that was funny ... along with the comically high number of typos that m5 board members seem to make; i seriously had a tough time deciphering some of that stuff lol.

on another note, wow, so most of you here would seriously entertain one of the jeeps? i dunno ... i just DO not like american cars: the fit/finish, the quality, etc, leaves SO much to be desired. that said, for those of you who read about my x5 being in the shop for the coolant issue and how my loaner car is an x3, no offense to x3 owners out there but i find it to feel PARTICULARLY cheap and plasticky. i'm really quite disappointed.

and before people start going off about cars like the Z06 (for its class); the Neon SRT-4 (for its class); the "Baby Bentley" 300C (for what it's accomplished!) -- I recognize they are all good cars in their own right, considering dollar value, etc. I'm STRICTLY talking of what i mentioned above: fit/finish and quality. as an example, and to be fair, let's face it: sit in the new Acura RL -- the interior of that thing BLOWS AWAY any BMW currently in production and quite frankly, rivals most current mercedes in my opinion. Moreover, the japanese have it down for ergonomic design and intuitive control layout. When I compare my 2001 X5 nav system to a 2000 Acura 3.2 TL nav system, i can't help but laugh.

Nonetheless, there are *VERY* few cars on the road for which I'd consider saying goodbye to my X5. *VERY* few. And there isn't a single japanese car for which I'd do it lol.