Those are all excellent opinions!

I was looking at towing capacities and have come to the conclusion that the spring ride should be just fine for towing. As it is now, the X doesn't even know the tool trailer is behind it when driving. This is our first X and V8 bimmer and I like it!

To Aurelius; I am fortunate have a semi retired BMW master mechanic who opened his own shop as our mechanic. I took the car to him the day I bought it and left it with for 2 weeks. He came up with a list of repairs in order of importance and we are tackling that list as I can afford to. Fortunately, most of the repairs are DIY, but I give him the bigger projects that require a lift. He gave the X a good health report and discovered that all of the big ticket motor maintenance has been done, save for the dreaded front coolant pipe. Hopefully that thing holds out!

Again. Thanks for your input!