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Of course, I am only putting forward my experience with DAB from listening to it in the car. We have a small DAB unit at home and it is too small to gauge proper quality from. Anyway, yes, DAB has lots of channels to choose from, so if you like variety, the DAB is good value. If you like music without idiot announcers talking rubbish with each other, then some DAB channels are for you (me). Nova Nation is pretty much 99% music WITHOUT chatter. Great for music. Bird radio is great for 5 seconds and Chemist Warehouse has easy listening music with ads for……I will let you guess. So it does work for some like me, as long as you know its limitations. And no, you won't impress your friends as no one will know the difference between DAB & FM for sound quality. Probably yes to DAB & AM but the AM stations are on DAB anyway.
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11-16-2012, 08:05 PM | #68 |
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Thanks for the feedback David. Actually, I might not have to even bother if this article is true... goes to show I should read other sub-forums before shooting from the hip
http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=770807 As for dealing with the sun, I'm starting to lean towards a tint - particularly for the side windows forward of the B pillar.
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I guess I'm not an audio buff but I find it quite clear and crisp. I like the variety and no ads, so its a winner for me, but if I had to limit the options I was choosing due to $$ it would probably be one of the first to go. |
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When I first got my car I was a bit disappointed with the DAB. But I have just had an E91 loan car for a week (without DAB) and the FM signal had so much static. You don't get that with DAB. So now I am happy with that choice.
So far I have only found that in Melb only Gold 104.3 displays song name.
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Anyway, I drove the 335i M Sport and it really surprised me. I expected a lazier 6-cyl experience. It sounded great and had peak torque figures very similar to the N20 (technically slightly better at 1200rpm). The 335 delivered a very similar drive to the N20, but with the great I6 soundtrack. I settled on the 335i M Sport and have spec'ed the M Performance exhaust also. Now the wait, January 2013 build...going to be a long one.
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Thanks for the feedback David. Actually, I might not have to even bother if this article is true... goes to show I should read other sub-forums before shooting from the hip
http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=770807 As for dealing with the sun, I'm starting to lean towards a tint - particularly for the side windows forward of the B pillar.
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I am trying to play spot the difference with the extended display. As far as i can tell, the differences are
- digital consumption needle instead of analogue - digital readout for energy recovery. Dont know what it is actually telling me - extended always will show gear selector where standard may not - extended shows speed limit indicator (irrelevant for me as i didnt option that) - maybe trip computer, lists is not overwritten by service indicators in extended - extended repeats nav directions and standard doesnt The us version of the owners manual doesnt say where the driving experience indicator is for the extended display. It says for standard it is displayed in the status Area (zone 3)
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Some good news - my build week has been bought forward to 20121250 - starting around 10th December. Still confirmed with new Nav and M Sport.
What lead/shipping times have AU/NZ owners experienced for SA built cars?
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But for the sake of a few weeks i asked for jan 2013 in case they make any improvements and retool during the xmas break. You know.... Stuff like implementing the new steering components ;-) i also figured i get the benefit of having the build date in 2013 for resale
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Resale value in NZ is based on month of registration -- which will be late Jan/early Feb.
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One other thing that appears to have happened since Nov 1, Comfort Access is now standard on the 335i (in NZ at least) and my car price has dropped accordingly.
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In regard to the DAB+, I've changed my view on it since I sorted out my equaliser settings.
It's quite good and when I run split-screen it's good being able to see track and artist information, it lets me check out more music by an artist I like when I don't catch the back-announcement. The tint I had the dealership do prior to delivery is top notch, and I know I get to take it straight back if there's any problems. Again, having had time in a car with no tint (and I do a south to north commute so I get blasted with the sun morning and evening) I wouldn't have it any other way. I have the Extended display and have spent time in a car that doesn't have it. It's not a must have, but I'd definitely choose it if I had a "go-over". |
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Regarding tinting, the information I've received (which is supported by observations I've made) is that dealership tinting is often quite different from what you will get with a professional tinter or a company like SolAce.
Apparently tinting elements have a thermal rating in addition to their visual light rating. So a tint may eliminate 65% of natural light, but only eliminate 30% of the radiant heat. Apparently dealership tints tend to be this type - looks good on the car, but doesn't do much to reduce heat. Professional tinters tend to use the same elements manufactured for household window tinting, which often has a thermal rating equal or close to the visual light rating. This is also how these companies have access to darker-than-legal tint, because they use them for houses. I had my sides and rear window tinted with 20% (80% light reduction) tints that also had 70% thermal reduction and it ended up costing me $270. They guy that did it will go down to 5% tints (95% reduction) but cautioned that at that level, there's a good chance of getting pulled over or having an insurance company deny your claim if they feel the tints were the cause of an accident (and speaking as a former insurance claim investigator, they'll find a way). I've never heard of anyone that has gotten fined or even pulled over for 20% tints, but it's always a gamble. (Edit: Added in an image to show off new tints)
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Oz did you get carbon, metallic or ceramic tint? Reflect Effect did carbon 20% on mine and it looks great. Was advised metallic will interfere with the antenna on the rear window.
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The only problem we had was the roof brake light on the rear window - on E92s the guy says it can just be unclipped and dropped down but he couldn't get my brake light off the roof, so in the end he had to cut around it. Overall I'm very happy with the job, and the price.
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Copy of order detail attached, anyone know what 'Location' relates to?
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