[TurtleBoy]

^ Like you said, the forum members here represent a very small portion of those who will buy an X5. Given that, I can understand BMW's thinking in not advertising that options aren't available. Most consumers won't know what they aren't getting so why confuse the situation. They likely come to the conclusion that they will net more customers now rather than counting on potential buyers waiting some indeterminate amount of time for an option to come back. In may not seem right for us but in the end most of us have a affection for BMW and will either buy now anyway or wait for the options to come back.