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I find my MK5 on 19's rides smoother than previous MK3 on 18's. But MK3 was lowered on Eibachs where MK5 sits high on Standard Suspension. Perhaps Sports Springs have much higher Spring rates to reduce car roll giving the harsher ride.

Peter
 
So, 3 months into my 240 Ecoboost the list of things I dislike is huge! In no particular order :) (much of this is compared to my old Mk4 Eco)

Button layout on the Sony audio
Heated screens in opposite corners, why?
Temp controls are now fiddly buttons compared to easy to use knobs
Heated steering wheel, a very hard to hit button on the display which disappears completely when Android Auto is open
Drivers door buttons
They appear to have moved forward on the arm rest so that my hand now rests naturally on the rears rather than the fronts.
Move forward to the front and I clip the ultra sensitive child lock or folding mirror buttons
Still a lack of storage in the boot
Steering seems to be vague, over/under responsive for small movements (possibly due to lane assist?)
Accelerator pedal has less space to the right of it, I often drag my foot down the trim.
Fuel consumption, OMG I lost 5mpg compared to my 200hp Mk4
Ride, OK my fault for buying a second-hand car with 19" alloys and sports suspension but still it seems to ride very rough.

Oh and one other thing but I have no idea what is causing it, there seems to be an exaggerated 'roar' when planting my foot even at low speeds.

Don't get me wrong I still love it, it looks so much better than my old Mk4 and I loved that. All the extra tech is awesome and I wouldn't go back but it just seems their are so many minor design flaws.
I saw this post and chuckled your observations are spot on.

Drivers door buttons are in the wrong position, I'm forever opening up the rear windows by mistake I was beginning to think my arms were the wrong length.

Steering vague? I've noticed that since the IPC update and moving the digital speedo to the centre I'm now able to use the Lane keeping function all the time. I've noticed it sometimes interacts and makes the steering feel vague and this isn't because of a line being crossed, it's just a bit off putting when the steering suddenly for no reason has no resistance for a split second.

Another annyonance is the removal of the ESP button from the centre console, yes I know it's in the dashboard settings but it takes 4 clicks to activate, hardly convenient when youve spun out and need to turn off to regain engine revs and control.

I too love the MK5 and considering keeping her for the long term which is unusual for me as I normally change every 3 years but it ticks all the boxes...
 
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What I forgot to add was the steering wheel d-pads and buttons which have become almost obsolete for me.

I now mainly change the volume using the dial as the buttons need more effort to find compared to the instinctive pad, ditto with the phone I answer by pressing the screen since the arm was removed. Some of this could be countered using the much improved voice control but again removing the stalk/button leaves me trying to feel where the button moved to.
 
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I used to like the voice control until I saw my cousin's BMW 5 series and realized just how primitive it actually is by comparison.

In the Mondeo:

Me: "Find a point of interest"

Sync: "By name or by category?"

Me: "By name"

Sync: "Begin spelling"

Me: "M-A-R-R-I-O-T-T"

[List of matches is displayed; Marriott is usually the first, assuming I spelled its name correctly]

Sync: "Continue spelling or choose"

Me: "Line 1"

Sync: "When ready, press the voice button and say 'Set as destination' "

[I push the voice button]

Me: "Set as destination"

Sync: "Setting destination"

In the BMW:

Me: "Navigate to Marriott hotel"

[Marriott hotel's name and address are displayed]

Car: "Is this the correct destination?"

Me: "Yes"

[Marriott is set as destination]
 
aaaaaaah, brill, I love it.

Go on Vlad, get yourself a 2 litre 8 speed auto 528 M Sport - just don't look as nice as a Mondeo with all the body kit on but, they do leave the 2 litre ecoboost for dead
 
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The problem is, I got used to a certain level of refinement and comfort. And refinement and comfort are extremely expensive in a BMW. I could perhaps afford a BMW with a nicer engine than the Ecoboost, but if I were to add navigation, LED headlights and one or two gizmos to it, it would get out of my reach in no time. :(
 
Ha ha, I know what you mean. My friend went absolutely mad when he found out his 528M Sport did not come with folding mirrors as standard - I could not stop laughing when I pulled up beside him in my kitted out Mk5 Titanium
 
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The last three cars I have owned started started with an ST200 which I thought was the best of the MK2's Ford produced. Came with most items included especially looks. In my time with car only mods were to add EBC pads essential, then swap cassette player for the CD version.

Moving on to the MK3, thought I would try the Diesel ST. The only extras available this car did not have were a sun roof and heated rear seats. These I could live without and I found car was very enjoyable to drive especially when Bluefinned and lowered with Eibach Springs.

When looking at a move to the MK5 lucked out with finding one with a good specification. Comes with most bells and whistles. I did watch out for an equivalent 3 Series at the time but there were no cars available with anything close to the specs of the Ford within my budget unless mega miles. It seems many BMW owners also have to work to a budget an prefer the driving experience rather than gadgets.

One other point, all three of my last cars came through Ford Direct, this seems to be the best source of well specified Fords.

Peter
 
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Well I got my MK5 in April 2017 and shortly after than was posting in this thread quite a bit. I got it on a PCH and have just requested to terminate the contract early (4 years). They are picking it up tomorrow and I can't say I'm sad about it, just never got on with it. I'm not against Ford, my first car was a Prefect in the late 1960's and I have had Counsul, Zodiac Cortinas, before I went to Germany in 1972. Over there I had a Taunus (Cortina equivilant) and a 12M (Escort), back home I have had Sierras and the full range of Mondeos.

But this MK5 has not grown on me at all. I have done less than 9000 miles which included 2 Trips to Europe, 3 Trips to Scotland from Somerset and twice to London.

We still have a MK 4 Estate and getting into that is like pulling on an old much loved comfortable pair of slipper.

Bye Bye MK5, no tears shed.
 
I too miss my Mk4 and, could I turn back time, I wouldn't "upgrade" again. I'm using quotes because sometimes I feel like it was anything but an upgrade.

But on the other hand, I drove yesterday with my daughters to a nearby shop, I parked outside, and while they were looking at shoes and T-shirts I had nothing to do but wait. While waiting, I literally couldn't stop looking through the window at my car, wondering how beautiful it was. I just couldn't look away. I've owned eight cars before this, this is my ninth, but I have never experienced this before. No other car I've owned had this effect on me, this deep urge to turn my head just to have one more look at it.
 
This isn't a what I dislike but a what I like. I've not long ago seen a mk5 in white with twin duplex exhaust system. It looked great. It also had what looked like air deflectors at the rear of the side sill. Really good looking
 
Before I start Love how it looks and goes,

HATE how water still pours into the boot and on your head when it's been raining .

Yes the window buttons are to far forward like others here always operate the rears.

Hate that the stereo keeps rebooting but even when it doesn't hate that the surround mode in settings always reverts to stereo.

The clock never changes with the hour change even thou it's set to do so.

The ambiant lighting could be better.

Hate that when the car is wet the handles will lock when you grab to open even though you unlocked the car because it's chucking it down you just want to get in.

Hate that the tones of chimes change from time to time and so you're looking at the display for what's wrong.

Hate that the leather marks due to seatbelts when you fold seats down this was a problem on my mk3 you'd think they could sort this stuff out by now .

Finally hate the economy NOTHING at all like what they quote. even when I drive like a nun.
 
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What I hate at the moment, not being able to drive the bloody thing, apart from the weekly drive to the shop.

Mind you car is very economical at the moment, gallons per week that is.

Peter
 
Before I start Love how it looks and goes,

HATE how water still pours into the boot and on your head when it's been raining .
you would think that launching the mk5 7 years after the mk4, that they would have read feedback on forums like this and complaints to dealerships, and fixed that issue by now! all it needs is a different shaped glass or a proper frame around the rear window or something to channel the water into the side channels instead of letting it run into the boot! or even make the glass and the boot opening 'parallel' at the sides so the water doesnt have wide points it can gush in through when the boot is opened!

im no designer or engineer but even I can work THAT much out!
 
The thing I hate about mine is the lack of switch for turning on and off the auto high beam. It’s a great system but it often fails on motorways with the concrete centre barriers so I switch it off for them but it’s all messing about in the menu’s (unless I’m missing something obvious). My old 5 series just had a simple switch on the end of the indicator stalk.
 
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Yes, although it's an automatic setup that normally works well. You have to drive with hand ready by stalk to override and dip light when system does not react quick enough.

This is often with trucks and higher vehicles approaching where central barrier obscuring their lights from sensor.

Peter
 
Just turn off the auto high beam feature for good, and switch between high and low beams yourself. The way it's implemented in the Mk5 makes it very easy and convenient: push the lever towards the dash to turn the high beam on or off, pull it towards you to give a short flash.

In the Mk4 it was a bit awkward, because the lever went only one way, and the difference between a flash and a high beam activation consisted solely in the force you put into pulling the lever. Countless times I wanted to flash and I turned on the high beam instead because I pulled the lever just a tiny bit too hard. Nasty design. But in the Mk5 it's bliss.

The thing is, auto high beam doesn't mean that you simply forget about it. It's not like the auto headlights feature, which works consistently and reliably. With the auto high beam I was always, always paying attention to what it was doing: "Let's see, now it should switch to high beam, will it switch? Oh, yes, it did. Cool! Now, a car is coming the other way. Will it switch to low beam? Come on, come on... oh, it did, that's good. Now, there's no one coming the other way, will it switch to high beam? Hmmm... no, it's not switching. Why won't it switch? Oh, it's probably because of that street light over there. OK, I'll do it myself." And it would go on like this for the entire journey. Very tiring and annoying. It's much easier and more convenient to just do it myself every time.
 
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