100 miles 2010 X5d Initial Impressions

[XXX555]

Likes:

Interior size, and space coming from a 335i.

Comfort seats and ability to adjust thigh support as well as upper back/head rest angle seperate from thorax adj.

18" wheels, almost remind me of the "old" Cragar wheels which were knock off's of the 55 Chevy type wheels.

iDrive screen and controls. Ability to rip my CD's onto hardrive particularly. I have the iPod adaptor hooked up too.

Diesel rumble of the engine as well as effortless torque.

23 mpg on first half of tank GROSSLY. All city driving.

Titanium silver color is sharp and hides dirt/dust well after a rain til I can Quik Detail...

Quality of Leather map pockets on back of front seats.

Rear cargo area slider tracks with D-rings are actually useful.

Panoramic sunroof is impressive. I HATE sunroofs, particularly here in south FL, but I deeply tinted it and find it useful.

The auto activation of air circulation at two seprate times, ie before going out to lunch from office and before leaving office at end of day.

Voice activation seems to work well so far

Top down camera for parking lots

LED pressure/speed sensitive tail lights

hood and z-line creases in sheet metal of exterior



Dislikes:

Pushing forward to go into reverse and push button parking. not safe

black plastic lip under doors gets filthy

headrest in middle of rear seat blocks rear vision.

no real equliizer for average sounding stereo system

ventilated seat controls not intuitive

garage smell of diesel exhaust

10 week wait for my x5

Bridgestone instead of Micheline Tires

rear wiper control (off)

rear hatch door remote opening attempts sounding alert/alarm

top view back up staying on for 10 seconds or 25mph after going forward

park distance controls, not on when I want and on when I don't want- prob. my problem

tire pressure monitor not displaying actual numeric PSI for each tire (wives Lexus spoiled us)

aluminum trim under and around my walnut trim

bland, boring, repetitive tan trim (ventilated seats, black or tan only)



more to come...

[jayjay_dee]

Originally Posted by XXX555

Dislikes:

Pushing forward to go into reverse and push button parking. not safe

Top view back up staying on for 10 seconds or 25mph after going forward

I find it weird too that i have to push forward to go into Reverse....

I dont think its supposed to be an issue to have the top view camera still on after going forward. This is useful when you are trying to go back and forth on a tight space in you garage. Helps me a lot to have my X centered on a parking spot.

[Thunder22]

On a center console, you push forward to shift into reverse on EVERY car with

P R N D 1 2 3

[KenB]

Originally Posted by Thunder22

On a center console, you push forward to shift into reverse on EVERY car with

P R N D 1 2 3

Not from park....where I start every time I start the car...

[AUU 555]

Originally Posted by KenB

Not from park....where I start every time I start the car...

but you will get use to it

[KenB]

Originally Posted by AUU 555

but you will get use to it

true

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by AUU 555

but you will get use to it

It's not an issue if it is the only vehicle you drive, as you get use to almost anything. But it is mildly irritating if you drive a couple of vehicles, and one goes forward for reverse, and the other goes reverse for reverse.

[jayjay_dee]

Originally Posted by Thunder22

On a center console, you push forward to shift into reverse on EVERY car with

P R N D 1 2 3

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by Thunder22

On a center console, you push forward to shift into reverse on EVERY car with

P R N D 1 2 3

Nothing new with pushing forward to go reverse.
I have cars with each of shifters and I find the new shifter to be much safer. Car goes into park if you open door while in drive and other safety features.

[FunfDreisig]

Originally Posted by Thunder22

On a center console, you push forward to shift into reverse on EVERY car with

P R N D 1 2 3

HUH? Just exactly how do you "push forward to shift into reverse" on EVERY center console shifter when you get in the vehicle, start it up and it is in PARK? In fact, in almost EVERY center console vehicle you pull the shifter BACK from Park to Reverse -- but not the current BMWs.

OTOH once the vehicle is moving the shifter direction works as you describe. As I posted earlier, this is an artifact of copying the shift sequence from popular early automatic transmission shifters, which were on the steering column, to automatic "console shifters" when they were introduced.

FWIW the PRND pattern makes sense if you consider that in many situations the first thing you want to do after starting the vehicle in Park is to Reverse (e.g. out a a garage, parking space, etc.) then move through Neutral and into Drive. And often you do not need to return to Reverse until you Park the vehicle.

Funf Dreisig