Tough call .... I bought 2010 35d that is AW (check the Australian link on this E70 forum as I've posted photo's)

My situation was kinda similar as I had to move quickly on stock available vehicles - so traded off some options ...

interesting in that we looked at Bronze and AW as the only colours we liked .... and in the end we just loved the clean fresh look of AW on the X5 (check my signature and it will give you some idea).

You don't mention price? so I'm assuming that's not part of the decision making ..even though if the AW is cheaper then that may offset any concerns about difference in Miles between the two.

If you put 20's on the AW then keep in mind it won't look identical to 20's on Bronze as sport package slighty lowers the suspension from what I understand .. but it will still look fine.

so really what you're not getting if you take AW is:

- sports suspension and 20's (you'll sort the 20's on AW, but won't get Sport sus or lowering)
- comfort access
- comfort seats (or may be just sports seats with lumbar? which is less value than comfort seats)
- logic 7 hifi

My view:

- I would love comfort seats, but can live without them as the standard ones are still very good and unless you do lots of miles everyday then its marginal benefit (unless you have really bad back problems) ..sports seats are a little better that standards but some complain that the shape is a bit weird for their backs and prefer standard or comfort seats
- comfort access - if this is the keyless entry option then it can be handy as you dont have to fumble for key fob and insert in slot. i don't have it but would like it as I have kids etc - then again we have auto tailgate - and you have to pull the key out to active then when approaching the vehicle and throwing kids stuff in ..so if its already out of pocket its not a big deal to shove it in the start slot .... still dont think i'd trade-off comfort access for AW
- stereo. being a 4.8 its probably got more than standard base system I would suspect ? I think logic 7 is top of range? so you may find that the AW has mid range system? suggest you take along you ipod, tell the dealer to take a break, crank up your favourate song in both, and see what you think. If you are a really music fanatic then hi 7 is good, but once again I dont think good enough to warrant going for Bronze over AW. If the AW stereo is reasonable for you, then you can always upgrade the speakers to give better sound - even the logic 7 OEM speaker are a bit dull, so replacing the font two door speakers with something decent will lift it enought to suit most people's needs - and subs etc can always be replaced also if you really want ...

other thing to think about - we wanted beige interior also with AW as I personally think its a great package ..most dealers try and talk people out of this combo because typically people want AW with black interior to help offset / contrast ..personally I think it BS ..and finding an AW with beige is a potential blessing as its a great combo ... when it comes to resale not everyone will think that ..but you'll still move it eventually so dont worry abot that ... I didnt like Tabacco ..but I can see why people who pick Bronze go with it as its a good match for that exterior colour ..

In summary - if it was me ... I'd go AW, upgrade wheels, upgrade front door speakers ... and never look back .. and lets face it you;re likely to trade up again in 2-3 years and X5 (if you like them) will be nearing new model phase ..whereby we're all likely to get the goodies as standard when we trade and upgrade (I hope)

Hope this helps ?
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2010 35d Innovations
AW with great Tint

AW is the new black you know