NEw iDrive / Multimedia

[Nunners]

Hi - I remember recently that BMW was bringing out a new version of thier iDrive. One which was meant to be better than the previous version and one which could actaully be operated easily by an adult.

Do you guys know when this iDrive made an appearance (what cars / year / reg etc...) and what the new benefits are?

I heard somewhere it now has some sort of HardDisk thingy-ma-bob to boot, is this true?

Im after a second hand 3 series, but and I want this too!

Thanks....

[gizze]

From September 2008 build date, be careful though as alot of cars were built pre that date and not registered till much later, seen a 59 plate with the old nav in it.

You can tell by the iDrive controller, it has lots of buttons round it rather than just the two.

[Nunners]

thanks.... Is this the same for M3's too? Ive been checking out the 2008, 2009 and 2010 interior pictures on Pistonheads and they don't seem to have the new controller with the new buttons, whereas the normal 3 series classifieds do?? Strange.....

Nunners

[Mollox]

Gizze is right, and yes it applies to M3s too - its all down to build dates and there were a lot of unsold M3s in 2008 hence why many are still knocking about with the original iDrive.

[Nunners]

Great! Thanks for the info. I will keep a keen eye out for the ones with the new iDrive...

Thanks Nunners

[Alloy Mark]

Mollox is correct - Sept 2008 build - need to keep an eye out for cars built before that date and registered after. Easy spot is if the car is a facelift model E90/E91. New lights front and rear being the obvious indicator(pardon the pun).

Well worth having. Hard Drive on the Pro Nav and better usability on the Business Nav. The Hard Drive has a music library facility and can also run DVD.

Watch out for cars with Business Nav, do not have any of the Hard Drive facilities.