iDrive is simple to use. The point is that the chunky buttons are easy to memorize. You can easily keep your eyes on the road and navigate through most menus with ease occasionally looking at the screen. It keeps your eyes on the road instead of hunting for a million buttons all over the dash.
Regarding service packages, dont let that be a deciding factor. You are paying for the service pack, trust me. Youre just paying for it up front. BMWs are about 40% pricier here than in the US. All that extra money goes into "free service packages" and profit.
The other thing you need to watch out for here is Al Fardan throwing a ton of dealer accessories onto vehicles. I have been in the tower showroom and have seen an X5 with nearly 50k Riyals worth of accessories like body kit and wheel / tyre upgrades. Its all forced onto the customer to drive up price / profit even further.
iDrive is simple to use. The point is that the chunky buttons are easy to memorize. You can easily keep your eyes on the road and navigate through most menus with ease occasionally looking at the screen. It keeps your eyes on the road instead of hunting for a million buttons all over the dash.
Regarding service packages, dont let that be a deciding factor. You are paying for the service pack, trust me. Youre just paying for it up front. BMWs are about 40% pricier here than in the US. All that extra money goes into "free service packages" and profit.
The other thing you need to watch out for here is Al Fardan throwing a ton of dealer accessories onto vehicles. I have been in the tower showroom and have seen an X5 with nearly 50k Riyals worth of accessories like body kit and wheel / tyre upgrades. Its all forced onto the customer to drive up price / profit even further.
This is coming from someone with a 2012 X5.