MARKW
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Seen these on another forum. So what's the verdict then?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HARMAN-KARDON-DRIVE-...=72%3A1690|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318 HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
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SJR
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With Discount like that (£300) it has to be worth a punt at £24.49, you can then report back to everyone on how you find it  
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| 6th Feb 2009 10:19 pm |
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F355GTS
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
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Mark for info the seller, Thompsons is run by a personal friend, Julian Thompson, a fellow petrolhead Mark
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| 7th Feb 2009 11:34 pm |
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MARKW
Member Since: 29 Aug 2008
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Is your mate up for a deal outside of the bay to avoid the fees for a mate? HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
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| 8th Feb 2009 2:53 pm |
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DrLex
Member Since: 15 Jul 2005
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Guy fitted one in his D3 and rather liked it - see here. I've plumped for one, as I found a 10% off ebay voucher. Might be here in time for the Yeovil Area Meet on Thursday.
There's no mention of later model compatibility, so you may find that an iPhone will have to be put into 'Airplane mode' else the intermittent communication between it and neighbouring network towers will be audible. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
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| 8th Feb 2009 3:17 pm |
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MARKW
Member Since: 29 Aug 2008
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Well I received a reply. Very prompt. Well impressed. BUT the mail said this
Also, as an aside, if anyone was interested in doing a bulk buy of them on the forum I could deliver one lot of 50 units to one person for £870.00 including VAT which might make for an interesting bit of forum fun?
Can we raise this sort of response to take the deal? It works out at 17 1/2 quid a piece. So if we can get those sort of numbers then something could be sorted.
Over to you....... HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
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| 9th Feb 2009 5:38 pm |
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SJR
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I would be interested at that price, however (and it would probably need Martin's approval) would it not be better to make it £20 including £2.60 forum contribution  Just to keep everyone sweet 
edit: I only want 1, not all 50 - someone is bound to try and be clever  I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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| 9th Feb 2009 5:41 pm |
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MARKW
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I've PM'd Martin to see what he thinks.
I don't require 1 as I had already purchased before Julian came up with this deal. I expect it would make more sense for someone more central to be the delivery point as well. HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
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| 9th Feb 2009 6:04 pm |
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TallPaul
Member Since: 03 Jan 2008
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By the time Martin's taken his cut you might as well buy direct
Half joking, if he makes £130 perhaps he could front the £870 to get it going though 
I really wanted the version 2 of the drive + play seemed ideal for Disco as its wireless and there is line out on the cigarette lighter part that powers the iPod, also supports later models. They seem to have been discontinued though 
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| 9th Feb 2009 6:21 pm |
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simoniz
Member Since: 28 Oct 2007
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I,m interested in one but if anyone can shed light on how it behaves with an iphone it might get more interest from others on here 
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| 9th Feb 2009 10:58 pm |
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TallPaul
Member Since: 03 Jan 2008
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well it won't charge it thats for sure as it will be using the old 12v power supply setup...
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| 9th Feb 2009 11:25 pm |
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simoniz
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Ok thats not the end of the world - its the functionality that is more important.
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| 9th Feb 2009 11:33 pm |
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DrLex
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Turned up this morning, having been ordered on Sunday night. With so many bits, I think I'll wait for the weekend before attempting installation. I'd suspect it's easier to get the LR unit if you want steering wheel button control, but £25 versus £150 made the choice easy.
FWIW, it has an Aux input on the 'brain' unit, so can be fitted to allow the use of other audio devices. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
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| 10th Feb 2009 12:08 pm |
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