re: A GT joins a GT - Estoril Blue BMW 330i GT M-Sport comes home - EDIT: 100,000 kilometers up Quote:
Originally Posted by GTB Congratulations for CarPlay activation and thank you for the information.
Did you go for CarPlay mainly for Google maps? if yes, BMW's navigation is not good in India? |
Thank you. Yes. I went for CarPlay mainly for Google Maps. BMW's navigation is not as good as Google maps in India. The integration is fantastic. But the selected routes are not as optimal and also last mile connectivity is not great. Quote:
Originally Posted by viXit On the other hand, Apple CarPlay was announced somewhere in 2013 and launched in 2014. I remember very vividly seeing BMW in the list of manufacturers that were supposed to get carplay at launch. And even in 2018, a GT shipped without carplay...
I could buy a NEW HEAD UNIT with CarPlay AND Android Auto!!! FOR 40k |
Actually, only in India, BMW did not enable CarPlay. In other countries, they had CarPlay as subscription based service. Maybe they were considering options to make it a subscription based service here and that is why they were delaying this. True, new head units with AA and CarPlay can be bought even cheaper. But with BMW nothing comes cheap. A small price to pay for the joy the car gives while flooring the accelerator. Quote:
Originally Posted by carthick1000 The pricing (33803INR as per the invoice) seems a little bit on the expensive side for a release code (FSC - Freischaltcode). I am not sure if it classified as a CKD part or something, to add import/customs duty which might justify the increase in price. |
This may be possible. Maybe this is also considered as some spare part (software component) and maybe some taxes are levied. Quote:
Originally Posted by manishk123 Its a complete rip off by BMW to charge 40k for something that is already built into the car's system, but not activated by the company.
I had to get it done outside for my 2017 (Oct) 530D as BMW refused to activate it for me at that time. All it took was sending my vin no. to the vendor, who then checked and confirmed that it was possible to activate it on my car. He then sent me a small file on email which i had to download on a usb drive and then insert it into the front USB port of the car and within a few seconds it was activated.
The only setback is i can never update the car's software now as the fsc codes are deleted by the method i used.
Also, I doubt you need any additional wifi antenna installed as mine works flawlessly from anywhere within the car.
Sucks that I had to resort to such things after spending nearly 80 lacs on a 'luxury' car! |
Totally agree. It is really frustrating when the car has all the necessary hardware and BMW is not willing to activate the feature. Even I was thinking about getting the USB based activation. But then I read about a software update where BMW disabled the execution of scripts from USB port. I did not want the hassles of telling the service guys not to do any software update everytime I took the car for service. If by chance even after my telling them not to update, if some technician by mistake hooked the car to the server and performed an update, it could disable all other features like BMW navigation, bluetooth etc., and make the iDrive just a glorified media player. That would have been a disaster. Quote:
Originally Posted by Speedshift A humble Alto which costs less than 5 lakhs comes with Android Auto and Apple Carplay.
May be I am a cheapskate as I can't seem to understand how everyone is okay paying this much for the activation of what is essentially a basic feature in modern cars, but I also don't own a luxury car and therefore maybe these things are beyond my comprehension ![Stupid](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/Sign stupid.gif) |
Am I happy that I had to pay 40K to activate CarPlay that is available in even entry level cars today? No. Not at all.
Am I pissed off with BMW that they refused to activate the feature for almost two years and then they charged 40K? Yes. Very much.
Is my anger or frustration going to change the way BMW makes their polices? No. Definitely not.
Considering the above, and the fact that the car with the 250bhp engine and the 8 speed ZF gear box and M Sport suspensions is a hoot to drive, and the peace of mind it brings to have a 6 year warranty and a 6 year service package, I considered 40K a small price to pay ![Smile](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png) |