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by russellbeattie 2337 days ago
Unlike you, I'm not an anonymous internet asshole making baseless accusations from their mom's basement, so what I wrote is actually the truth - it was a 2018 BMW X1.
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I'm not sure if you are replying to my comment but I actually owned w BMW X6, so I'm used to iDrive. Not sure if X1 had something different, it may be the case as it is much smaller car.
I don’t think it’s exactly unfair to describe the Aisin X1 as a “special BMW” :)

It’s definitely a weird exception, and the kind of car you’d expect to suck. Sort of like the Mercedes CLA.

I totally get why BMW snobs say the X1 and X2 are weird (but wait until you see the new 1-series). But they're hardly 10 year old models. For people cross-shopping in that segment of vehicles, its sales indicate that it comes out on top of the competition.

The iDrive system that the user was complaining about is pretty much interchangeable with every other bimmer of that generation, so you're going to find mostly the same features and quirks throughout that lineup. If they didn't like that UX, they're pretty much going dislike any iDrive.

Personally, I think BMW makes a way better infotainment than most other manufacturers.