Daka,
Interesting CV, but BMW NA and BMW Mutha and BMW in Germany does not give a rat's azz about anyone's "involvement" in the "scene" or, a list of cars owned, etc.
Put your jacket back on because I'm on your side in terms of things/gizmos/mkting decisions made by BMW that I think are weird/unique...but, they make interesting and amazing handling cars, and we all enjoy them for some reason(s), or else we wouldn't be driving the damn things.
The Biff&Buffy nearly sealed, leased/turn it back in, image machine is what they are selling these days. And, RFTs will be as common as BT, on most cars before the decade is near over. Not fun, or easy to replace anywhere conveniently, but it is what it is...
Now, go look for the dipstick.
GL, mD