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Gents,

I'm very close to importing a V35 and just had some queries, any help would be greatly appreciated :blush:

The particular example im interested in is a 6 speed but unfortunately non-premium. No bose, no leather, no TV.

1. Is the standard stereo (non bose) bareable? More importantly, will i be kicking myself for not getting one with the bose system?

2. Am i missing out on much by not having the TV? If so, is it easy to retrofit the standard TV if i happen to find a second hand item?

Any other comments would be highly appreciated. I will post pics of the car if i end up buying it..

Cheers

Brad

If you are an audiophile, non-bose system opens an opportunity for you to put in a crazy double din top range audio system down the track.

You can do it on premium with Bose, but it'll be a kind of 'waste' of the Bose head unit and speakers.

If you prefer OEM look, and want something decent and not becoming a theft magnet, find a premium with Bose. It's well worth it and apart from the FM radio band expander to be abl e to receive australian frequencies, there's pretty much nothing else to spend audio wise, if you don't need other stuffs like navi, dvd playing or tv etc as they can be very distractive during driving and pretty much illegal to drive and watch anything on the screen...

If you can bear the cloth seat or just a simple faux leather seat cover look, then you can save $ by getting non-premium.

If you love the feel of leather and luxury, wait for a premium to come up. It'll be worth the wait.

Thanks Guys.

Im not so fussed about watching TV, but was under the impression that the TV displays useless data, e.g., fuel usage etc ? Is this correct?

hmm cant really say its useless, its just inaccurate just like that leaf fuel economy display. tho its stokes whoever you bring in the car, its pretty funny. :blush: I use the timer on the screen also, that one is accurate.

Yeh its really a personal choice, if you are more into a comfort or more on the drivetrain kind of things. But the car is considered as sports luxury car, so may want to get more out of that "luxury"

for me having TV is pretty useless nor the DVD, because i dont drive the car alot as it is only a weekend car or once or twice on a week nights so i wont really get to enjoy it at the moment, but i definately will get it later on down the road. also shouldnt really have a problem in terms of converting your entertainment to an after market ones , it sbeen done before its just really down to what you really want or need personally.

anyway thats just for my point of view, i was once in your shoes.

I imported the my car a few months ago, did everything myself...now ill be honest the reason i didn't get the premium is simply i couldn't afford it, so to keep the cost down i kept my eye out for a stock bang basic, and ive been in love with it ever since, i agree the Bose and the tv will turn heads, but they can be managed without. The audio system is awsome in non-bose ones two, both the speakers in fron and back have a kevlar cone and deliver excellent response.

if cost is not a factor for you i see no reason why you wldnt want to get premium, make sure it has the brembo brakes, thats a big plus that you will actually feel.....

good luck...lol i just read my post not very useful, but wth.

i m happy with my non-premium.. coz when it didnt come with bose, it saved me some money on audios.. and not feel wasting due to throwing the bose out..

but mine did have tv, which i m using it for the leaf thingo(fuel consumption) and for reverse camera~

Truth: but i m struggling with the leather seat option.. I DO love to have leather, but i heard soo much about it's hot in summer..

I had a premium 6 speed

The TV was useless

The Bose was nothing special

The partial leather was nice but the leather sides started to crease and IMHO the basic cloth looks better

So if you like the car and it's in good nic go for it

Imported mine recently, through j-spec and got the 70th Anniversary model with all the goodies. but i have to say the TV is not much use......have the WOW factor with friends but the novelty goes off quickly.

I do like my BOSE however.......

mine's full leather and so far i love it......

but the good thing is don't think you have to compromise as i did not pay much at all for my V as they are pretty cheap these days, if you can wait 2-3 months for a good one to pop up.

like Chris said, decent 'twin receiver' digital tuner (which outputs in NTSC), pm me or Chris for this, adapter plug for factory tuner from Chris, have Chris install it or I can give you some basic instructions if you want to have a go yourself. Basically it connects to the AV input on the factory tuner and also connects into the factory TV antennas.

Sorry Stephen, what's Nth melbourne ?

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