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    The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?

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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    07/28/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    Finally, a seat control designed by optometrists.

    "Better this way" hummm "or this way?"

    "Better this way" hummm "or this way?"

    "How 'bout now?" FLIP.
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    Image of Iron-Balls Minardi Iron-Balls Minardi
    07/28/09

    @Elhigh: That's why sex with an optometrist is such an odd experience.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/28/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    I thought this was going to be like a "bus driver's friend."

    They could have come up with a dozen other names, even "All Seat Control" -- anything.

    Also I think the passengers should be responsible for themselves--because I imagine the conversation:
    Whhhr.
    "OK, so how's that lumbar support? No?"
    Whhhhhr.
    "Ok, how about this? No? Back the other way?"
    Whhhr.
    OK. What? the seat back?"
    Whhhhhhr.
    "Too much? OK, now??"
    Whr. Whr. Whr. Whr.WHHHRRRRRRR.
    *smell of burning electrics
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    Image of Pizza!Pizza!Pizza! Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
    07/28/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: And then you'd have those polite passengers, back aching, knees pressed up around their stomachs. 'No, no, it's fine. I swear. Great work. I'm very comfortable... *sigh* What? Oh no, it's fine, it's... fine.'
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    07/27/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    Until fairly recently, the "Gentleman Function" on my car was unlocking the passenger side door with my key so I could open the door for a lady friend. No power locks, no fancy keyfob, but an actual lock on the passenger side of the car.

    And dammit, that's how I liked it.

    /Get off my lawn
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    07/28/09

    @FromaBuick6: I get rained on twice as much as my wife does, and that's okay with me.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    07/27/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    This wouldn't dimish my fondness for the new 7-series.

    And anyways, you wouldn't be able to find it in those menus anyways if you are old enough to afford this. /stereotype
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    07/27/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    That's absolutely fantastic. I would have hours of enjoyment on long road trips randomly adjusting my wife's seat.
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    Image of Jack_Burton Jack_Burton
    07/27/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    What would really sell in this market-strata, would be a function that actively "blinds" paprazzi upskirt photos using infra-red (autofocus scrambler) and optional visible light strobes to protect a woman's modesty as she exits a vehicle.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    07/27/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?

    Apparently, forcibly taking control of the the freedom of movement of the person in the passenger's seat, is considered to be the 'gentlemen function'.

    Did Max Mosley design this car?
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    Image of joneez wants the clunkers he paid for joneez wants the clunkers he paid for
    07/27/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    So, will this setting prevent that prick in the 7 series from cutting me off and running me off the road? Because a real gentleman doesn't do that kind of shit.
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    07/27/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    You immature cavemen! This is a legitimate breakthrough in auto ergonomics and you make crude jokes. I wish the commenting system had a gentleman function.
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    Image of jaymcminn jaymcminn
    07/27/09

    @mr_dude: Ugh, don't give them any ideas- it's bad enough already!
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    07/27/09

    @mr_dude: It's hard to be a gentleman when you are drunk on brefass scotch and Crackpipe Liqueur.

    Still, we try with our golf claps.
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    Image of jaymcminn jaymcminn
    07/27/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    I figured it would configure the satnav to display all the "gentlemen's clubs" within a hundred-mile radius.
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    Image of TrojanMan88 TrojanMan88
    07/27/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    Shouldn't this say at the bottom: "Article credit: Edmunds"?
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    07/27/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    "For her pleasure" was already trademarked.
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    Image of PatFromGundo PatFromGundo
    07/27/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    Perhaps "Courtesy Function" might have done the job without being so 19th century? (I mean, seriously, "Gentleman Function" makes me think of the George Clooney love seat from "Burn After Reading.")
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    Image of MrBangBam MrBangBam
    07/27/09

    @PatFromGundo:Agreed
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    Image of Pizza!Pizza!Pizza! Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
    07/27/09

    @PatFromGundo: Too true. Though perhaps the term has been marred by the 'courtesy flush.'
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    07/27/09

    @PatFromGundo: BMW should give you a job in their translation department. I hope they consulted more than Google Translate and Babelfish.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    07/27/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    Does a white glove pop out of the glove box and slap you in the face?
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    Image of TatsuFX TatsuFX
    07/27/09

    In reply to The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
    So I guess it's not German for "Happy Ending"...
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