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Originally Posted by apocalypsbe
Hi everyone
I'm wondering to what extent you are able to get the right information from BMW, I've been struggling to get some questions answered. Yesterday did an attempt by tweeting @BMW, they now followed me back on Twitter and I've sent them a direct message with my questions.
My dealer often doesn't know about things that I ask (yes I'm a geek when it comes to stuff I want on my car so I dig through the internet and forums to see what's available or possible and then I start to ask questions).
Right now I've got some open questions like:
M performance power kit that is nowhere to be found on the Belgian BMW website while the Netherlands, Germany etc have it featured so I was wondering why? Is it illegal in Belgium, is it not available here, can I get it in installed in Germany and will it then be legal in Belgium
Another questions around ActiveSound which was announced on BMW press blog and supposed to be launched between September 2015 - March 2016 for Diesels (I'm belgian, it's a Diesel country really) also here I haven't been able to get the right information from BMW so far but I have to admit I also lack the contacts, I'm new to the community as well so it might not be a surprise that I'm not talking to the right people.
Anyway, my car is scheduled for delivery in May 2016 so I'm trying to figure out what I want to have up front so that I can have it as complete as possible when it's delivered to avoid having to give it to the garage afterwards to make additional modifications
So if anyone has pointers for me where I could get certain information, or contacts, who I should be talking to (where are the real experts?) please let me know.
I'm interested in hearing stories or thoughts on this topic, is it easy elsewhere to get the right information or are you experiencing the same difficulties?
Kr
Tom
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1. Active Sound is not real. It was said to be real time but it isn't, it's actually a recording that has been put into the car EXTREMELY cleverly. Most of the time, any normal people who doesn't care for this kind of crap won't even notice it. They just believe the car is loud on the inside which is actually just the Active Sound Device aka ASD making you hear the engine better.
2. BMW knows their cars, but sadly you don't buy cars straight from BMW themselves, it's the dealerships. A lot of dealerships salesman are exactly that, they are salesman. They don't know cars, they only know the exact basics to sell you a certain car. Of course there are a lot of agents who actually do know the cars extremely well because they are enthusiasts themselves so they keep up with the news.
3. I'm a bit unsure of what this M-Performance Power Kit is, I am assuming it is the new ZCP package aka Competition Package. I think it has something to do with where you are from (?) I'm unsure on this.
4. If you have any sort of questions, honestly the best place is online here in the forums. Aside from trolls and stupid people some times, there are a lot of helpful people here that will gladly answer your questions. Do NOT believe reviewers or any car review websites that tell you something about any car. Always keep in mind that Car Review people are human, so they will always be biased.