Hello, first time BMW owner here and I have a question - The brakes on my new X1 feel extremely 'stiff', as if I have to put a greater amount of effort that I am used to in order to stop quickly, and even remain at a stop (otherwise the car creeps forwards). The steering I know is hydraulic assist and that explains the stiffness there, but the brakes I would imagine not much difference than any other decently build vehicle. The car does 'hunt' a little bit when driving straight but coming from Electronic assist steering I kind of expected that.

I know there was a recall but I just purchased this car last week, and I would imagine the dealership had already taken care of that (BMW Motorwerks in Bloomington, MN).

Is this something I should just get used to, or any other X1 drivers out there have a very different experience?

BTW I've owned many types of cars over the years, from Audi's to Mazda's and Hyundai's and the engine in this thing is simply fantastic (2.0L Turbo).

Thanks for any input,

Matt Sweeney