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Originally Posted by zracer196
C4...Well said (as well)!
We just happen to have an 06' Pilot...My wife drives it. NOTHING like the X5. My wife is JEALOUS. The Pilot has been perfect with ZERO visits under warranty. My Titan I just sold had 122K miles on it. Again, other than a brake recall (X2), it was perfect.
But I would much rather drive my previous (2) M3's, the Viper I just sold and this new (to me) X5 any day of the week. Since I can afford to pay (or pay for the 100K CPO car in this case), I will take the trade-offs.
My X5 is delivered this weekend to me (had a previous one for 10 days the owner took back - long story) so it remains to be seen how reliable it is. I will post plenty on my experience. I can tell you the DRIVING experience is NO QUESTION.
Like C4 stated, make the decision that is right for YOU. No wrong or right answer!
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Ya - I've had plenty of fun to drive cars and seriously - for me life is too short to compromise on what I drive. Within reason of course. But I am willing to pay for the experience. Every situation is different of course. In my case the X5 is a weekend and trip car and should see under 10K miles per year. If I were driving 15-20K miles per year, I might make different choices. But I enjoy having both a great daily driver and a great weekend trip car, so I am very happy with my current stable.
I have owned an M3, M5, 2 Corvettes, a CTSV, an Evo, and now the S4. Loved them all. Would an Accord serve the same purpose? You bet. Would it be cheaper to own? Duh. I am willing to pay more for the experience because owning nice fun to drive cars is a passion of mine. More than one friend of mine thinks I am totally nuts. Which might be the case, but that is another topic...
