VW MY11 Bluetooth - VW 9ZB

[AJW]

Would this new Bluetooth adapter also allow Voice control of the RNS510?

[sharkablue]

My dealer has confirmed that the MY11 9ZB Bluetooth CANNOT be dealer fitted, it must be done at the factory.

I have been offered the installation of the Skoda Bluetooth kit, which is regarded by many people as being the best bluetooth kit you can get on VW's (still need to wait and see what the 9ZB kit is like to compare!).

I have been informed that the kit will cost $1500 fully installed at the dealer.

[Corey_R]

I have been informed that the kit will cost $1500 fully installed at the dealer.

You can get it installed by a third party, such as G-Rig mentioned, for a much lower price than that. They're just as capable (if not more so sometimes) than the dealers at working with the cars...

[Swallowtail]

My dealer has confirmed that the MY11 9ZB Bluetooth CANNOT be dealer fitted, it must be done at the factory.

I have no doubt that is what he told you, but I'd put money on that not being true...

[sharkablue]

I have no doubt that is what he told you, but I'd put money on that not being true...

What makes you say that?

[Maverick]

What makes you say that?

Because it can be retrofitted but not worth it when you can get the Skoda Bluetooth which is so much better for cheaper. I have no doubts this new bluetooth will be rubbish compared to the Skoda which is a high end unit quality wise.

[entice]

FFS people,
Why are we all getting excited about a $550 OPTION on a $50K car? It's ridiculous when you consider the hire car I had 6 months ago, a crappy corolla and a new festiva at $16K or whatever Ford were flogging them off for recently, comes with BT standard!!!

Such a basic feature, and the #$%^s charge $550 for it when it should be standard on all Aus production vehicles.

And yet, we all line up bent over the barrle wanting one.. including me....

[Maverick]

FFS people,
Why are we all getting excited about a $550 OPTION on a $50K car? It's ridiculous when you consider the hire car I had 6 months ago, a crappy corolla and a new festiva at $16K or whatever Ford were flogging them off for recently, comes with BT standard!!!

A crappy rubbish bluetooth that costs them a few dollars from China, you can't compare a poor addon with the fully integrated bluetooth units.

Such a basic feature, and the #$%^s charge $550 for it when it should be standard on all Aus production vehicles.

Why should bluetooth be standard on all production vehicles in Australia? Are we special here to warranty being the only country in the world with standard bluetooth across all Volkswagen's sold? The vast majority of people do not want to use their phone in the car so why the hell should everyone pay for it? If you want it you pay for the option, if you don't want it you don't pay for it.

Heck let's make leather standard, I like it so everyone else can. The RNS 510 is a must IMO so let's make that standard too, I can't possibly understand why others would not want Sat Nav built in!

If anything should be standard in Australia it's the safety options like fire extinguishers, flouro vests, first aid kits, safety hammers and warning triangles. At least they would be worthwhile paying the extra cost of every car to have them included.

And yet, we all line up bent over the barrle wanting one.. including me....

Plenty of other options out there if you don't like it.

[G-rig]

FFS people,
Why are we all getting excited about a $550 OPTION on a $50K car? It's ridiculous when you consider the hire car I had 6 months ago, a crappy corolla and a new festiva at $16K or whatever Ford were flogging them off for recently, comes with BT standard!!!

Such a basic feature, and the #$%^s charge $550 for it when it should be standard on all Aus production vehicles.

And yet, we all line up bent over the barrle wanting one.. including me....

I think you'll find the cheapie bluetooth 'kits' that come in your toyotas etc are very basic as my brother has it in the Rav4 and you can only store 6 numbers or something, no MFD display, no full sync of phone book etc.

I don't have any doubt that the VW/Skoda will still be a lot better than this new factory fit option.

[Corey_R]

FFS people,
Why are we all getting excited about a $550 OPTION on a $50K car? It's ridiculous when you consider the hire car I had 6 months ago, a crappy corolla and a new festiva at $16K or whatever Ford were flogging them off for recently, comes with BT standard!!!

Such a basic feature, and the #$%^s charge $550 for it when it should be standard on all Aus production vehicles.

And yet, we all line up bent over the barrle wanting one.. including me....

Um, we're getting excited because
1) $550 is substantially less than the $800 to $1500 for the Skoda kit, and WWAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY less than the $2000+ Volkswagen Premium Kit - both of which this $550 effectively superseeds.
2) It's a factory option, meaning you don't have to leave your car at some dealer or workshop for a few days whilst they dismantle your interior to install the kit
3) It takes away all the confusion customers face at the dealer, and the 1 million questions were get here from forum memebers, on which "dealer accessory" or "after market" bluetooth option they can get installed into their Golf.

If you can't see why people are excited at saving substantial money, not being without a car for a few days, and having less stress and worry - and you can't appreciate the difference between a fully integrated solution in a quality car, and a, well, "crappy corolla", then maybe you should be purchasing a Toyota and posting on the Toyota Enthusiast forums