It's hard to say, what do you use as you daily car? I like the new 5, and if I were you I would take a second look at it. Before I got my X5, I was thinking on getting the new 5, and was very impressed by how it drove (did you test drive it yet), and the 530 is almost as fast as the old 545 (0.2sec difference) with an even better gas milage, and if you live in an area that gets snow, you can get it allwheel drive. I am with you on the eyebrows, I didn't like them at first, but it grew on me, and I don't notice it anymore.