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      06-19-2012, 04:44 AM   #2020
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Originally Posted by philtrick123 View Post
I suspect like most modern cars the USB addition is just a cable to the back of the head unit. Why it cost £265 is beyond me. Budget cars offer free USB now- its an easy win, why not BMW.

I suspose its the same argument about 'free' Wifi at hotels. Cheap hotels tend to offer it as free, 4 and 5 star tend to charge lots of money.
Some type of reverse thinking going on?
I guess it comes down to demand. If there are people ready to pay for options then the manufacturers will make sure they charge for every option possible.

I do defo agree that charging for USB is a bit OTT but I guess BMW can and so they do. I bet when the X3 goes through a LCI update they will be standard. I think they are standard on the new 3 series and 5 series.
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