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#4 of 30162 dparis1 by larryintn Oct 04, 2000 (3:22 am)
Visual and sound. Also, you do NOT want the alarm to disarm when the driver's door is unlocked with a key. Only with the remote and with the key in the ignition.
#5 of 30162 larryintn by dparis1 Oct 04, 2000 (4:11 am)
Why is that? Remote and key in ignition?
#6 of 30162 dparis1 by larryintn Oct 04, 2000 (5:18 am)
If the key in the door will disarm the alarm then a theif can disarm the alarm by picking the door lock.
#7 of 30162 larryintn by dparis1 Oct 04, 2000 (2:26 pm)
The dealer said the BMW door lock cannot be picked. (I knew he would say that). Even with the door open the car will not start without the proper key. Unless you are Nicholas Cage looking to steal a 330i Thanks for the help Next Tuesday. Counting down the hours!
#8 of 30162 dparis by larryintn Oct 04, 2000 (9:02 pm)
The door lock can be broken. It happened to a guy from NYC several months ago and the alarm didn't go off. He posted an account of the incident at www.bimmer.org so you might try searching the archives for it.
#9 of 30162 diadem by larryintn Oct 04, 2000 (11:02 pm)
- I don't know which kit works with the Timeport. Check with Motorola. The BMW kit, as I understand it, requires a special StarTAC with BMW-specific software. - The BMW kit would come from a BMW dealer. I put in the Morotola kit and bought it though someone on eBay who appears to be a dealer. - I'm documenting my installation at http://how.to/startac The site is still a work in progress as I'll be adding more pictures and text descriptions over the next few days and weeks. - Yes, it works well. The caller can tell they're on a speaker phone but it's not a problem. The BMW's speaker is pretty good.
#10 of 30162 Jingle/Holliwood by dparis1 Oct 05, 2000 (11:12 pm)
Thanks for the APR information. I have just received a loan from my new bank- First Financial Credit Union at 6.5% BMW is offering 7.99% Receiving the car on TUESDAY!
#11 of 30162 rcdejesus by larryintn Oct 06, 2000 (4:20 am)
There won't be any damage as the car's engine will adjust to the lower octane. You will lose a noticeable amount of power and your fuel economy will decrease. One person ran a couple of tanks of 87 and measured the change in MPG and found that it's actually cheaper to run 93, assuming a 20¢/gal cost difference, as the lower cost of regular is more than offset by the reduced efficency.
#12 of 30162 C320 Mercedes vs. 330i BMW by dparis1 Oct 06, 2000 (9:24 pm)
I am picking up my new 330i next week. A new c320 was in the movie parking lot and was a sight to see. I never test drove the car. Does anyone have any opinions on the new C320?
#13 of 30162 dparis1 by rollie Oct 06, 2000 (11:20 pm)
Regarding post #16: dparis, for what it's worth, I posted my first impressions of the new C Class last week. You can read it here: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/engaged/edmund.cgi?&f=0&c=Sedans&t=3693&q=694 Thanks. -rdo rdolliehome.com

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