> The USB / Bluetooth option has only been available for a few months and its been overlooked.
I was afraid that was the answer
> Compared to the optional ipod its much better value for money. I only found out about it a few
> days before my car was due to go into build and by the time the dealer had got hold of a cable to
> test it and confirm it worked it was too late to add it on.
I too realised too late but in Australia things are a little misleading, the Bluetooth option is listed only as "Bluetooth Phone Interface" there is no mention of USB at all
> For any prosepctive owner with an ipod and a mobile phone its a total no brainer. For starters
> you get the MFSW (and therefore cruise control) and the armrest (chocolate fireguard some
> people say but hey ho) which come to £275 on there own.
Pretty much the same down here in Oz it's AU$250 for the armrest and $970 for the Bluetooth but the iPod connector is around $1300 as well, cruise control is standard on all models of Mini sold here.
I'm a little cranky that the dealers don't know their product well enough to suggest going for the Bluetooth option instead of the iPod connector. In fact one dealer I went to didn't even know there was a difference between the AUX in and the iPod connection, he even argued the point with me! |