A $20 Clock Radio vs. a $2000 iDrive

pinmagic · 03-13-2011, 04:08 PM

The $20 clock radio, which automatically adjusts for Daylight Savings Time. Honestly, who programmed this thing for BMW - Elsie, the Borden Cow?

Cuz5150 · 03-13-2011, 04:19 PM

Yep, the Germans don't do time well. Story: back in 99 my Audi A4 came with a clock(non digital) in the instrument panel. Sometime in 2000 they upgraded to digital showing time/date/month/year. Well, the Germans forgot to program leap years.

Needless to say, some people were pisted!
Fast forward 2011 and......................................

They still can't get time right

Dackelone · 03-13-2011, 04:24 PM

Time doesn't matter when we have AUTOBAHNS!!!

Besides... we still have two more weeks of DST over here.

larryn · 03-13-2011, 05:23 PM

Don't be dissin' Elsie!

pinmagic · 03-13-2011, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by larryn

Don't be dissin' Elsie!

I was wondering if anyone would even get that reference - it's been a while since we've seen her!

pinmagic · 03-13-2011, 06:00 PM

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