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I detailed my “hidden option” here if you’re interested - it might be close enough to what you’re looking for, or at least give you another path to run down: h
by Klonoar 3y ago
I detailed my “hidden option” here if you’re interested - it might be close enough to what you’re looking for, or at least give you another path to run down:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39073265 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39073265
(Responding since the thread is a few days old and if it’s helpful you might want to get a notification or whatever)
Edit: also to be clear, when I owned mine I disabled all phone home bullshit and the car had no issues.
- MrDrMcCoy 3y agoThanks for the response! A decade ago I had a BMW 330 xi circa 2003. It was super fun to drive, but the plastic components that made up the cooling system needed to be replaced or repaired every month or two. I sold it because I was tired of the constant overheating. I take it that newer models have more durable parts, then?
- Klonoar 3y agoBMWs from 2000 - ~2013 were... problematic, but BMW has mostly solved all of those smaller issues over the years and I would argue that they're rock solid at this point. i.e, all to say: I never once needed to worry about replacing those parts, nor did I ever during my multiple years of ownership. I would be shocked if they're an issue on that particular model.