MPG and New Purchases

A few weeks ago, I drove to Beverly Hills to attend a focus group for work. Since I got this car, I haven't been able to hit the proposed MPG 25/hwy. So far the closest I've gotten was 22.4 combined. We plan to take a road trip to Vegas in a few weeks so maybe I'll get a little closer with more driving distance.

During my LA trip, I had a navigation fail. This car didn't come with a nav system as I never really liked BMW's iDrive. I figured I'll use my iPhone for navigation since I haven't had any trouble with it. What I failed to overcome when I got into Beverly Hills, specifically on Beverly Drive, was dropped cell signals. I had full bars but Google Maps totally died on me. Damn AT&T. Luckily I sort of knew what direction I had to go toward but I had no idea where the focus group facility was. I ended up parking in a residential area and rebooting my phone. When my phone recovered cell signal, I was a few blocks away from where I needed to be.

When I got home, I told Hubs I needed to install a nav system in the car. To reduce costs, we're removing the nav system from the M3 and reinstalling it in my car since it's already hooked up to my SiriusXM radio subscription.

JVC KW-NT1 Navigation Receiver

I had to buy the following items to retrofit the nav system into my car.

Metra Axxess BMRC-01 BMW/Mini Cooper 2011 ACC Wire with Chime Speaker - Price: $99.00

Antenna Adapter - Price: $4.95

Metra 95-9306B 08-10 BMW without Nav Dash Kit - Price: $27.26