BMW Genius?

When I first got into a BMW many years ago, it was mates a 3.0 Bavaria Automatic. Absolutely loved it when we were at the lights in Neutral, then D was selected and the back of the car sank down and the front rose ready in anticipation of the onslaught the rear tyres would recieve when thrusting off. He also :evil: 'demon'strated the kickdown where he would cruise steadily in 3rd gear and put his foot to the floor dropping it to 1st gear. Absolutely awesome. :thumbsup: However, my 2.8 Automatic only had 3 gears and eventually I burnt the gearbox out by trying to race a Porsche 944 at the lights. Happy Days. :roll:
 
ewwimbledon said:
TitanTim said:
Have to say though, the salesman I dealt when buying the Z4 and at the handover was excellent. He talked me through all the cars features in simple terms and connected my iPhone up as we sat and went through the controls. I don't think I would want some geek boring me to death and over prolonging the process more than necessary.

Tim.
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I bought my car in Devon as the dealer knew his stuff. Tried 2 in Surrey they knew less than I did. Would have appreciated half hour with genious telling me which options to tick though and which phone leads etc I needed. Managed to get them to throw in a Y lead for free only to realise the apple lead works better anyway.

Still don't know what hill start is maybe its because mine is auto box.
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I think the thing is though, most people think the salesman should be the genius! They are the ones selling the product!

This move is good...cos it means at least someone will know, but it's also an admission that the salesman doesn't.

Hill start on the manual is meant to hold the car for a few seconds after releasing the foot brake, allowing you to release the electronic handbrake, put car in gear and the move foot from brake to throttle, then release clutch etc without the car moving.

It was listed as a standard feature on the 20i and 28i but the 4 cylinder engines don't have it. For some people it was the only reason they accepted the electronic handbrake. Don't think it's as relevant on an auto cos of the way the auto helps out anyway.
 
As cars have become more technical or complex you'd expect the sales team to grow their expertise on their subject. If I was managing the team I'd put a team success goal in place and have different reps specialising in different areas or ranges. Once success is determined by team success you get a better performing team.
 
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