How Important Is The Cold Weather Pkg?

[eyeguy]

I have both - aftermarket tint AND cold weather package

I had the cold weather package on my E46 3 series too - the difference with the X5 is the rear seat heaters and the HEATED STEERING WHEEL - this one feature has become one of my favorite aspects of the car. Here in Wisconsin I drive only 3.5 miles to work, but when I thumb that button on starting the car on winter mornings the heater has my steering wheel toasty warm by the time I leave my neighborhood. I like this even more than the heated seats; it really beats driving with gloves. I could take or leave the ski bag and headlight washers - you have to be on a pretty long trip for the headlights to get that filthy to reduce their effectiveness (and I hate how they spray all over the hood too....). I've thought about replacing the ski bag with that OEM storage module but I've heard it's pretty much worthless for usable space. My 2 cents...