least popular options ordered?

[nordique14]

From what I have been reading, the 2 options no one seems to be ordering in the US are Active Steering and Park Distance Control (PDC).

Is there anyone who has ordered these options?

[jdesclafani]

i ordered park distance control...this is my first bmw or luxury car for that matter..i figured for 350 y not put it in if it saves my ass once it already paid for itself....

[Dan203]

I wanted PDC but I forgot to order it.

Dan

[Tom K.]

I also ordered PDC. But Active Steering seems to be the answer to a question no one has asked. Anyone order it?
Tom

[crzy4135i]

Originally Posted by nordique14

From what I have been reading, the 2 options no one seems to be ordering in the US are Active Steering and Park Distance Control (PDC).

Is there anyone who has ordered these options?

PDC is a no brainer. Active steering isn't worth the money.

[H2OSKIR]

Got the PDC. "We" had an incident with the Jetta backing out of the driveway bumping into the step bumper on my old F150 that I left parked too close to the garage. I took the bumper cover off, had it repaired and then I replaced it and it still cost $500. PDC would have paid for itself.

[jeremyc74]

I almost got PDC, but I don't really park in tight spots very often, and this is a much smaller car than I'm used to anyway, so I don't think I'll have any issues without it.

Active steering seems to be pointless on this car, from what I've read.

THe other option I didn't take was Sat radio. With the current situation between the two providers, I don't think an integrated system was the best idea. I know there are a lot of other people who share that opinion, so that one may be a little less common as well. Once everything settles down I may have the dealer add it.

[Dan203]

I didn't upgrade the stereo equipment at all other then getting the iPod adapter. I'm not a big audio guy so the HiFi, HD Radio and Sirius were all unnecessary for me.

Dan

[nordique14]

Originally Posted by H2OSKIR

Got the PDC. "We" had an incident with the Jetta backing out of the driveway bumping into the step bumper on my old F150 that I left parked too close to the garage.

By “we” I assume you don’t mean “me and somebody else” but “someone other than me who may possibly be reading this post”.

[vivid]

I also got PDC... when you can't see the back end its worth it IMO...

Active steering FTL

[curtdragon]

i dont really park anywhere on the street.. when I go to my bro's house I park in a parking lot, at home in the driveway, at work int he deck... only occasionally at an atm i park it on the street or going out to a restaurant where you have to street park, so i didnt think it was worth it. I can judge the distance pretty well. Once you know how close you are for real you can compensate and adjust

But you cant use me as an example.. i got a bare bones because I thought the manual seats would be better than power, had I known about the mirror tilt I would have picked that up.

To answer the original Q, if I were to reorder and load it up, I still would not get AS and the cold weather package though I would get heated seats (dont ski, so I dont need that chute)

HD radio nor Sat radio.. I dont listen to the radio that often because they dont play anything I want to heat.
I would get the USB/IPOD based on what everyone here says.

[one 35i]

Ordered PDC --grand children around!

[ScottyGams]

comfort access is not a make or break

[Kokanator135]

I skipped the pdc, ca, and as. AS seems like such a waste....ruining the feel of a sporty car (no debates about the one being a "sports car", please). CA is nice, but not necessary. Kinda wish I had ordered the PDC, as I had it on my '04 x3....made it a breeze to parallel park. But that car had it on the front and back, and I felt like the feature wasn't worth the $$ w/out the front sensors like they get in Europe.....what a jip!!

[Justin(OKC)]

I got PDC, but I didn't go for active steering or sat radio. I pretty much have everything else but those two things and the steptronic tranny. There is a guy in Norman that's on the forum who order active steering. I am hoping to meet up with him and beg him for a drive to see what it's like.

[BMW Dreamer]

I don't like either. The PDC has little circles on the back bumper. Its not a BIG crew cab pickup, I can't see getting it. The active steering is a joke.

[gregthegr8]

Even if the PDC were free I wouldn't get it. Those circles are hideous and really ruin the clean, fluid lines of the car.

[BMW Dreamer]

^^^YEP, thats what I was saying. YUK. Couldn't pay me to have it.

[vanbmw]

I drove a 135 with the active steering back to back with a 135 without active steering. It was at a BMW 1 series test drive event and they had a course thru some cones set up. The course was designed to specifically show the advantages of the active steering and I must say it actually worked really well. Before I tried it I had it written off as a useless waste of money but it is pretty good. If you are always parking in tight spaces or do some autocross then it may be good. I don't do much of either so it isn't worth the money for me.

[d3syd]

Active steering must be the least popular option. Rear PDC is standard in Australia on the 135i. IMO a very useful device, saves craning your neck when parking or backing into unseen low obstacles. Front PDC less useful.

[topvega]

To me everything but the sport pkg was least popular... I basically got a stripper 135.... had to get the sport pkg though because it was mandatory in my book...

[felixdahousecat]

PDC here!