Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

Well said Stephen, my thoughts are echoed with your sentiment.

Do you mean even the puny I6?

"Why Spend Money on an Old Car" is something a nagging wife/girlfriend/mistress might say, but its the opposite when you know how well the E53 drives and just because the year of manufacture may be 10+ years ago or more, I urge you to find better kept vehicles that are half its age, when speaking of many of the members on this forum who actually love, enjoy, and maintain their vehicles to keep them, not just to offload it at the first big repair.

I can't see myself driving anything else for a long time to come, it's been over 3 years already and my love relationship with my X has really just started.

Don't even get me started on the whole 3-pedal driving experience with the capability of a luxury AWD vehicle conversation, there is NO comparison there and no lateral moves in that dept. Yes Porsche Cayenne but at 5x the price of the E53.