View Poll Results: Which option, that you paid for on your new E60, do you think is the most useless ?
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Useless options
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From: New Jersey, USA
Actually, most times I do know how to get where I'm going!! 
? And for those times when I don't, I typicaly use yahoo maps so I know how to get there and about how long it will take, before I get in the car.
? And for those times when I don't, I typicaly use yahoo maps so I know how to get there and about how long it will take, before I get in the car.[snapback]124953[/snapback]
but lets face it, here in New Jersey/New York we live a fast life so need to save on time (atleast I do). For me the Nav is the more useful feature in the car. The most useless feature is the side sunshades. Never had to use them since I already have tints on the car. The rear sunshade is cool though and specially how you press a button to make it go up and down (its a cool show off feature
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Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Clifton, VA
My Ride: Alpine White/Biege 545i, CWP, Nav, Active Steering, Auto Step ordered 2/1/05
The option that is not useless but nonetheless got my ire was the $75 Sirius prep 
Hated nickel-and-diming on BMW's part. Does this count?
Hated nickel-and-diming on BMW's part. Does this count?
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Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Dallas, Texas
My Ride: 2004 Silver Gray 545i, Sport, Navigation, Steptronic, PDC, Windowshade, Bluetooth Paired with Treo 650, Huper Optik tint, Euro reflectors, Poplar Wood Gear Shift, Poplar Wood Console Cover
Originally Posted by juan2mini' date='May 6 2005, 11:37 AM
PDC, totally annoying waste for me. It was a $700 option on my Sept 2003 built 545i. I wanted all the other options and for $700 I wasn't going to wait. For $700 you should be able to deactivate through idrive.
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amen
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Massachusetts, USA
My Ride: X3 | 3.0 | 6-speed manual
Rear heated seats were on my car, and they are the most useless option for me. I very rarely have anyone in the back seat.
I love the NAV, PDC, Sirius, Xenons, CWP, and especially the power rear sunshade!
I love the NAV, PDC, Sirius, Xenons, CWP, and especially the power rear sunshade!
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Tennessee
My Ride: 2005 BMW 545i Jet Black/Black Leather AUTO
Sport Package
Cold Weather Package
Navigation
Logic 7 Audio
Satellite Radio
Fold Down Rear Seats
I have a button that I can turn off PDC and I can also turn it of in IDrive
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Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Chicago
My Ride: #1: 2004 545i; 6-speed manual; Sport Package; Mystic Blue with a gray leather interior and Anthracite wood; CWP; Logic 7.
#2: 2010 535xi Touring; Automatic.
Originally Posted by garehaan' date='May 6 2005, 10:15 AM
Mine is the Touring.
Never use the available space. Bought it merely for the looks of it.
Besides I have beige interior and that's totally unpractical when you're using the trunk (gets dirty by even looking at it)
Never use the available space. Bought it merely for the looks of it.
Besides I have beige interior and that's totally unpractical when you're using the trunk (gets dirty by even looking at it)
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Today I had to borrow my wife's 325ix touring to bring a big box home from work. It's too big to even fit through the pass-through of my folded seats.
But driving her car does remind me why I love mine so much!
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Joined: Jun 2004
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From: California
Sinister:
Is the 2005 model different, in that you can completely turn off PDC in idrive? In my 2004, I can turn off the visual car image in idrive, but the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP still sounds unless you hit the PDC button.
Is the 2005 model different, in that you can completely turn off PDC in idrive? In my 2004, I can turn off the visual car image in idrive, but the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP still sounds unless you hit the PDC button.