Monday, April 25, 2005

Dad got to drive this BMW 735i cos his friend lent and allowed him to drive their 'Shi Fu'(my dad is a buddhist in an association) for their daily activities. Their 'Shi Fu' din't want to cause an upstir so borrowed dad's Ford laser car while dad had to drive this humongous and 'gadgetful' machine.

Of course, i din't have the privilege to drive it cos its really too big and my dad is logical enough to know i can't handle it. In that manner, i respect his decision cos i believe he knows what he's saying. In the light, i got to sit in it and enjoy the lifetime experience of being in such a large BMW machine!

Let me share some footage of the experience!

Heads on with BMW unique front vent!

Humongous tires!

Large Boot! Its electronically opened n closed! Its really spacious so one can place lots of stuff in it!

Difficulty for papa to reverse thru a small gate with such a giant horse!

Auto transmission with such a long accelerator?! By the way, BMW allows the driver to set his speed to autopilot cruise speed when he accelerates to that point. Then, he no longers need to step the acceleration but continues to manuever the wheel. Upon a need to slow down, he steps on the brake and the autopilot cuts off n can be activated again when he hits the accquired speed!

My evaluation: Not so good for S'pore roads, not even expressway cos you get to step the brakes every now n then due to traffic. Wonderful for Malaysia trips with long and wide expressways!

Central view from the backseat.Notice all e buttons n gadets?!Loads of it! The center top dashboard is the electronic visual operation of e gadets like aircon, Global Positioning System(GPS), radio etc...

Visual colouring of GPS showing various details like the degrees of positioning and road names! The center of the screen is the vehicle and the map turns to your direction of drive!Coolz...

Btw, i din't manage to take a photo of the speedometer. It actually shows in electronic words which road you're driving on and informs you to take visual turns thru voice operated system! The GPS allows you to plan your route from your point to a designated destination. Awwwwesome!

Function for driver to watch over vehicle electronically while reversing w/o looking out of the windows. Green shows good space, yellow lacks space and red warns vehicle near possible stationary obstacle.

The vehicle is no longer with us and returned promptly. Overall experience was shiok but the excitement was only for a short period. Tho' i really yearn to drive such expensive motorvehicle, it came to my mind that such glam only excites a moment.

Such large vehicle can really offer your friends and family a form of comfort. I'm fortunate enough to at least have that short-lived experience. As for having to own one, well, unless i'm a director of some company. You will be shocked to know how much it is priced at....

I'm happy and glad enough to have pap's Ford 1.6 laser to drive. It's more impt to be give thanks for what you have and to count your blessings than to continously think of what you don't and having to fret over...

It's alright to have that nice feeling of dreaming to own one tho'...
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