Tech Package vs GPS

docedkin · 06-25-2014, 11:11 AM

I'm finalizing my ED order for a '15 F32. I checked a bunch of boxes, reevaluated, and checked some more. But. . .so far I've not checked the Tech Package box. For my '09 E92 ED, I left out the navigation because I have a good Garmin-Zumo, a GPS unit I move around among two motorcycles and my car. On the cycles, I use the Zumo for rallies and some fairly intricate competition routing. I took a similar unit with me in '09 when I took delivery on my current car, had it loaded with European maps, and it worked flawlessly. Taking the thing into hotel rooms, hooking up to a laptop, and building custom routes is easy. I use Base Camp and plan routes or select destinations on the fly. For my October ED, I'll just load updated European maps. So. . .all that being said, are the rest of the Tech Package features enough to move me to another checked box? Anybody with mobile GPS experience able to chime in here? I'm in the "it's only money" phase of this process so what's another box if the OEM nav is really that good and the rest of the stuff (HUD for instance) is really that compelling.

fecurtis · 06-25-2014, 11:22 AM

Get the Tech Package, like you said, it's just money. You get a cleaner integration of navi instead of having to mount your current GPS on the windshield. The wider, higher resolution iDrive screen, and the HUD is just a convenient thing to have altogether. You can browse songs on a playlists, radio station presets, speed limit info, incoming call information, and navi directions all without having to look away from the road.

carzaddict · 06-25-2014, 12:27 PM

skip the tech package.....just get the regular navigation. you dont need the HUD

fecurtis · 06-25-2014, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by carzaddict

skip the tech package.....just get the regular navigation. you dont need the HUD

He technically doesn't need a navi either.

But you bring up a good point, some people HATE the HUD. I'd maybe look at one at the dealer and mess around with it to see if you like it.

Manulap92 · 06-25-2014, 02:42 PM

It could be a good thing to try the HUD at the dealer and with your favourite sun glasses because some sun glasses (some polarized one) are not compatible with the HUD.
Whatever would be your choice with the Tech Package, personally, i will never buy a BMW without at least the Nav Pro because it's a lot more than a GPS.

Have a good choice.

06-25-2014, 11:11 AM	#1
docedkin New Member 0 Rep 9 Posts Drives: '15 435i, M-Sport, October ED Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Blossvale, NY iTrader: (0)	Tech Package vs GPS I'm finalizing my ED order for a '15 F32. I checked a bunch of boxes, reevaluated, and checked some more. But. . .so far I've not checked the Tech Package box. For my '09 E92 ED, I left out the navigation because I have a good Garmin-Zumo, a GPS unit I move around among two motorcycles and my car. On the cycles, I use the Zumo for rallies and some fairly intricate competition routing. I took a similar unit with me in '09 when I took delivery on my current car, had it loaded with European maps, and it worked flawlessly. Taking the thing into hotel rooms, hooking up to a laptop, and building custom routes is easy. I use Base Camp and plan routes or select destinations on the fly. For my October ED, I'll just load updated European maps. So. . .all that being said, are the rest of the Tech Package features enough to move me to another checked box? Anybody with mobile GPS experience able to chime in here? I'm in the "it's only money" phase of this process so what's another box if the OEM nav is really that good and the rest of the stuff (HUD for instance) is really that compelling.
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fecurtis Banned 3262 Rep 6,299 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW 335i M-Sport Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Arlington, VA iTrader: (0)	Get the Tech Package, like you said, it's just money. You get a cleaner integration of navi instead of having to mount your current GPS on the windshield. The wider, higher resolution iDrive screen, and the HUD is just a convenient thing to have altogether. You can browse songs on a playlists, radio station presets, speed limit info, incoming call information, and navi directions all without having to look away from the road.
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carzaddict Lieutenant Colonel 158 Rep 1,573 Posts Drives: 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	skip the tech package.....just get the regular navigation. you dont need the HUD __________________ 2015i Cadillac Escalade ESV
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Manulap92 Enlisted Member 4 Rep 35 Posts Drives: 318 DA Luxury (F30) Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Paris iTrader: (0)	It could be a good thing to try the HUD at the dealer and with your favourite sun glasses because some sun glasses (some polarized one) are not compatible with the HUD. Whatever would be your choice with the Tech Package, personally, i will never buy a BMW without at least the Nav Pro because it's a lot more than a GPS. Have a good choice.
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