On 1/17/2015 9:21 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 1/17/2015 3:55 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1094588_will-ultracapacitors-save-start-stop-systems-from-consumer-wrath


My neighbor had her Z4 stop dead on I75 in the middle of Atlanta. She
was terrified. This is the 4th BMW she has gotten rid of, in the past
year and a half, for various reasons. Technology seems to have ruined
the brand.



I ditched the two BMW M5's for the same reason. German engineering is
great except for the software. Both M5's had issues with the "red cog
of death" whereby nothing works. Can't shift, can't do anything other
than call a flatbed and haul it back to the dealership for re-programming.