Thanks refz and kimg9582.

I thought I had read in another post about rebate only applying to existing inventory, etc. Thanks for confirming.

I have 2 children and got rid of a 10 year old Saab that had only 44k miles on it. That car served me well, but it was time to get a larger vehicle.

The X5 is a great vehicle....solid feel, great electronics, powerful and fun to drive. After driving the X5, my wife now feels that her Lexus GS is underpowered! I'm going to have to wait until 2010 until I replace her car. By then, the 5 series will be in a model change over and the X5 will be paid off.

No regrets on getting the X5.