this is an age old situation... no one should buy a car because of what others think about it, except of course if it's poorly made or it's a ricer , you should buy a car because you like it, who cares what others think. I have an X5 4.4i, but my other car is an '04 Commemorative Edition Corvette with stripes down the middle. A lot of people don't like the stripes, and to them i say " when you're making the payments you can get one without the stripes"