Catalogue

• Car purchase experience
• Preliminary experience
• Summary

As I get older, I need a car with better performance and safety configuration. At the end of 2017, I had some spare money on hand. I wanted to add some fun to the dull days, so I thought of changing cars. At the beginning, I took a fancy to Volvo V90CC, and the forum comments are emotional cars, hehe, am I also a sentimental person? Test drive, the engine sound is broken, the sound insulation in the car is not good, the driving feeling is not good. Later, I took a fancy to the Mercedes-Benz GLC and went for a test drive. I directly disliked the meat, frustration and poor interior decoration. Then study the E300L, look at the picture shape, interior decoration all kinds of amazing; soaked in the forum for half a month, all kinds of abnormal noise, drum tire scared. Then go to see the real car, the shape is really good, very like it. But into the car, except for the “IPHONE20”, the other texture is not good, the back seat is also very short, “Mercedes-Benz” legend instantly collapsed.
After turning around, pay attention to the new 5 series of BMW. I have also been in the forum for a long time and feel that I complain less than Mercedes-Benz. Later, I went to the test drive, and the control felt good, so I was sure it was the new 5. Old age, buy a better car, safety first. So I chose the deluxe version and installed a lot of configurations at the same time. The salesman said that I was one of the most installed. I booked a car in the afternoon of Christmas Eve on December 24, 2017. I waited for nearly three months. On March 15, 2018, I was informed that the car had arrived at the store. After a few more days, I finally picked up the car on the afternoon of the 22nd. It’s still two days away from three months! There are so many functions that the salesman explained it in and out of the car for almost an hour. In fact, I have been studying this car for a long time, and most of the functions are known, but if other people want to talk about it, let him talk about it.

I opened it for a few days to talk about some subjective feelings.
Shape. The shape of the new 5 is really young and athletic compared with the old model. Is it really good for me to drive this car at my age? Oh, I can’t stand it. I have a young heart.

Interiors. Actually, it’s something I’m not satisfied with. After looking at the models of BMW in recent years, I feel that BMW is short of an aesthetic engineer, old-fashioned design, old-fashioned and unenterprising. Perhaps, as someone in the forum said, BMW is buying an engine to send a car, and everything else will do except the engine. Although the new 5 has shown great sincerity in this regard, it still falls far short of expectations. Especially in terms of color matching, it is either the dull and depressing black and mocha, or the red rhubarb like the northeast big flower jacket. Is this the reason why the factory is located in the northeast?

Performance. Despite the design, the new 5 is really a good car in terms of performance alone. After running a long distance in the past two days, I feel particularly good, easy to control, smooth start, strong acceleration, solid chassis, no more than 5 meters long feeling, very compact, very comfortable. The response of the tire to the road condition is relatively clear. Is it possible that the tire is inflated enough?

Comfortable entry. It was a good experience. I put the keys in the bag, approached the car, and the door opened as soon as I grabbed the handle. Put your hand next to the handle when you leave the car and lock the car immediately.

Sense the tail door. The salesman demonstrated once, with the key on his body, with a distance of 1 meter, and his foot reached under the BMW logo and opened. I tried several times, all very smoothly automatically open or close the tail door, it is not difficult, how on the forum some car owners can not play?

Storage space. There is not much space for small objects around the center console. The front of the drumstick is a cup holder, and the front of the cup holder is a mobile phone. If there is a water cup on the cup holder, it will take a lot of trouble to get the phone. This design is unscientific. As a result, I bought a center console and hung it on the side, where I could put my cell phone and cigarettes. There are not many other places to put keys and change bills, which makes it inconvenient. I didn’t have a glasses case, so I bought a glasses clip and put it on the sunscreen.

Engine. As soon as the cold car caught fire, I thought I had bought a tractor, the sound was extremely ugly, and the sound began to change after 20 seconds, with a slightly normal sound, but there would be no such sound when the hot car was rekindled. Is this the feature of the engine with T? This is true of Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and BMW.

Automatic start and stop. Absolute chicken ribs, turn it off as soon as you get in the car.
Automatic parking. Good, it’s much better than stepping deeper after the Mercedes-Benz brakes.
Throttle. In standard mode, the throttle response is OK, a little heavy. Try the S mode, the throttle response is very fast, push back is obvious.
brake. Good! No strenuous driving, but can still feel the brake is sensitive, soft and hard is moderate, the thread is suitable.

Lights. The light is enough, the switch is turned on automatically, and the automatic high light is turned on, the brightness is enough, and there is no advice on cutting light to the vehicle on the road. Styling, it can not be compared with the lamp factory, the feeling is not as recognizable as Land Rover.

Steering wheel. Used to grasp the leather mahogany steering wheel, grasp the new 5 this steering wheel is not very good, I still like some mahogany, feel more luxurious.

Lift up. This great love! Very clear, rich in information, bright colors. Along the way, all kinds of speed limit signs and speed measuring points are very timely and accurate.

Turn. The steering feels good, and the direction is still accurate. Today for the first time parked into the negative 2-storey parking lot, the parking lot is not wide up and down, but also with turns. In the past, I used to drive the Odyssey up and down the turning lane with a steering wheel, but today when I drive a new 5, I have to reverse it at the up and down turn. The car is obviously longer than the Odyssey, and the new car is more careful to drive, so I can’t get up.

Enhanced auxiliary driving. I tried the automatic car-following function, and I was very worried. My hand was always on the steering wheel, but the car was still smart enough to follow the car in front of me in the driveway, fast and slow for a while, and responded enough to the car jumping the queue. If you don’t turn on the turn signal when changing lanes, the steering wheel will vibrate and pull back. This system needs clear road markings, otherwise it will be a bit messy. I am a little worried that if I use this system too much, I will have to rely on it, or I will have to rely on my own control.

Stereo. When I first got on the bus, when I heard the Harman stereo, I felt really ordinary, and even the tone was not as good as my original Odyssey stereo, which was very dull, as if I couldn’t get out in the quilt. When I had time to adjust the equalizer in the car the next day, I could still adjust it. The timbre became clear immediately, the sound field was divided, and the sense of hierarchy came out. Although the bass was not solid enough, it was a bit strong. The treble part didn’t get a good effect, and it broke a little bit at the top, but in any case, it would be much better than when I just got on the bus, and it didn’t even feel like a set of stereo. Find time to think about it. Should be able to continue to optimize. It’s a pity that I didn’t go to Baohua, but no matter how good the stereo is, it’s not as good as the one I listen to at home. After all, it’s almost all right in the car. I believe the debugged Hamann won’t be too bad.

Smell. When I first got on the new car, the smell in the car was smaller than expected, mainly the smell of leather, and it was not too exciting. Was it because of the aromatherapy system installed? Bought a lot of bamboo charcoal and put it in the car, hoping to eliminate the smell as soon as possible. The next day, after sitting in the car for half an hour because of tuning the stereo, I felt that the smell in the car was still a little big. Half an hour later, I felt a little uncomfortable and a little dazzling, and I didn’t come to test whether the car had exceeded the standard or not. it seems that the air purification in the car should not be taken lightly.

Seats. Equipped with comfortable seats and various adjustment buttons, we have not yet had time to find out the most comfortable angle, but simply adjust the driver’s seat to the appropriate sitting position. The advertised Napa real leather, the effect is still good, the feel is delicate and smooth. Family and friends have tried to sit, some said that the front row is comfortable, but also said that the back row is comfortable, my feeling is all right, especially the front row has ventilation, heating and waist support, more comfortable. In particular, I would like to emphasize that the back seat is indeed much better than the Mercedes-Benz E, BMW is to establish a “drive a BMW, ride a BMW” image, right? Tried heating and ventilation, heating feeling is obvious, ventilation is not obvious. Sales brother said that ventilation is to inhale, summer feeling will be more obvious, the back will not sweat, can only wait for the summer to experience.

Atmosphere lamp. Of course, all kinds of colors can not compare with the commotion of Mercedes-Benz, but I am not a slutty person. I feel enough. The child chose an orange, warm color, which is just right when it is warm and cold in spring.

Air Conditioner. I’m not very familiar with it. If I turn on the automatic transmission, it seems that it has to be adjusted to a relatively low temperature in order to be cool. Maybe the outdoor temperature in Shenzhen is not high these days. I didn’t feel the hot wind coming out of my feet as mentioned in the forum.

Aromatherapy system. When I picked up the car, the salesman told me that there were two aromatherapy in it, and there were two spare ones. Today, when I turned on the aromatherapy system for the first time, there was an aroma pervading the car in 10 seconds. I can’t tell what the smell was, but it was very comfortable and not exciting, covering the original leather smell in the car. I just don’t know how long these two bottles will last.

A strange noise. So far, no abnormal noise has been found, and the car is very quiet.

Overall, the new 5, which cost more than 60, feels good. Drive for four or five years. At that time, the new energy vehicle technology should be more mature, and you can consider replacing a new energy vehicle with excellent performance. Now, I hope this car can accompany my family and me to walk safely through the familiar or unfamiliar road to the future. Also wish all the riders can drive their cars to happiness and well-being!