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>And the UX is pretty good. The computer controls can almost be used by memory, they're very close to hand and well laid out. The nav is so-so but the in-dash lane view makes it sane for big cities.

But the software is awful. It's not poorly designed, necessarily, but it's buggy as hell.

Interesting. I have a 2015 BMW 3 Series with professional I-Drive and I still find it one of the best systems available.

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I have a 2019 MINI Cooper S with Professional iDrive, I can confirm it is buggy.

It's the best system, but it's still awful.

Maybe it's because exceptions for car systems are so low.

Is there, like, a video that explains the theory of iDrive? I can always make it do what I want it to do, but it makes no goddamned sense. What I mean is, the overlapping 'cards' and menus and when and why clicking the controller is different from togging it to the right on a menu item when those always* seem to do the same thing.

I just don't get the theory behind it all. It's a system you have to LEARN how to use, and you can use it for years without ever understanding what the hell they were thinking/intending. I've just learned to work around its quirks.

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