Options/Features I wish were available

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Originally Posted by TheX5

• Merino leather with Alcantara piping (pull in from BMW Individual)
• More trim choices especially Black Piano Laquer (pull in from BMW individual)

Move to Canada, or somewhere else outside the US, and buy an Individual X5. (But be prepared to stop paying those low US prices.)

Originally Posted by TheX5

• Heated washer hoses so that I can wipe off the grime thrown up by semis. I believe that currently only the washer heads are heated which is a real pain if you have your vehicle parked overnight in freezing temps
• This one drives me nuts: A way to control the passenger AC temperature from the driver side. Porsche does this with a mono button, and with audi you hold down a combination of buttons. AFAIK, with the BMW system you have to adjust both sides

I don't understand the heated washer hoses. You need -40 washer fluid, otherwise it will freeze when it leaves the jets anyway. The jets are heated so that road spray and rain doesn't freeze on them from the outside, not so that you can use straight water or summer washer fluid.

Can't you just reach across to the passenger temperature control?

Originally Posted by TheX5

• Real TPM that shows the actual tire pressures
• Less dorky looking shifter. Honestly, it looks like a 90s vintage Nokia phone
• Non-smokers package so that the ashtray can be made into something more useful, maybe add another 12V plug?

Agree completely. Isn't there a non-smoker's package available though?