The most annoying thing about your X5...

[irfan]

-Cheapass Nevada leatherette. No way thats actual leather.
-no armrest padding for doors or center console
-parking sensor button isnt located more conveniently
-i always hit the rear windows buttons
-no ALL button on climate system
-weak air volume coming from left dash vents
-useless running boards actually make it HARDER to get in and out
-cant read HUD w/ polarized sunglasses
-Active ventilated seats doubly suck- no vent power whatsoever, and the active function is extremely uncomfortable

[blondboinsd]

Originally Posted by irfan

-Cheapass Nevada leatherette. No way thats actual leather.
-no armrest padding for doors or center console
-parking sensor button isnt located more conveniently
-i always hit the rear windows buttons
-no ALL button on climate system
-weak air volume coming from left dash vents
-useless running boards actually make it HARDER to get in and out
-cant read HUD w/ polarized sunglasses
-Active ventilated seats doubly suck- no vent power whatsoever, and the active function is extremely uncomfortable

Did you actually test the car before buying it?

[irfan]

Originally Posted by blondboinsd

Did you actually test the car before buying it?

are any of those things a complete deal breaker? Nappa wasnt available. the rest, whatever, any car has issues... but this is a bitching thread so thats what Im doing.

[swisstype]

I have a 2008 X5 4.8. I do love my X5! The annoying things, well, you figure ways around things and build something of a relationship with your vehicle. I put 40k + a year on mine, so I am damn near married to mine.
Yeah, Mine had squeaks, but I fixed them. Mine doenst have the all button, so I have to tweak one more dial to keep my OCD about congruency in check.
I do roll down the rear windo on accidnet some times, but I am not in such a hurry that I dont stop it in time and simply move my hand slightly to do mine.
The leather is what it is. I had a 7 an dit was super nice. This is a "truck" for lack of a better term an d I like haveing a bit more rugged of a material .
The rest of it, well, we just arent going to have a car where EVERY little nuance makes sense. My X5 has quirks, but I work around these little issues. You say wahts annoying, I say I love how mine PIVOTS at times around corners, the engine snarls when I accelerate and the body roll is at a minimum on a cloverleaf. That can cover a lot of leatherette and misplaced buttons in my book.

[blondboinsd]

Originally Posted by swisstype

I have a 2008 X5 4.8. I do love my X5! The annoying things, well, you figure ways around things and build something of a relationship with your vehicle. I put 40k + a year on mine, so I am damn near married to mine.
Yeah, Mine had squeaks, but I fixed them. Mine doenst have the all button, so I have to tweak one more dial to keep my OCD about congruency in check.
I do roll down the rear windo on accidnet some times, but I am not in such a hurry that I dont stop it in time and simply move my hand slightly to do mine.
The leather is what it is. I had a 7 an dit was super nice. This is a "truck" for lack of a better term an d I like haveing a bit more rugged of a material .
The rest of it, well, we just arent going to have a car where EVERY little nuance makes sense. My X5 has quirks, but I work around these little issues. You say wahts annoying, I say I love how mine PIVOTS at times around corners, the engine snarls when I accelerate and the body roll is at a minimum on a cloverleaf. That can cover a lot of leatherette and misplaced buttons in my book.

Wow 40k? How many miles on the odometer?