Sat Nav??!!

[!smiffi!]

Hey guys,

Still looking at Z4 Ms, both R and C as I can't make my mind up as to which I would like to own. Coupe for the looks and Roadster for the occasional blast with the roof down on a nice day.

Thing is, I'm not sure abou the Nav option. I have read on here that going for a car with the Nav fitted will make it easier to sell on eventually but does it really make that much difference? If I'm honest, I actually prefer the way the way the dash sweeps across the cockpit unspoilt by the pop up nav. All the cars I have seen without nav I have dismissed really.

Does the Nav screen also double as a Tv like a e46 screen or is it purely a nav display? I'm wondering if it's possible to retro fit a nav system or fit a motorised pop out/up single din screen in place of the current stereo.

Anyway, cheers in advance for your thoughts.

 

[Wondermike]

The nav will double as TV if you have the tuner, or retrofit it. There are plenty posts on here of people who have retrofitted the nav. Fitting a single DIN with pop-out screen is another good option.

My thoughts - nav was/is vital on cars up to say 2 years old, where condition and mileage is very much the same therefore equipment levels determine the desirability. Seems to be more important on the coupe than the roadster.

Now, as a lot of the ///M cars are now getting on for 3-4 years old I think that condition and mileage becomes more important. The nav has been superseded twice now (E90 i-drive and then latest system as fitted in the E89) so by the time you come to sell it will probably be 3 generations out of date.

Nav cars will always be worth more than non-nav cars (either price or ease of resale or both) but if you pay less in the first place, then you can expect less when you come to sell it. 3 years ago when I looked for an ///M I wouldn't have touched one without nav, but I think differently now.

 

[Geeman]

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[!smiffi!]

Cheers for the rapid responses guys. Geeman, thanks for the link. That looks like a scary mod to carry out!! I think a pop out single din would more suit my abilities!!

Wondermike, you make some good points there. A great condition without nav trumps a poor condition with!! Is it expensive to keep the maps up to date?

It's a bit stupid me thinkin about the resale already without even owning the car yet!! Still looking, theres not a great deal of choice around Edinburgh!

 

[survivalist]

I bought a Z4MC back in March and ended up with one with satnav. The main reason I went for it in the end was because it made the control of things like the DSP stereo, trip computer etc much easier. I also wanted to fit an intravee (not got round to it yet) for which I assume the large screen is a bonus.

I agree that it looks rubbish on the dash and the satnav itself is much worse than a £99 tomtom.

Not sure about long term re-sale values as I plan to keep mine for quite some time. It might even be the case of non-nav versions being preferred as the cars get to 10 years old or so - I can imagine that the satnav will be seen as positively stone age by then.

 

[pvr]

I retrofitted the first SatNav on my car years ago, and the satnav screen is not just for satnav - it is also the monitor for Radio stations, Phone calls / contact list, extra board computer functions and iPod browser (if additional hardware fitted) and TV (again if additional hardware fitted).

Regarding the value of it - very difficult to ascertain, but just lets put it this way - all the M models that have not sold at all, none of those had satnav. May be coincidence of course, but I think it makes a car saleable as when you buy a top model car - you expect those toys I suppose.

 

[ranski]

I didnt go out to buy my z4 roadster with sat nav, just that the one i did buy had one fitted

In hindsight im glad of the integrated satnav, as im not keen to phones and tomtoms hanging off the dashboard and a multitude of wires sprouting from the cigarette lighter + as survivalist mentioned its much easier to acess DSP etc.

Maps - mine came with a 2005 disc - i contacted a BMW dealer for a 2010 but it came in at £100+ So i did some google trawling and picked up a 2010 +v32 firmware for £35 and had no problems with it.

 

[survivalist]

One question I did have was how different/modern the latest firmware is. The units looks identical to the one in the current (LCI?) 1-Series, but a friend has one and it seems much better, nicer interface and you can play mp3 files off the DVD drive.

 

[Geeman]

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[!smiffi!]

Well, my thoughts have 180'd again and I know want one with the Nav. I always use my tom tom so I wasnt fussed about the bmw system but if it controls ipods and phones then its a must.

What is an Intravee??

The nearest MC to me for sale is in a BMW showroom. red, fully loaded, 58 with 17k miles for 28K. Seems very steep!! Especially when there is a 57 MC in a garage called Silverlink cars for 23k with similar mileage!!

 

[gannet]

(One thing that really annoys me is seeing people with Tom Toms etc stuck on their windows on their daily commute to work! Have they got the memory of a goldfish??? :x)

Probably using the Traffic service...

Though if they do a journey often enough they should know where the snarl ups are :wink:

 

[gannet]

What is an Intravee??

pvr will explain - or correct me...

allows direct connection of you iPod and allows control through the steering controls of your iPod...

I just put mine on random...

 

[!smiffi!]

Geeman, did you go private or AUC?

 

[Geeman]

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[!smiffi!]

Was that the 3.0C or the MC you went for? I've been looking local for an M for a while now and have only seen the one by the airport and also a roadster I drove at Deutschmarque in Edinburgh. :headbang:

 

[Geeman]

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[!smiffi!]

That does look very nice!! Thing is, I'm worried that I will wish I went for a Coupe if I buy the Roadster. Mind you, when the sun came by Id wish I had a Roadster if I bought a Coupe haha.