The LS2 is an awesome engine by far........and I have to say that you must be a gear head to own one pretty much. Most folks don't bother with the tbss, cause they really don't know the history of the ls based engine. A CAI kit, exhaust, and a tune and its a mid 13 sec SUV easily.

The reason we purchased our BMW was simple........we had done all the Jeep SUVs over the years, my wife liked the Grand Cherokees, but after the last we owned that couldn't keep brakes or tires on it, it was time to swap brands of vehicles. I bought her a new suburban in late 2003, a 2004 model. That was entirely to big, after two body shop visits, I sold it. I don't do nissans, toyotas, isuzus, or hondas. I had to have a SUV that had some room and still towed a boat, the X5 with the 4.4 has a good towing capacity and has some good features to boot. The wife wouldn't even look at a yukon or tahoe, thought it was basically the suburban all over again. The explorer was a simple no do, and the expedition was about the same size as the suburban. The price on my x-5 was right when I purchased it, so it was a win-win for us. They have their problems just like the next mfg does, but its a good vehicle with a bunch of nice features. I haven't had a ton of problems with mine, just the basics that normally go out on them, window regs and stuff. I like mine, but the day it starts to having major problems, it'll be traded on another x-5.

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2004 X-5 4.4
2007 Shelby Mustang
2008 Chevrolet Avalanche