need to press the lock or unlock button on the fob. Even without it you still have keyless start where you simply need the fob on your person.
Thanks Gents.
I think/hope we're less likely to suffer from the security issue as the cars can't be seen from the road and I also suspect would be parked out of range of the key at night regardless of scrotes and their boards. That said £700 is a lot for pressing the button on the fob and when I specced it on the current car the kids were tiny so we were carrying them etc.
I think I can find better places to spend the £700. The utility of comfort access vs say comfort seats which cost £500 and you appreciate/use every second you are drivng the car don't compare.
I think/hope we're less likely to suffer from the security issue as the cars can't be seen from the road and I also suspect would be parked out of range of the key at night regardless of scrotes and their boards. That said £700 is a lot for pressing the button on the fob and when I specced it on the current car the kids were tiny so we were carrying them etc.
I think I can find better places to spend the £700. The utility of comfort access vs say comfort seats which cost £500 and you appreciate/use every second you are drivng the car don't compare.
Cheib said:
I think I can find better places to spend the £700. The utility of comfort access vs say comfort seats which cost £500 and you appreciate/use every second you are drivng the car don't compare.
My thoughts too.Comfort seats and winter pack are no compromise must-haves for me.
I'm also splashing the boat out for the Adapative Pro suspension pack, as it makes such a big difference to the comfort/dynamic driving experience compared to standard. Managed to find one car in the UK with and it wasn't a million miles away so arranged a test drive - such a big difference over normal suspension, I'm having to scratch a good few options off the list to make way for it.
aeropilot said:
Cheib said:
I think I can find better places to spend the £700. The utility of comfort access vs say comfort seats which cost £500 and you appreciate/use every second you are drivng the car don't compare.
My thoughts too.Comfort seats and winter pack are no compromise must-haves for me.
I'm also splashing the boat out for the Adapative Pro suspension pack, as it makes such a big difference to the comfort/dynamic driving experience compared to standard. Managed to find one car in the UK with and it wasn't a million miles away so arranged a test drive - such a big difference over normal suspension, I'm having to scratch a good few options off the list to make way for it.
That's very interesting about the Adaptive Pro Suspension...are you comparing it the switchable M Sport suspension ? I drove an SE which I felt wallowed too much and then drove an M Sport at the weekend and felt whilst the suspension was much better than that in the SE the difference between Comfort and Sport wasn't that much. The salesman said the Adaptive suspension is basically much better at both...i.e. much more comfortable and also more sporty plus it handles better because of the way it flattens body roll in the corners ? I'd be very interested in getting it but it means dropping Third Row seats as you can't have both. Mrs Cheib starts getting car sick if I drive too fast on country roads/lanes so kind of hoping it might help mitigate that!
Cheib said:
Yup, the car I have has Comfort Seats...won't ever go back which rules out 90% of AUC cars.
That's very interesting about the Adaptive Pro Suspension...are you comparing it the switchable M Sport suspension ? I drove an SE which I felt wallowed too much and then drove an M Sport at the weekend and felt whilst the suspension was much better than that in the SE the difference between Comfort and Sport wasn't that much. The salesman said the Adaptive suspension is basically much better at both...i.e. much more comfortable and also more sporty plus it handles better because of the way it flattens body roll in the corners ? I'd be very interested in getting it but it means dropping Third Row seats as you can't have both. Mrs Cheib starts getting car sick if I drive too fast on country roads/lanes so kind of hoping it might help mitigate that!
Yes comparing switchable M-Sport and Adaptive Pro. It's all configurable in the IDrive (didn't get to play with that though on test drive) and you can have it in mega comfort mode but the dynamic anti-roll bars wound up in sport mode so it corners with what appeared to zero body roll. Very impressive, but so it should be for the money that options costs!That's very interesting about the Adaptive Pro Suspension...are you comparing it the switchable M Sport suspension ? I drove an SE which I felt wallowed too much and then drove an M Sport at the weekend and felt whilst the suspension was much better than that in the SE the difference between Comfort and Sport wasn't that much. The salesman said the Adaptive suspension is basically much better at both...i.e. much more comfortable and also more sporty plus it handles better because of the way it flattens body roll in the corners ? I'd be very interested in getting it but it means dropping Third Row seats as you can't have both. Mrs Cheib starts getting car sick if I drive too fast on country roads/lanes so kind of hoping it might help mitigate that!
But its such a difference that it I'll go without a fluff options to get it. It's very rare in the UK, as I said, I only found one AUC car with it fitted. Two of the dealers I've been talking to have never even seen it on a car or ever ordered a car with it!
Yes, can't have 3rd row seats - but that's not an option I need anyway. I also don't want a M-Sport spec either, want the 19" square wheel setup of the SE, so the Adaptive Pro will mean it will be a SE that won't wallow like a barge.
Well, thats my theory at least
aeropilot said:
Cheib said:
Yup, the car I have has Comfort Seats...won't ever go back which rules out 90% of AUC cars.
That's very interesting about the Adaptive Pro Suspension...are you comparing it the switchable M Sport suspension ? I drove an SE which I felt wallowed too much and then drove an M Sport at the weekend and felt whilst the suspension was much better than that in the SE the difference between Comfort and Sport wasn't that much. The salesman said the Adaptive suspension is basically much better at both...i.e. much more comfortable and also more sporty plus it handles better because of the way it flattens body roll in the corners ? I'd be very interested in getting it but it means dropping Third Row seats as you can't have both. Mrs Cheib starts getting car sick if I drive too fast on country roads/lanes so kind of hoping it might help mitigate that!
Yes comparing switchable M-Sport and Adaptive Pro. It's all configurable in the IDrive (didn't get to play with that though on test drive) and you can have it in mega comfort mode but the dynamic anti-roll bars wound up in sport mode so it corners with what appeared to zero body roll. Very impressive, but so it should be for the money that options costs!That's very interesting about the Adaptive Pro Suspension...are you comparing it the switchable M Sport suspension ? I drove an SE which I felt wallowed too much and then drove an M Sport at the weekend and felt whilst the suspension was much better than that in the SE the difference between Comfort and Sport wasn't that much. The salesman said the Adaptive suspension is basically much better at both...i.e. much more comfortable and also more sporty plus it handles better because of the way it flattens body roll in the corners ? I'd be very interested in getting it but it means dropping Third Row seats as you can't have both. Mrs Cheib starts getting car sick if I drive too fast on country roads/lanes so kind of hoping it might help mitigate that!
But its such a difference that it I'll go without a fluff options to get it. It's very rare in the UK, as I said, I only found one AUC car with it fitted. Two of the dealers I've been talking to have never even seen it on a car or ever ordered a car with it!
Yes, can't have 3rd row seats - but that's not an option I need anyway. I also don't want a M-Sport spec either, want the 19" square wheel setup of the SE, so the Adaptive Pro will mean it will be a SE that won't wallow like a barge.
Well, thats my theory at least
We've actually been thinking about canning the third row anyway....partly because I was thinking about looking at the Cayenne too.
Cheib said:
Obvious answer is "your car has it so why be worried" except my current car is nearly nine years old and this would be a new car so obviously of rather more interest to your average tea leaf.
Given I had a nine year old 530i nicked off the drive earlier this year age does not appear to make them safe from thieves. It had a new CAS module with the latest software.
Didn't stop me from getting another one, but I have had some extra security fitted.
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