New Configurator Online for BMW USA

drexplode · 02-06-2017, 09:25 PM

Yup I still hate it.

I'm buying a chevy Cruze instead in red hot.

DL3 · 02-06-2017, 09:37 PM

BMW needs to simmer down. Too much lineup change now a new configurator, I'm bored.

jpnh · 02-06-2017, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Thisisdudewhoru

My new 340i got 33mpg coming back to east Tennessee from Atlanta Georgia coming through the mountains in Asheville NC....

Was it on a trailer?

I just did roughly 700 miles on a trip in an M240 and got 26-27 mpg the whole way and "behaved" reasonably well with my right foot modulation

bmrwrld · 02-06-2017, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TypeM4

Just tried it, looks like a pain, don't like it at all!

i Agree.

dinonz · 02-06-2017, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DL3

BMW needs to simmer down. Too much lineup change now a new configurator, I'm bored.

Yeah. I agree. An online configurator change is enough for me to change to a different marque. They've lost their way.

DL3 · 02-06-2017, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dinonz

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Originally Posted by DL3

BMW needs to simmer down. Too much lineup change now a new configurator, I'm bored.

Yeah. I agree. An online configurator change is enough for me to change to a different marque. They've lost their way.

1-2-3-4-5-6-7 maybe 8...X1 X 3 X 4 X5 X6..Next X7... I3/I8. M everything. Do ya get it? 01 fresh out of College my choice you don't ask?? 3/5/7. Understand? Hope so

Vectors2final · 02-06-2017, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Wah

I like. Works better than the old one that I always had problems with.

It's likely they changed it to make it more mobile friendly since most people use their phones and ipads to browse the web.

I hate that... I use desktop formats strictly. I prefer a browser view over an app any day.

DL3 · 02-06-2017, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Vectors2final

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Originally Posted by Wah

I like. Works better than the old one that I always had problems with.

It's likely they changed it to make it more mobile friendly since most people use their phones and ipads to browse the web.

I hate that... I use desktop formats strictly. I prefer a browser view over an app any day.

Tadah!! This guy gets it.

Wah · 02-06-2017, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Vectors2final

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Originally Posted by Wah

I like. Works better than the old one that I always had problems with.

It's likely they changed it to make it more mobile friendly since most people use their phones and ipads to browse the web.

I hate that... I use desktop formats strictly. I prefer a browser view over an app any day.

I hate it too, but I get analytics for my biz website and it's 80% mobile these days.

redpriest · 02-07-2017, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by dinonz

Yeah. I agree. An online configurator change is enough for me to change to a different marque. They've lost their way.

LOL

instantexpert · 02-07-2017, 08:42 AM

Agreed. They've taken one of the better configurators and turned it into one of the worst.

I presume they'll iterate pretty quickly and get it back into usable form soon.

firedown31 · 02-07-2017, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by MRCUR

This new design does not use screen space efficiently at all. The font is so large you could read it from a mile away.

Seriously, did a blind person design this?

dmk08 · 02-07-2017, 08:50 AM

Agree with above this new tool stinks.

BMW F22 · 02-07-2017, 09:26 AM

Agreed. Was playing around with it yesterday and didn't like it. Felt like it was missing features from before.

aerostar · 02-07-2017, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jpnh

Was it on a trailer?

I just did roughly 700 miles on a trip in an M240 and got 26-27 mpg the whole way and "behaved" reasonably well with my right foot modulation

My 235i gets like 34mpg on the highway if I behave.

Depends on speed, too. Usually cruise around 65-70.

mkoesel · 02-07-2017, 10:20 AM

BMW's method of marketing their SAVs is baffling. I can understand the logical partitioning of the portfolio into product families and grouping the SAVs together under the "X" umbrella. But it becomes a mess when you improperly think of them as trim levels within a single model range. This configurator is a good example of what happens when you allow this type of misclassification to run amok. On a typical sized monitor, only the X1 is seen up front while everything else but part of an X3 is hidden away. How is that a good way to showcase the product? The fact is that these vehicles are no more related than the passenger cars are, and each should have their own subsection in the configurator just as each of the passenger car models does.

jwzimm · 02-07-2017, 10:22 AM

It feels like the configurator that Audi uses. I very much dislike this one.

IM2C · 02-07-2017, 06:51 PM

https://www.bmwusa.com/byo.html#!/

Bluewater328iT · 02-07-2017, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DDD31

I'm well aware of that having owned many BMWs.
What I'm saying is I was not able to build the same car using the new system that I built using the old system. The options and packages just aren't there (i.e. M-sport, dynamic damper control as a stand alone option). It seems when I try to add a stand alone option it'll change the interior color and trim.

If they're bugs that need to be worked out, then why roll it out to the public? Or are we just going to call these "alternative builds"

I was able to build just about the same M2 as I previously built. It is possible that they are reducing the options. The only interior color on M2 is black, but that is my favorite anyway. Very few exterior colors are offered.

Ian1973 · 02-07-2017, 07:46 PM

already a thread on it. It's a crap design

mike@x-ph.com · 02-07-2017, 08:04 PM

I never find these online quotes accurate .. Every time i contact a local dealer their quote is ~200 over what BMW website says

MRCUR · 02-07-2017, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

I never find these online quotes accurate .. Every time i contact a local dealer their quote is ~200 over what BMW website says

It doesn't include tax & fees. (I also hope MSRP isn't what you pay!)

02-06-2017, 09:25 PM	#23
drexplode Brigadier General 1839 Rep 3,095 Posts Drives: G26 i4x Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Walled Lake Michigan iTrader: (17)	Yup I still hate it. I'm buying a chevy Cruze instead in red hot.
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02-06-2017, 09:37 PM	#24
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02-07-2017, 08:42 AM	#33
instantexpert Second Lieutenant 38 Rep 203 Posts Drives: 2017 X5 40e Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Agreed. They've taken one of the better configurators and turned it into one of the worst. I presume they'll iterate pretty quickly and get it back into usable form soon. __________________ 2017 X5 40e, 2015 i3 Tera Rex
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02-07-2017, 08:50 AM	#35
dmk08 Gone Fishin’ 7352 Rep 12,132 Posts Drives: Walks Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (19)	Agree with above this new tool stinks.
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02-07-2017, 09:26 AM	#36
BMW F22 Major General 3659 Rep 9,783 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	Agreed. Was playing around with it yesterday and didn't like it. Felt like it was missing features from before.
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02-07-2017, 10:20 AM	#38
mkoesel Moderator 7544 Rep 19,368 Posts Drives: No BMW for now Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canton, MI iTrader: (1)	BMW's method of marketing their SAVs is baffling. I can understand the logical partitioning of the portfolio into product families and grouping the SAVs together under the "X" umbrella. But it becomes a mess when you improperly think of them as trim levels within a single model range. This configurator is a good example of what happens when you allow this type of misclassification to run amok. On a typical sized monitor, only the X1 is seen up front while everything else but part of an X3 is hidden away. How is that a good way to showcase the product? The fact is that these vehicles are no more related than the passenger cars are, and each should have their own subsection in the configurator just as each of the passenger car models does.
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02-07-2017, 10:22 AM	#39
jwzimm Colonel 692 Rep 2,770 Posts Drives: '16 M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Renton, WA iTrader: (17)	It feels like the configurator that Audi uses. I very much dislike this one. __________________ 2008 Honda S2000 - Current 2016 F80 M3 - SOLD!! 2011 e92 X-Drive Coupe - SOLD!!
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02-07-2017, 06:51 PM	#40
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02-07-2017, 07:46 PM	#42
Ian1973 Colonel 738 Rep 2,134 Posts Drives: 15 M3 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Charlton, NY iTrader: (0)	already a thread on it. It's a crap design
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02-07-2017, 08:04 PM	#43
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