Show Us Your Motors!

[mrk]

I thought you would enjoy pushing back manually.

Best thing I've read all day and I've read some weird ****

 

[Fr0dders]

Best thing I've read all day and I've read some weird ****

must admit its childish but incredibly funny

 

[Participant]

OMG Janesy B did a funny.

Pretty smart Dazman. I looked at the petrol versions of those a while back, they seem nice and are so comfy.

Lol Slime101 only got suspended for his outburst .

 

[Westyfield2]

F10 Options

Most of the stuff on the list is junk you dont order though, I mean £2k for a professional rear seat entertainment system?

One bit that narks me is them still charging for Xenons. Fair enough charging for them back on the E39, it was a new shiny technology that not everyone would want.... but in 2011 on a £40K BMW to be charging £920 for Xenons seems a bit much to me.

 

[mrk]

Yeah Xenons should really be standard on all modern cars. They draw less power, give a better light, are more efficient and last longer. What's to lose?!

 

[Participant]

Yeah Xenons should really be standard on all modern cars. They draw less power, give a better light, are more efficient and last longer. What's to lose?!

ALL modern cars? So Nissan Micra customers would pay an extra £500 on the retail price for xenons? Doesn't really make business sense that.

One bit that narks me is them still charging for Xenons. Fair enough charging for them back on the E39, it was a new shiny technology that not everyone would want.... but in 2011 on a £40K BMW to be charging £920 for Xenons seems a bit much to me.

A bit much? £900 for xenons on a 550i M-Sport is an absolute joke. Although if it was included they'd just increase base price by £900.

Imagine a customer interested in media pro but not at all in xenons. You rather pay £900 less off base price than be forced to pay for xenons you didn't want.

 

[Westyfield2]

What's to lose?!

A moreless guaranteed extra £920 on each purchase!

 

[Janesy B]

Yeah Xenons should really be standard on all modern cars. They draw less power, give a better light, are more efficient and last longer. What's to lose?!

Profit margins.

 

[[TW]Fox]

A bit much? £900 for xenons on a 550i M-Sport is an absolute joke

I agree. What's even more bizarre is that Xenons are standard fit on the E92 across the range and always have been - even if you have a base 320i, it has Xenons.

 

[peterattheboro]

I know that's BMWs guide price but I'm sure you could haggle free Xenons when ordering your £40,000 executive saloon

 

[mjt]

That F10 is just so awesome I'm debating whether it's worth persuading my dad into the new CLS...

The problem is that there are already so many F10s, and you can't tell any of them apart. Unless he goes for a 535..

 

[Cosimo]

A bit much? £900 for xenons on a 550i M-Sport is an absolute joke. Although if it was included they'd just increase base price by £900.

Imagine a customer interested in media pro but not at all in xenons. You rather pay £900 less off base price than be forced to pay for xenons you didn't want.

It’s a joke but it’s the same for all F10s and options make BMW the money. It’s the same with Mercedes and Audi. They won’t change the system and it’s quite a shock when you see an options list for the first time.

Most people don’t buy the xenon option but get the visibility package (xenon, adaptive, high beam assist or similar) and the professional media package. The packages offer some good value. Let’s face it, if you are prepared to buy an expensive car you should be prepared to spend a bit extra on some of the “essential” options. It’s nothing new.

 

[mjt]

Most people don’t buy the xenon option but get the visibility package (xenon, adaptive, high beam assist or similar) and the professional media package. The packages offer some good value. Let’s face it, if you are prepared to buy an expensive car you should be prepared to spend a bit extra on some of the “essential” options. It’s nothing new.

Anybody with even an ounce of sanity gets the packages. It's clearly the most cost-efficient way of specifying options.

 

[Joshy]

A few more of me yesterday

 

[peige]

Dynamique TomTom dCi 130 Eco² Euro 4

 

[Berger]

A few more of me yesterday

Do you have different wheels front to rear?

Always wanted to go to Brands, but it's a long long way away and I would want to do the full track, which at £500 a pop, ill give a miss!

 

[Fr0dders]

It’s a joke but it’s the same for all F10s and options make BMW the money. It’s the same with Mercedes and Audi. They won’t change the system and it’s quite a shock when you see an options list for the first time.

Most people don’t buy the xenon option but get the visibility package (xenon, adaptive, high beam assist or similar) and the professional media package. The packages offer some good value. Let’s face it, if you are prepared to buy an expensive car you should be prepared to spend a bit extra on some of the “essential” options. It’s nothing new.

its interesting however that they don't do it on the 3 door 3 series range.

on coupes and cabriolets they are standard apparently.

 

[Firestar_3x]

New camera for Christmas and it's the first chance i've had since getting the car back to go and take a few nice photos.

Least the cars not pink anymore....

 

[Participant]

Dynamique TomTom dCi 130 Eco² Euro 4

Teehee

I thought that was a joke until I Googled it .

 

[Princey]

All clean and polished and right now I'm at Monkfish Peformance getting my Wortec exhaust fitted! I'm going to do a thread later as a mini review as I've had the car 3 months now. I'll try and include some sound clips.