BMW's wiper blade replacements are cheaper and rubbish in the US anyway. Honestly, I bet BMW NA has a specific department that tries to find ways to shave costs from the Maintenance Programme. Oh wait, that's Accounting, where I'll (hopefully) be working one day!

VW Group has some very nice vehicles (and some not so nice ones) thesedays. I don't mind paying more for quality or wear-and-tear items as long as the product itself is good. The Q5 definitely is a good vehicle, although I would rather have a diesel.