Dear Friends:

This has been (better say is) an exceptional forum, I can't express how much I appreciated all your help, when I needed help and how much I have enjoyed reading many topics, that it may not have been related to something I needed at that moment, but it was still fun to read and good to learn.

The other day, I took my wife's car to Acura for service and while I was waiting, I test drove an MDX. I really liked it and this is right at the time when my warranty on the X5 expired and I start having all those little annoyances (SES light on and off for example) that really pisses me off.

I have had my share of small issues with the X but all covered under warranty, so I did not care much. Now, with no warranty and at 93K miles, having read the potential for problems (transmission, water pump, etc. etc) as much as I love driving the X it is time to let it go, they are giving me a great trade in so goodbye X.

I have given BMW the chance to match the deal for an X3 or a 328xi station wagon (yes I love station wagons!) but they where not very keen to help in matching the trade in value, (not a good strategy if you ask me).

This is my 2nd BMW, had a Mercedes (biggest piece of junk I ever owned), Lexus, Jeep, etc. I love the way BMW drives and believe me the Acura gets very close to it. I will miss the X though, driving a BMW really is the ultimate driving experience, but now,I need reliability and in my experience this was always provided to me by Japaneses cars.

Well, sorry for such long note, I will keep enjoying this forum from time to time.

Thanks again to everyone here.

Paul