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      08-15-2015, 12:29 PM   #89
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I think your worrying all for nothing & your willing to spend major $$ for a non issue. I live just down the road from you and it rarely gets below freezing temps here in the winter which only lasts a few months if that. I have PSS as well and never have any problems. In the days it does dip below freezing, just take it easy.
Thanks. That's good to know. I worry a lot. Driving more carefully on a few days would save major $$.

Staying home on the few really bad weather days we have makes sense too. To paraphrase Mr. Miyagi from the Karate Kid, "Best defense: not be there".
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      08-18-2015, 10:28 AM   #90
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I thought it was a standard option. I better check my window sticker to see if it was an option on mine. I might of assumed it was since my exhaust tips were black chrome.
You might be thinking of a sport exhaust which is the standard exhaust for M235i. There is another M Performance exhaust option which is a few thousand dollars and not available from factory. Similar to the carbon fibre interior.
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      08-18-2015, 01:58 PM   #91
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Yeah, I think that was what I was thinking. The sad thing the M Perf exhaust does not increase much HP. Does any one have one who went from sport to MP exhaust?
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Yeah, I think that was what I was thinking. The sad thing the M Perf exhaust does not increase much HP. Does any one have one who went from sport to MP exhaust?
The only reason you buy MPerf exhaust is to make your car louder.

There are also lots of threads on the difference and comparisons.
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      08-18-2015, 02:50 PM   #93
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Thanks Killramos. No HP gains, then BMW can keep it. I'm too old for that...I like my exhaust quiet without attracting cops attention. I'll just wait for my Dinan upgrades down the road.
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ED,

J/K.

The ED wait for re-delivery. Ughhh.
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      09-19-2015, 11:32 PM   #95
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why do you regret the ferric grey wheels? I think getting the ferric grey was one of my best option decisions
I regret not getting them, i guess the thread title can be interperated in two ways. Options you regret getting or options you regret not getting
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      09-22-2015, 01:30 PM   #96
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For 4 years I have regretted not getting Tech and Drivers Assistance on my 135i so this time around I ordered the car with everything I wanted. HOPEFULLY no regrets this time around!

Ended up going XI, Tech, Drivers Asst, Heated Front Seats. Also what I am very grateful for is getting the Premium package included, albeit baked into the MSRP - all very nice to have and am glad it was just included so I didnt have to think about it

edit: even though I went with the HiFi, I plan on upgrading the speakers and potentially the amp so I wont miss the HK really
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      09-22-2015, 01:34 PM   #97
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I find it odd that people would want rear view cameras on a small coupe.
if it was a bigger car/suv I would totally understand
Parking in Chicago (or any big city) can be tight and there are definitely times where I wish I had the parking sensors/camera so I know exactly how close I am getting to a car. I ordered them on the new car because I have a tight garage spot and being able to see how close I am to the front and rear of the spot is huge.
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      09-22-2015, 02:04 PM   #98
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For 4 years I have regretted not getting Tech and Drivers Assistance on my 135i so this time around I ordered the car with everything I wanted. HOPEFULLY no regrets this time around!

Ended up going XI, Tech, Drivers Asst, Heated Front Seats. Also what I am very grateful for is getting the Premium package included, albeit baked into the MSRP - all very nice to have and am glad it was just included so I didnt have to think about it

edit: even though I went with the HiFi, I plan on upgrading the speakers and potentially the amp so I wont miss the HK really
I didn't get the Tech/Premium package on mine, still no regrets because I never had to depend on them. The driver asst was a big option for me over Tech/Premium.

Speaking of HK, I noticed you can purchase HK speakers for our 2ers if you wanted to upgrade them. May have a plan for that down the road.

When are you getting you for 2?
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I didn't get the Tech/Premium package on mine, still no regrets because I never had to depend on them. The driver asst was a big option for me over Tech/Premium.

Speaking of HK, I noticed you can purchase HK speakers for our 2ers if you wanted to upgrade them. May have a plan for that down the road.

When are you getting you for 2?
I initially ordered the car without the tech package because I just wanted a screen this time around, didnt need nav. Once I saw the difference between the non-nav and the tech package, I had to quickly change the order. The bigger screen and higher resolution is what sold it for me. I mainly use my phone for nav, but I will be happy to use an integrated screen which is safer and much easier in my opinion.

I think my plan is to go with the Focal speakers for now, but will look at HK also as an alternative.

Car is in production as we speak and should hopefully be done by the end of the week!
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      09-22-2015, 04:26 PM   #100
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Option Ragrets

Since this thread have received a bit of popularity. I went ahead and made a nice thread photo cover for the people who posted their regrets. Please enjoy and continue to post your "ragrets".
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      09-28-2015, 08:36 AM   #101
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I regret not getting them, i guess the thread title can be interperated in two ways. Options you regret getting or options you regret not getting


"I see!" said the blind man...
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      10-21-2015, 06:23 PM   #102
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I recommend that new buyers try to find a the 2 series with carbon mirror caps to see what it looks like.

I don't really like how the standard silver looks.

I have a estoril blue M235i with silver caps (company car) and a black M235i with carbon fiber mirrors caps (personal car).

The CF makes a big difference. Maybe the standard silver just stands out too much on the blue car. Just my opinion.
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      10-21-2015, 06:32 PM   #103
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I don't really like how the standard silver looks... Maybe the standard silver just stands out too much on the blue car. Just my opinion.
I agree. Paint them Estoril! Mine started out black gloss and look much better painted body color.

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      10-21-2015, 07:45 PM   #104
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Agree to CF caps. Looks much better.
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      10-21-2015, 07:52 PM   #105
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Agree to CF caps. Looks much better.
That does look good, but you photographed that perfectly to make CF look like matching MG!
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True...
Maybe better like this...
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      10-21-2015, 09:13 PM   #107
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True...
Maybe better like this...
Yes, and still looks very good. For CF, there isn't a better body color than MG! It works together even better than with black. I don't think it would work nearly as well on my VO, or even EB. The "color" colors seem to do better with matching parts vs contrast to my eyes.
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      10-24-2015, 03:24 PM   #109
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CF or body color.
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      10-25-2015, 06:22 PM   #110
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I had "option regret" in my previous 3 series, but only "engine regret" in my current one.

When I get an m235i, it will have sports, technology and driver assistance packages.
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