BMW F30 face-lift or not?
Discussion
Currently looking at a couple of M Sport 2015/16
One is pre face-lift but comes with Harman Kardon and 19" wheels.
Face-lift model has 18" wheels but just basic sound system.
Other than that they're virtually the same.
Question is, do I take the earlier model and better sound system, or are the albeit minor face-lift changes worth going for, but lesser sound system?
This will be my first BMW purchase so no experience in that area
One is pre face-lift but comes with Harman Kardon and 19" wheels.
Face-lift model has 18" wheels but just basic sound system.
Other than that they're virtually the same.
Question is, do I take the earlier model and better sound system, or are the albeit minor face-lift changes worth going for, but lesser sound system?
This will be my first BMW purchase so no experience in that area
drdino said:
Link for the ads?
I'd buy based on condition tbh. Interior differences are minor, the one with the 18" wheels one might be more comfortable. Does the preLCI have Xenons and the LCI LEDS?
Yes, pre face-lift has Xenons. Comfort was one of the things that bothered me about the 19s. My Mrs will be driving it alternate weeks. I'd buy based on condition tbh. Interior differences are minor, the one with the 18" wheels one might be more comfortable. Does the preLCI have Xenons and the LCI LEDS?
Graunching_dave said:
I would go for the facelift, the 18’s will give greater comfort and the facelift car will have slightly better handling and look slightly less dated against the pre-LCI car. Having the 19’s on runflats, especially on M sport (non-X drive) suspension will feel too firm in my opinion.
The HK sound system is obviously better than the poor sound from the basic Hifi but the sound system is easily upgraded by guys like these:
https://www.audiofile-incar.co.uk/audio-upgrades/b...
I changed the 19’s on my F32 4 series for 18’s with BMW rated non-runflats and they feel so much better. I have had the sound system upgraded from the Advanced Audio (it’s the sound system in between the basic and HK) to the above linked Audiofile in car System 3 Plus and it sounds far superior to the HK systems that I’ve listened to.
Cheers Dave. Its the X Drive model I'm after as the part of Glasgow I live in can be treacherous for RWD cars in the winter. The HK sound system is obviously better than the poor sound from the basic Hifi but the sound system is easily upgraded by guys like these:
https://www.audiofile-incar.co.uk/audio-upgrades/b...
I changed the 19’s on my F32 4 series for 18’s with BMW rated non-runflats and they feel so much better. I have had the sound system upgraded from the Advanced Audio (it’s the sound system in between the basic and HK) to the above linked Audiofile in car System 3 Plus and it sounds far superior to the HK systems that I’ve listened to.
Thanks for the link, I'll look into that
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