I was just being snarky that it's a shit and pointless exercise. It's a delaying or hurdle rather than any real "security" (or "stop the user futzing with your stuff). And I agree with you, most people won't buy it, and being available isn't changing much. It's just the same as all the other "security" screw heads out there. It's just a hurdle.

The easiest way to get around all this is just to not buy BMW (or any other manufacturer that pulls this shit)

EDIT: nice username too :D