MINI2 - MINI Forum - View Single Post - Exchange cassette for CD? Isn't that backwards?

Basil · Jan 12th, 2002, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BruceK
MINIs sent to the US are to have in-dash CD players as standard equipment, but in a MINI2 News article is this strangely worded bit of info:

"Additionally, the standard 6-speaker in-dash CD audio system can be exchanged at no cost for a 6-speaker stereo cassette audio system."

Who in the world would want to give a CD system to get a cassette system?! Is is just an excuse to send some cassette-equipped MINIs to the US? Not that I can complain at all about the ultra-low prices of the US-bound MINIs. So maybe this is one way of keeping the prices low?

Here's the source of the information:

http://www.mini2.com/news/news.php?id=97

To get the thread back on topic, it doesn't make a lot of sense does it. Unless AGAIN, BMW are playing up non events into marketing propaganda. I thought at first it may have been a typo and should have read "MD" system, but having checked the MD option over (under) here, it is a $290AU option and replaces the standard CD. I would imagine that US cars would have similar specs to here (except for the foglights on our S's of course

).

Mind you, you are getting SIX speaker audio. The oz spec Cooper brochure I have lists the audio systems with only FOUR speakers (probably don't put the tweeters in their little housing by the handles). You get two additional speakers we get two foglights!!!

Jan 12th, 2002, 02:29 AM	#4
Basil MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2001 Local Time: 12:23 PM Posts: 5,956 Offline	Re: Exchange cassette for CD? Isn't that backwards? Quote: Originally posted by BruceK MINIs sent to the US are to have in-dash CD players as standard equipment, but in a MINI2 News article is this strangely worded bit of info: "Additionally, the standard 6-speaker in-dash CD audio system can be exchanged at no cost for a 6-speaker stereo cassette audio system." Who in the world would want to give a CD system to get a cassette system?! Is is just an excuse to send some cassette-equipped MINIs to the US? Not that I can complain at all about the ultra-low prices of the US-bound MINIs. So maybe this is one way of keeping the prices low? Here's the source of the information: http://www.mini2.com/news/news.php?id=97 To get the thread back on topic, it doesn't make a lot of sense does it. Unless AGAIN, BMW are playing up non events into marketing propaganda. I thought at first it may have been a typo and should have read "MD" system, but having checked the MD option over (under) here, it is a $290AU option and replaces the standard CD. I would imagine that US cars would have similar specs to here (except for the foglights on our S's of course ). Mind you, you are getting SIX speaker audio. The oz spec Cooper brochure I have lists the audio systems with only FOUR speakers (probably don't put the tweeters in their little housing by the handles). You get two additional speakers we get two foglights!!! Last edited by Basil : Jan 12th, 2002 at 02:34 AM.