Options/Features I wish were available

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by nynd

PS -Have you seen the reverse camera on a Taurus... puts the X5 to shame! So clear at night... LOL!

Yeah, it is kind of sad. While BMW's still handle better than Fords and have higher quality interiors and styling, when it come to electronic features and reliability, they are now noticeably better than BMW.

[DWill]

Yep, go buy a Ford so you can air in the driveway and play with all those useless toys that work only when your Ford isn't broken.

Which isn't very often. Oh and don't forget after that POS Ford for a year it'll be worth about 60% of what you paid for it.

Which is still too much.

[nynd]

Originally Posted by DWill

Yep, go buy a Ford so you can air in the driveway and play with all those useless toys that work only when your Ford isn't broken.

Which isn't very often. Oh and don't forget after that POS Ford for a year it'll be worth about 60% of what you paid for it.

Which is still too much.

OUCH!! On Ford. Come on really, I would honestly suggest you go and sit in a new 2011 Edge Sport when they hit a dealership near you. Its not a BMW, but at nearly half the cost, the 60% depreciation you cite is not really far off what you'll be loosing as well on the X5.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by DWill

Yep, go buy a Ford so you can air in the driveway and play with all those useless toys that work only when your Ford isn't broken.

I just had my Z4 flatbedded 95 miles due to a bad coil. My X5 is going in on Monday due to a check engine light.

My 2005 Ford Focus has 63,000 miles on it and has never been towed or had a check engine light. My 2004 Z4 with 33,000 miles on it has had three check engine lights requiring service (cracked intake boot a year ago, bad coils).

The only engine work my 1992 Ford Explorer has had in 198,000 miles is replacement of leaky valve cover gaskets once. The Auto Tranny needed a rebuild at 150,000 miles, but if you get a BMW auto to go that far, you're lucky.

Now, I did buy an X5, so I am not "trashing" BMW, as the handling and overall experience, excluding towing, is worth it. But the fact is that Fords are more reliable and nowadays have more advanced electronics than BMWs.


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[08X5]

On the 4 Zone Climate, I would like to be able to adjust the fan speed for the rear seperately than the front, from the front seats. The only way to adjust it manually is to reach behind, otherwise the only choices are the same as the front or off. The Touareg and Cayenne with 4 Zone Air do this.