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That's an absolutely stunning car! Hope it was worth all the pain of the long wait in the end ...
I've got an F30 330d M Sport in EBII with very similar spec on order (though sadly I wimped out on Superman spec & went with black Dakota). It's great to hear the good comments about the HK as well. I have a very serious home hi-fi system and I generally don't expect great things from car hi-fi systems. Sounds like this one could change that. My car should be arriving in two weeks' time - can't wait! |
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12-01-2012, 12:23 PM | #73 | |
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I would add though, coming from other cars fitted with standard systems, the BMW standard kit is still better than most. Not many standard car systems have woofers under the seats, which is probably why some take a dim view to it, it encourages higher volumes.....where it falls over. You wouldn't dare putting the volume that high on a standard Audi or Merc system....trust me This is what is really perculiar to me. I would hazard a guess that BMW's are more likely to have the sound system upgraded to HK (from seeing used car option lists, and users on forums like this one). Your average Merc or Audi driver is less likely to opt for the upgraded system, and they have a worse system to start with.....odd |
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The standard system isn't terrible I agree; I can't comment on how it compares to other cars as I've had BMWs for many years now; but for £650 the HK upgrade is a steal, so much better than standard for the little added cost!
I don't think HK is spec'd that much though; the 2 dealers I visited while looking at the F30 didn't have any cars in stock for me to try it in (not even older used ones), and the salespeople I spoke to didn't have much experience of it and didn't know much about it, as if it's not something that's chosen much. I think enthusiasts on forums are more likely to go more mad on the options list and be more bothered about getting the best, than e.g. a company car driver (sadly making up many 3 Series sales!) with a base spec, so perhaps all the talk on here about HK and HUD etc. isn't representative of the bigger picture? I could be wrong though, but my sales guy did say it's not spec'd very often, though it most definitely should be! I was much more impressed with the F30’s standard system compared with the standard system in my 135i though. That really is bad, very thin-sounding and dull. I almost didn't go for the HK in the end, but I'm into my music so thought for the cost it was probably worth having. I'm sure I won't be disappointed
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In my many used car searches (autotrader, BMW auc, pistonheads), hk appears to be very rare on the f30. I think most people don't have it as a priority - in my experience, most people (I have taken quite a few to hifi shops overs the years and made them listen) can tell more difference between different audio setups than they think.
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Personally I've found BMW's have the worst sounding standard systems of all their competitors, especially in Europe where we don't get the business system as standard. My Mercedes which has just gone back had the standard system and it sounded great. The F11 I had before with the standard system really was poor as was the F31 I test drove. On the E60, E92 and X5 I owned I went for the business sound system upgrade. This will be my first time going for HK.
I've got a Hertz Kia Ceed at the moment and I think it's sound system is great. |
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I'm not enjoying the standard sound system.
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Waiting to see when (if) BMW make it available for the F30. They did a £600 one for the E81 I had.
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I'm sure it is but I can't let grammar like that go unpunished
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