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Originally Posted by Fulcrum525
Could be worse. I found out a few days ago that on a BMW X5 you absolutely cannot go into drive with the front door opened. You can attempt to put it into drive but the stupid computer will just put it right back into park again. (I only wanted to move forward an extra 2 feet  )
I guess that just means that it's no good for drive by's
Top Gear US Special - Drive-By Shooting - YouTube
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I wonder what PITA egghead thought that little trick up? What measurable percentage of door open disasters with BMW caused them to wire the door to the shifter?
I can think of one thing this would hamper. Being able to open the door a bit and verify the line of the tires is pretty useful for driving a car onto a lift, but this would make that impossible. Yet another engineering marvel than makes it more difficult to work on the car for the long term.