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      05-21-2012, 04:50 PM   #1
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Things I'd wish I had ordered

If I could go back I would have added:
-Enhanced Bluetooth
-auto headlights
-interior light package
-hk audio system

If I had the dosh, I would have added:
-Visibility package
-m brakes
-electric seats
-folding mirrors
-navigation pro + Internet + apps

Just info for potential buyers
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      05-21-2012, 05:03 PM   #2
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At least you don't need to regret not having electric seats. They are overpriced, and the standard ones are just as fast and easy to adjust
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      05-22-2012, 12:19 AM   #3
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At least you don't need to regret not having electric seats. They are overpriced, and the standard ones are just as fast and easy to adjust
I disagree- your key remembers your settings- so when my gf gets in the car the seats auto adjust to how she likes the seat- and when I get back in they go back to how I like them.

Solve the most annoying thing in the world: someone messing with my seat
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      05-22-2012, 01:08 AM   #4
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Got the point. You'll survive somehow....
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I miss...

...leather seats. Next time I'll take the leather interior again.
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haha- i sure will- cannot wait until next week!!!!
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Only thing I wish I had included is the black panel display, though not the end of the world.

Sat nav is a nice to have but it's a waste of money as usually know where I'm going. HK would have been more useful, though as listen to speech radio mostly couldn't justify, opted instead for the auto box which I use daily and the visibility pack as the most distinctive aspect to the car
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      05-22-2012, 07:22 AM   #8
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Interesting post. Here is my list:

If I could go back I would have added:
- HK Audio
- Universal Remote Control

If I had the dosh, I would have added:
- Electric Seats
- Navi Pro + Apps
- Adaptive Suspension
- Rear-View Camera

Yes, I know, I like my gadgets!
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If I could go back I would have added:
-Enhanced Bluetooth
-auto headlights
-interior light package
-hk audio system

If I had the dosh, I would have added:
-Visibility package
-m brakes
-electric seats
-folding mirrors
-navigation pro + Internet + apps

Just info for potential buyers
What do you make of the standard bluetooth/USB setup? Is the sound qulaity that bad through the Aux?
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      05-23-2012, 03:16 AM   #10
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not even received the car yet- comes through next week- i use the aux in my current BMW with standard 6 speaker audio and its fine. i'll let you know how it sounds then
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Black panel display - just about the only thing i DIDN'T order :-( darn
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Black panel display - just about the only thing i DIDN'T order :-( darn
6WA Extended info display (Black Panel) is a no cost option if you picked 609 Navi Pro
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to be honest, I also thought the Aux connection in my E87 sounded ok. I think if I had opted for HK then I would upgrade to the better USB connection.

I will buy myself a Y cable which I have seen for £13 and put it to the test. If the sound is that bad, I will put my music on a USB and play it through that.
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6WA Extended info display (Black Panel) is a no cost option if you picked 609 Navi Pro
the Nav system seemed an expensive option...I have pretty good maps on both an iPhone and an iPad, plus I have a Garmin somewhere...
...so any nab system would have really been wasted on me.
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Wish List: BMW add Head-Up Display to current 1 series
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Wish List: BMW add Head-Up Display to current 1 series
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but when it does come, i bet you have to have top everything in order to get it
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I didn't spec my car, took a pre-specced one in stock which matched pretty much everything I knew about and wanted at the time (except that I was going to buy a 116i but this one was a 118i).

After having been on these forums for a while though, I think I would have loved:

- HK audio
- Full black panel display
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Harmon Kardon, electric folding side mirrors & M sport package
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At least you don't need to regret not having electric seats. They are overpriced, and the standard ones are just as fast and easy to adjust
I disagree- your key remembers your settings- so when my gf gets in the car the seats auto adjust to how she likes the seat- and when I get back in they go back to how I like them.

Solve the most annoying thing in the world: someone messing with my seat
Just thought I'd second the comment about worst thing in world about someone messing with your seat mirrors and radio stations should be illegal lol
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Just thought I'd second the comment about worst thing in world about someone messing with your seat mirrors and radio stations should be illegal lol
it doesnt matter if you get it back in the right position- it always plays on my mind: 'have i got it back in the right position? i'm not sure, argh!'

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Arggggh I hate you lot. I just ordered the Full Back Panel display (6WA) @ £125 just i time it seems
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you'll thank us for it when it arrives
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