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I expect you are all correct about having to look at other manufacturers, so I am looking at ordering a Porsche early in the new year unless I can find a way of changing the instrument display in the BMW.
My last 5 series had this "<>" dashboard (the one with the daft sideways chevrons illuminating in opposite directions and hidden by your hands on the steering wheel - the same screen as fitted now to all the BMW range) and I couldn't wait to get rid of the car. Great engineering: Dreadful electronics.
I guess I'm old fashioned in that I like to drive my cars rather than just sit in them and play computer games, and when I am driving them hard I want my eyes on the road at all times so I like to know what the engine and road speed is by my peripheral vision - i.e. by the relative position of the needles and knowing what gear I am in. The HUD is ok for town or motorway driving, to make sure the speed limit isn't exceeded, but it's not the same.
Sadly I fear this will be one more nail in the coffin for the true enthusiast's motoring enjoyment.
I should be grateful that I do own two "Ultimate Driving Machines" and mourn the fact that this accolade surely now belongs to some other car marque (I'm not saying this just because of the dashboard).
I am still hoping that there will be someone with a way of programming the dashboard though, especially as one of the younger sales staff at a local dealership did think he had heard about it being possible, just not through the BMW network. So fingers still crossed.
Thanks for the replies so far, I do appreciate them.
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