Bluedog,
That was a good deal, and I too have found that you can purchase trade vehicles from dealers at excellent deals, especially if the vehicle doesn't match the clientele that shops at the dealer. I guess they figure they'd rather move it, than sit on it for too long.
I purchased the King Ranch (Super Crew, 4WD, castano leater, fully loaded), which was just totaled, 4.5 years ago from a Mitsubishi dealership for $21K. It had 38K miles on it, and was barely a year old, and the original sticker listed it for $37.5K. They were asking $28K, and I totally low-balled them. I couldn't believe they accepted.
They just wanted to get rid of it.
The cool part is that 4.5 years later (w/ 112,000 miles on it), I was able to get $17,300 retail for it from the insurance company. So, it basically cost me about $820/year to drive.
On another note, just dropped the X5 off at United BMW this morning for the lens work, and they gave me a sweet
Lexus IS for a loaner. I didn't realize how fast they were (never paid that much attention to them since they were small). It has a paddle shifter on the steering column, and man do they work well. They were very responsive, and it was very natural to use. I already miss my X5 though, and it's only been 4 hours!