Options You Wish You'd Specced

[95JO]

Another used car buyer here, always stakeout AutoTrader for a near perfect spec though - The only option I didn't get which I wanted on my M235i was a sunroof, wasn't a deal breaker by any stretch but it would be nice, especially in summer... Oh, and the full M-Performance pack with LSD would've been ideal but I don't even think such a car exists haha!

I have been incrementally building up the full M Performance pack since buying, I don't think I'll ever retrofit an LSD though... Putting that money away for the next car which will have one as standard!

[cmvtec]

I've just thought of one, after having to take the car for a run to regen the DPF.

A big, NA, petrol engine.

[samdale]

The only option I wish I had on the Supra, is the roof box.

Cruise control would be nice too I guess.

[rallycross]

Cruise control with laser guided missile function - to move persistent fast lane hoggers out of my way

[Crosswise]

My most recent purchase came with leather as standard, but seat belts were an option. Of the four available options, the two it doesn't have are a steering column lock and a heated rear window. I'd rather like the heated rear window as it doesn't have any exterior mirrors.

[Muddle238]

My daily has a few bits missing that I'd have liked -
- Xenon headlamps
- Sunroof
- Wood steering wheel
- Cruise control

Three of those things are easily retrofitted, however I've only bothered with the wheel so far. Still can't complain, it was already 14 years old when I bought it...

[Triumph Man]

Happily my old 5 series is almost perfectly spec’d for me, so I was very lucky to find it (530i, SE, manual, xenons, memory comfort seats, sunroof, folding seats) the only thing I would have liked is heated seats, and possibly a nicer grade of leather

[TheInsanity1234]

SaulGoodman said:

I always thought that heated steering wheels were ridiculously unnecessary things, but after having a RR Sport as a courtesy car with one for a few weeks during the Beast From The East last year I really miss it now...

Me too, I bought the top spec Skoda Citigo SE L, came with heated seats, thought I'd never use them.

Then I fell in love with them and I'm dreading having to get rid of it as whatever I'll be able to get as a temporary replacement will not be as good.

Then I got involved in an accident, and whilst my car was in for repair, I got a 1.4 Corsa Griffin loan car, which had heated seats, heated steering wheel, cruise control, apple car play, and auto lights. Really sad when I had to give it back, mine seems almost sparse in comparision.

On topic: I really wish I'd specced the cruise control when I got my car. All those painful motorway road-works would've been so much easier with cruise.

[daydotz]

Bose glass roof rader cruise