Reversing

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flybobbie

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 Stourbridge
Is it just me or my car but is the Zed a hard car to reverse.
Two occasions i have needed to do a long reverse and it's hard to hold straight.
Fist time i slightly curbed a wheel.
I blame the rear wheels are tracked in slightly making it stable going forward, but wanders in reverse.
Never had a problem with any other car.
Is it a BMW thing.

And have always thought the front wheels are too wide, making for heavy in-precise steering.
 
I have never had a problem and quite regularly have to reverse about 100m to a gate that I unlock on the way to parking the car in the morning. Also its reverse parked in the garage every night.
I find the Z easy to park but I am comparing it to the X6 which is like trying to park a bus and I hardly ever get it reversed into a space first time as the turning circle is cack.
The steering does however feel heavy.
 
Can't say I agree with you on this one. I find the Zed about the easiest car I have ever owned to reverse. I do always have the roof down mind you. :D

The hill assist brake is a PITA though. :oops:
 
Reversing 'blind' - roof up, wind deflector on & roll bars in the way - ain't easy, but the sensors, both front & back, the dipping n/s mirror and the screen display help a lot.

That said, have never reversed fast enough to notice wonky steering. :)
 
Busterboo said:
Reversing 'blind' - roof up, wind deflector on & roll bars in the way - ain't easy, but the sensors, both front & back, the dipping n/s mirror and the screen display help a lot.

That said, have never reversed fast enough to notice wonky steering. :)
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Maybe this is exactly the problem. Most of the time I reverse using the mirrors. I drove vans for a while and had to reverse down a narrow lane at the rear of the building and had to get used to using mirrors. If you drove in forwards you had to reverse out.
 
To be honest I don't find my Z4 any more or less difficult to reverse straight than any other car I have owned.

Anything with steered front wheels is going to exagerate any steering input when going backwards!

If I have an issue it is visibility, but at least my current one has pdc! :roll:
 
What does my head in is the fact you can't reverse with the driver's door open on the LCI version, on my 2011 23i I could, the only other difference between the two was one was auto the other DCT
 
HillWalker said:
What does my head in is the fact you can't reverse with the driver's door open on the LCI version, on my 2011 23i I could, the only other difference between the two was one was auto the other DCT
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Pretty sure thats a DCT safety feature.
 
view is not the best in my coupe without parking sensors so getting in a tight spot while parking can be a pita but reversing in general is not hard at all imo.
 
I'll check mine next time I drive it
I do remember a couple of weeks ago it would not let me start the engine with the door open, but yesterday I wanted to put it in neutral to turn the back wheel and it started fine with the door open.
These cars seem to have a mind of their own
 
I've never had a problem reversing a stretched Iveco van into and up a narrow drive, just hate having to reverse the zed.
 
flybobbie said:
I've never had a problem reversing a stretched Iveco van into and up a narrow drive, just hate having to reverse the zed.
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its all in your head then Robbie, if you reverse a long wheelbase van with no rear windows the zed should be easy :rofl:
 
Gaffa22 said:
its all in your head then Robbie, if you reverse a long wheelbase van with no rear windows the zed should be easy
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Yes, it must be!

I used to reverse a Sprinter when I had the misfortune of working for a well-known supermarket chain and never had a problem (well not until I hit something). :lol:

Tight-a*sed short-sighted morons didn't buy vans with parking sensors. :rofl:
 
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