bluetooth kit vs using tomtom's handsfree
 

just got a 05 mcs. our 02 did not have the bluetooth option but I think the 05 does. It has the three spoke multi function wheel with 'r/t' and phone buttons. Do i nee to purchase an additional blueetooth kit to start using my phone? I also have a tomtom 910. can anyone comment on the quality differences between using the integrated bluetooth kit vs the tomtom's bluetooth.

Cheers
Cenk

I have never used a tom tom bluetooth but I can recommend our plug & play parrot bluetooth kit for mfsw. It works very well (have one in my cooper S) & we have an offer on for NAM members right now
www.newministuff.com

As I understand it, merely because you have buttons that say "phone" does not guarantee that your MINI has the bluetooth option. I think the bluetooth option only has a small list of phones that work with it and requires an armrest/cradle. However, I may be wrong on that.

Hi Mikey,
I chatted with Ian last fall after getting my 06 DS MCS.
I have been waiting for my son to get a new car, he was driving my hand my down after my MCS came in. I was finally able to pull my Parrot 3200 from my old car.
Does the Parrot kit have the option to use the MFSW or is it an either or situation? I would love to keep the integration and display of my 3200 but having the MFSW buttons usable would be nice also. Thanks in advance.

Its only the parrot evo that we can integrate to the mfsw on the r53
We can also do the 3100 on the r56 MIni