Biggest E60 Ripoff....
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My Ride: E60 2006 525d Steptronic, Carbon Black, M Sport-Package, Style 135M Rims, Beige Interior, Dark Poplar Wood Trim, Comfort Seats, Professional Navigation with BMW Online and BMW Assist, HUD, Logic7, TV, Bluetooth, Speech Control, Active Steering, Adaptive Bi-Xenon, 6-Disc Changer, Heated Seats (front and back), Extended Climate, PDC, Sunroof, Auto-Dim. Int + Folding Exterior Mirrors, Electric Rear- and Side Blinds, Foldable rear seats, Electric Adjustable Steering Wheel
Originally Posted by ObD' post='526675' date='Feb 3 2008, 08:06 PM
1. Navigation - $1900 worth of software
2. Night Vision
3. Active Cruise Control
4. HUD
5. CA
2. Night Vision
3. Active Cruise Control
4. HUD
5. CA
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Originally Posted by ObD' post='526675' date='Feb 3 2008, 02:06 PM
1. Navigation - $1900 worth of software
2. Night Vision
3. Active Cruise Control
4. HUD
5. CA
2. Night Vision
3. Active Cruise Control
4. HUD
5. CA
ACC is almost useless in the Metro DC area especially for a manual transmission. Even in my wifes people mover that ACC is useless on road trips up and down I-95 where we've traveled between NC and CT.
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My Ride: 2005 525i : Alpine White, Steptronic, Black Interior with Amethyst Leather & Popular Grain Brown, 17" 122-Style Rims, Adaptive Bi-Xenon Headlights, Auto Dimming & Folding Mirrors, Advanced A/C, Sports Steering Wheel, Electrically Adjustable Steering Column, Extended Lighting Package, PDC, Sliding Armrest, Bus Navi, Hi-Fi Sound System (MP3 DVDs), CD Changer, Rear Sunshades..
MODS:M-tech front bumper, Painted Grill, Installed Aux-In, Garage Door Opener (Overhead Compartement), ///M Steering wheel, Wood hand brake trim, Wood gear-shift lever. 35% Tint all around..
Got, ACS Roof Spoiler, but not installed..
although i think comfort access is necessary, i doubt it costs BMW half of what people are paying for it...
IMHO, the trophie goes to "Anthracite headliner",
as the car should come with a headliner with similar color, (black on black inter, gray, on gray interior, and so on)
so paying just to have the car with a decent (acceptable) color is a ripoff...
IMHO, the trophie goes to "Anthracite headliner",
as the car should come with a headliner with similar color, (black on black inter, gray, on gray interior, and so on)
so paying just to have the car with a decent (acceptable) color is a ripoff...
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None of the options are a rip off ... because you don't _have_ to buy any of them. Anything is worth what you are willing to pay for it. Yes they are _expensive_ but then when you buy a BMW, what do you expect!
A rip off is defined as when "a person pays too much for something" - but that's all relative. Do i think the Satnav option in a BMW is expensive? Yes. Do I think the functionality in a ?300 tom tom is better? Yes. Do I think the integration of the BMW Satnav with the HUD outweighs the negatives? Yes!
There are many options that are expensive, but none of them are mandatory, and nobody forces you to tick the boxes on the options list.
A rip off is defined as when "a person pays too much for something" - but that's all relative. Do i think the Satnav option in a BMW is expensive? Yes. Do I think the functionality in a ?300 tom tom is better? Yes. Do I think the integration of the BMW Satnav with the HUD outweighs the negatives? Yes!
There are many options that are expensive, but none of them are mandatory, and nobody forces you to tick the boxes on the options list.
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Originally Posted by ImolaRedM' post='526732' date='Feb 3 2008, 04:29 PM
ACC is almost useless in the Metro DC area for a manual transmission.
ACC is useless on road trips up and down I-95 where we've traveled between NC and CT.
ACC is useless on road trips up and down I-95 where we've traveled between NC and CT.
Useful ......most of the times
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Originally Posted by madoon' post='526738' date='Feb 3 2008, 05:50 PM
although i think comfort access is necessary
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most if not all the options are overpriced - thats how they make money. My basic car cost ?24k, i could easily have added 20% to the cost just by adding media pack and leather. It depends on where your pain threshold is!
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My Ride: 2008 535xiT (E61)
Black Sapphire / Black Leather / bamboo.
Steptronic, Full Aero Kit, 35% Tints. 18" Run Flats.
All the goodies short of Active Cruise, Comfort Access and the safty options.
2002 BMW R1150R. Red, Corbin, PIAAs, Fiamm,
#1 CA - A friend has it on hid 330 coupe. Had a good laugh watching him try to get into the trunk. Resorted to shouting "Open Sessame" at one point until it decided to work.
#2 ACC - More of a Lincoln Towncar option. Not very "Ultimate Driving MAchine" is it?
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#2 ACC - More of a Lincoln Towncar option. Not very "Ultimate Driving MAchine" is it?
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My Ride: 2005 525i : Alpine White, Steptronic, Black Interior with Amethyst Leather & Popular Grain Brown, 17" 122-Style Rims, Adaptive Bi-Xenon Headlights, Auto Dimming & Folding Mirrors, Advanced A/C, Sports Steering Wheel, Electrically Adjustable Steering Column, Extended Lighting Package, PDC, Sliding Armrest, Bus Navi, Hi-Fi Sound System (MP3 DVDs), CD Changer, Rear Sunshades..
MODS:M-tech front bumper, Painted Grill, Installed Aux-In, Garage Door Opener (Overhead Compartement), ///M Steering wheel, Wood hand brake trim, Wood gear-shift lever. 35% Tint all around..
Got, ACS Roof Spoiler, but not installed..
Originally Posted by JeffNNJ' post='526753' date='Feb 4 2008, 02:20 AM
Just curious why??
so i think its unfair to make the customer pay more when your already paying so much more,,,
btw... it should already be standard in new (06 +) cars, as they dont seem to be addin alot of hardware anyway...