I've lately become annoyed at having to push the fan-down button to turn off the A/C when I want to. Sometimes the fan would be high from the AUTO setting, so I'd have to hit the lower button about 7 times to turn it off completely. Where's the OFF button?!

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.

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.


P.S.

J. D. Power is generally considered the most honest and reliable source of data regarding automobiles. When I was in the industry, their data was very respected:

Most reliable cars | JD Power

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.

Alcantara headliner for M sport and M versions. Miss this in my X5M from my 08 M5.

I agree with most of the items on the list. :thumbup:

One of the biggest annoyances off that list is the generic TPMS. A vehicle of this caliber should display individual tire pressures. Hell, even my '08 GMC Sierra does that. :dunno:

- real row 3 seating (sized for adults)
- comfort seats row two (and row 3)
- adaptive drive and adaptive steering options in LCI diesel models (this is now removed, at least in Oz)

I think you need something bigger than an X5. The X5 is already big enough.

I agree completely. I'd hate to see them make it bigger than it already is. If you really need a full-size 3rd row, you should be looking at a Suburban...or one of those mini buses.