G'day,
As per all european dealers, lots of swanky show and glitz, ( u pay for it).
The quality and performance was good, the after sales was also good, as I previously mentioned, the BMW is a "drivers car" you have to work to drive it, you feel every road input and experience - if this is what u like. The lexus is more like a limousine, you just sit back and enjoy the ride, get there refreshed and not tired. Its early days yet, however, I found that the X5 optioned all the way up and with everything in/on it, STILL didn't have all the toys of the rx450h, and is much more expensive anyway.
About the only thing I miss ( so far ) is the turbo kick or push rather, as with all those NM of torque it really did have balls.
But on the other side -there IS TURBO LAG, which should be but is not perfected by BMW, and is a pain in the arse.
As said above its really early now but "so far so good"
In relation to the seat belt fix,
- the dealer is telling me that " the warning is there for your safety and can not be removed" - i don't know whether to believe them.???
TEEPEE