Bian Ta You - Must Ta Brake

I finally got a chance to drive a bmw 5 series and experience personally the hearsay of how high tech bmw cars is. (Yes, I have never driven a BMW until now) There is no doubt it is a very intelligent car but the question is that is it too intelligent for certain people.

The i-drive has been criticised for being too complicatd for towkays and people of that level (read: age). Putting this group of people aside, even i myself find some difficulty to navigate the already simplied i-drive. Yes, perhaps the best way to use the idrive is to ignore it altogether. Perhaps idrive (interactive drive) has a new symbolic meaning  already: ignore-drive(ing) pleassure.

Then there are a host of other features like cruise control, climate control, sensors everywhere, air bags all round and the list goes on and on.

The car may be smart but what happens if someone other than the driver need to drive the car. Pass the car keys to a newbie valet and i bet it would take him at least 5 mins before he can at least move the car.

Which is not good when there is an emergency or when there is a need to start the car immediately. Which is not good too for first time bmw driver.

Just look at its evil grin....