[Moderato]

Originally Posted by canucklion

it's in the same location, but with only two buttons in teh E92, you won't mistakenly open the back windows like I usually do in my E90

Have you seen pics of the new Z4's & M coupe? Or how about the 650 & M6, they all have handles for both the driver's and passenger's doors. Maybe I'll say screw the E92 M3 and get a 650i instead just so I can have a decent freakin handle like my passenger does! Too bad I like the look and design of the E92 better though. I'm still pissed I don't get a decent handle but my passenger will!

[Moderato]

Originally Posted by roburado

I don't have an E90 or E92, I like the door handle design the way it is. It's the same way in my Passat. It suits me just fine.

Are you considering an E90 or E92?

[roburado]

Originally Posted by Moderato

2) When you have a real handle to close the door it's more comfortable. With the little cup thing built into the armrest your wrist takes an awkward bend when you close the door, with the handle like on the passenger's door that doesn't happen.

I don't find the angle awkward at all. My wrist is in a pretty neutral position when I close the door on my Passat. My shoulder is extended backward. My elbow is flexed.

[roburado]

Originally Posted by Moderato

Are you considering an E90 or E92?

Yes. It'll be a few years before I'm in a position to buy one. Thinking 335i or M3. We'll see. By the time I'm ready to buy, the 335i will probably have been out for a year or two. Who knows? I may even postpone it for a couple of years beyond that, which may mean that I'll catch the M3 a couple of years after its release. I imagine I'll catch the E90 or E92 around mid-cycle, maybe around the time of the E90 or E92 mid-cycle refresh.

[Moderato]

Originally Posted by roburado

I don't find the angle awkward at all. My wrist is in a pretty neutral position when I close the door on my Passat. My shoulder is extended backward. My elbow is flexed.

That's encouraging. Maybe I'm getting myself all worked up about this for nothing. Perhaps BMW designed the handle in such a way that it closes comfortably without the traditional angled handle.

Originally Posted by roburado

Yes. It'll be a few years before I'm in a position to buy one. Thinking 335i or M3. We'll see. By the time I'm ready to buy, the 335i will probably have been out for a year or two. Who knows? I may even postpone it for a couple of years beyond that, which may mean that I'll catch the M3 a couple of years after its release. I imagine I'll catch the E90 or E92 around mid-cycle, maybe around the time of the E90 or E92 mid-cycle refresh.

I was considering waiting a few years after the 335 & E9x M3 is released as well, but somehow I don't think I'll be able too. I'll probably be down at the dealership the first day they have the E92 on the showroom floor, and then again when they recieve the first E92 M3. My wife will have to do the talking because all I'm going to be thinking about is......

[Moderato]

After owning an E92 for a while, I have to say that I've gotten over not having a proper door handle for the driver but still I miss the hefty door handle of the E46. I would've preferred to have same handle my passenger gets though.

[Zirenz2006]

I never once wished I had a handle like the passenger side or thought it was awkward shutting the door in my E92.

I don't see that handle as an issue.

[Moderato]

Originally Posted by Zirenz2006

I never once wished I had a handle like the passenger side or thought it was awkward shutting the door in my E92.

I don't see that handle as an issue.

Have you noticed they were different?

[Zirenz2006]

Originally Posted by Moderato

Have you noticed they were different?

yeah noticed it when I first got the car but it never seemed odd to me because of the window switches on the drivers side

[deletedelete]

I actually just made a post about this. I was hoping to get a uk passengers side, which would be our drivers side, and retrofit the windows controls onto it. I hate that both sides are not even, and the big door handle looks so much better to me.

[Moderato]

Originally Posted by Zirenz2006

yeah noticed it when I first got the car but it never seemed odd to me because of the window switches on the drivers side

Perhaps BMW should have made both door handles the same and put the window controls on the center console?

[CaliE90]

Originally Posted by xcalibr

well, the forward position of the handle on the passenger side requires more effort/leverage to close the door. so i always just use the cup thingy if i'm in the passenger seat. to me, the handle is the "oh shit" bar for my passenger when i'm taking corners hard... not for closing the door. and thus is not necessary on the driver's side since you have the steering wheel to hold onto.

+1

[iAerodynamic]

i find it annoynign when im in passenger side it's hard to close the door wihout the "cuppy thingy"

[MusclezMarinara]

just for ease of access i believe

[Zirenz2006]

Originally Posted by Moderato

Perhaps BMW should have made both door handles the same and put the window controls on the center console?

I remember them on the center console in my old E46.

[Neutrino45]

People bitch about the stupidest things...

[Dwill335i]

I've had my E92 for a week now and never really noticed that the door handles were different between the driver's and passenger's side until this thread. I've been managing to close the door just fine using the recess in the arm rest to pull the door closed. And, I've found the position of the mirror and window control to be almost perfect.

Don't know why they didn't make the passenger's side the same, but I'm happy with the driver's side setup as is.

[JeepJeep]

Was the OP really considering not getting an e9x car just because the drivers side door handle is too small? That seriously leaves me baffled.

[TurboFan]

The only handles a driver needs. The other one is an oh-shit handle for the passenger, imho, and they need plenty of those

[TurboFan]

Next picture will be of a proper traction control system.....hang on....

[Mantis64]

I never missed a handle, and you get used to the window controls.
Not really a deciding issue for most people I think?!?

[JHFW89225]

Originally Posted by findtom

If you look at the driver's side door there is nowhere for them to put a handle without screwing up access to the windows/mirrors.

makes me wonder why they didnt continue the center console style like the E46s