DSNieman 
2004 BMW 7 Series Sedan 745i 4dr Sedan (4.4L 8cyl 6A)
Technology Hell
 I love the road manners of the 745i. 
You can't beat the handeling and 
performance.  However, the I Drive, I 
could do without.  It's cumbersome and 
awkward.  I would use the voice 
activation but it doesn't work when 
other people are talking in the car.  
The sound system is phenomenol but 
could BMW use an in-dash 6 disc versus 
a magazine?  I still have not figured 
out how to program the key to link to 
my seat and radio settings.  Lastly, 
my navigation system is not easy to 
use compared with Lexus and Acura.  
Periodically it showed me driving in 
water rather than land.