After having driven 2 X5's (both 3.0d, 1 pre facelift, other one with facelift) for 8 months, I came to the conclusion that an X5 is not a car for me. It's a great car, fast, comfortable, all you want, but to me not a fun car. I miss the "freude am fahren" when driving this BMW. I'm not criticizing the X5 as it's the best you can get in de SUV territory, but I need something that makes me "feel" that I'm driving. Therefor, I bought a used 330Cd, while waiting for the 335d to come out (about 2 years I think). Tommorow, the car goes in and I'm picking up the 330Cd. I'm sure the "freude am fahren" is not an issue when driving a 4.8is, but with all the driving I do, gas prices and the almost €90K base pricetag, makes it a car for millionaires overhere.
I'm loosing a lot of money (car is 3 months old) but so be it
. My first mistake and hopefully the last one.
I enjoyed this forum very much and I'll be lurking once a while to see what goes in the X5 world
Thanks for the advice I got here and drive safely...