[jb2178]

90% of the time mine is down and I love it, 8% of the time it is up because I need to carry 2 cups and I love it, 2% of the time it's awkward and I'm displeased with it due to reasons posted above. It's really a matter of the entire center console being so narrow and BMW insisting on the armrest opening for storage. A simple padded plank armrest and built in center console storage would have been sweet, but don't let it scare you away from 1.