I never understand why people complain about iDrive so much, it's not that difficult. I'm no genious and I figured in out in about 10 minutes, if they spend the time to learn how it works there would be no complaints because they would realize how many buttons and knobs the joystick takes the place of and how much more intuitive it is than they think.

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2006 BMW X5 4.8is Lemans Blue/Beige/Dark Maple
-Nav, Comfort Seats, Heated Steering Wheel,
Rear Airbags, AUX Input
2009 BMW M3 Space Grey/Black/Carbon
-all options