02-02-2014, 08:45 AM | #1 |
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The options you wish you chose
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com However, there are small little extras that being sensible we decide we want but can live without... and then a week after delivery wish we'd added when ordering the car. I ordered an F21 116D M Sport with the following options:
And I wish I had added:
What are yours?
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02-02-2014, 10:39 AM | #4 |
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I've been through about 9 BMWs over the years so made the mistakes on spec choices to know now what I want or feel I need. So not regrets this time round at all, but then again the 335d has about 10k of extras on it so really shouldn't have any regrets!
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02-02-2014, 04:11 PM | #6 |
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I don't miss black panel, and I am glad I picked DAB radio. The only thing I sometimes miss, is the feature that reads the speed limit. I haven't looked into what it costs.
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02-02-2014, 05:23 PM | #7 |
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I'm going over and over this at the moment and my car hasn't even arrived yet!! I was a bit restricted as it's a company car so couldn't flex my budget!
Ended up ordering a 125d M Sport in Estoril Blue and just had enough room for the HK HiFi. |
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02-03-2014, 01:47 AM | #9 |
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02-03-2014, 01:59 AM | #10 |
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I wish for 118i to be able to choose the optional faster steering rack like the M135i.
I wish for the box that never existed the LSD (<-- yes it will never happen or there's Quafe, but still~) |
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02-03-2014, 03:48 AM | #11 |
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Comfort Access (this no key slot and having to have a loose key fob floating around is an annoying half ass-ed job. May as well have bought the whole thing and had full useful functions too) |
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02-03-2014, 06:12 AM | #12 |
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02-03-2014, 06:13 AM | #13 |
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As an owner of an F20 Estoril Blue M-Sport with Plus Pack I feel I got all the main options I wanted.
The bits that really make the car special are HK Stereo and Blue Sport Calipers. Ideal car would have been the 125D but couldn't justify the extra £50 a month company car tax for extra 30hp. During test drive the 120D felt every bit as quick. |
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02-03-2014, 07:39 AM | #14 |
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Our F20 has a dedicated slot for the key fob under the climate panel.
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02-03-2014, 08:00 AM | #15 | |
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I have one of those too but without the full Comfort Access package I think its a waste of time and would prefer a socket the grabs the key like in my E82 near the stop start button. |
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02-03-2014, 08:48 AM | #16 | |
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But the old style turn key ignition is still more intuitive to me than the start button. I sometimes start the engine again when I just want to silence the radio. And I can not lean into the car to start the engine while clearing the windows from ice. I have to sit inside and step on the clutch pedal. |
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02-03-2014, 12:07 PM | #18 |
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Mid specced ours and so far, nothing. Only on 550 miles.
I don't get "fully loading" an already well specced car that is known for it's great VFM. Especially heavy options. |
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02-03-2014, 12:32 PM | #19 |
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I somewhat regret not getting Bluetooth Professional and Speed Limit Information. If I bought my car today, I would probably have ticked those boxes. If I however had to give something up to get these two options, then I probably would have kept my car as it is.
Comfort Access was on my list until I found out Keyless Go was standard. I usually open one of the rear doors or the hatch first, so it wouldn't have been much use to me. |
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02-03-2014, 05:42 PM | #20 |
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02-06-2014, 12:57 AM | #22 |
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Can't start a new thread since I'm a new user.. Anyway -
which one would you suggest for a true petrolhead, a 120d automatic with some options (radio professional, sport seats) or a 118i manual with M sport package and almost no options? The price is more or less the same. I was thinking about the 118i but there're so many positive responses about 120d and 8-speed automatic so I'm really in doubt now. Unfortunately can't afford both 120d auto AND M package. And my main concern re: diesel is I mostly do very short trips. Unfortunately local dealers don't have any of 1-series available for test drive. Any thoughts are welcome! |
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