[JimD]

While there are advantages I ordered mine without iDrive and remain happy with that choice. I will use my phone for navigation if that is all I have but I much prefer using a Garmin. The display is much more legible and they do a good job with how they display information. I made a bracket and have it tucked into the space between the hood over the gauges and the windshield on the left. I have a backup camera hooked to it too. It uses a fisheye lens so it is pretty distorted but serves the main purpose - to warn me if there is something back there (view out of my convertible is terrible in reverse). I get map updates for free. Works well for me.