Hey each to his own and good luck to everyone with their choices and views.
I agree 100% that the x5 is not the
best off roader, not the
best load carrier and not the
best tow car but it's not a sports car at all.
I am sure your car is quick but its a quick 4x4 SUV not a sports car.
I live out in the sticks, our small lanes are bumpy, often muddy and get snow and ice in the winter. I carry 4 people and their stuff from time to time, I tow a small trailer occasionally, sometimes I do a long motorway run down to Spain with a load of stuff. So for me the x5 (with 19s) fits the bill perfectly.
As for buying the wrong car, I have been lucky enough to have owned or driven pretty much every 4x4 available today in the UK and belive me, I have the right car.
FWIW I drove the SE and the sport (with and without dynamic anti roll) and 18s 19s and 20s before I bought my car.
I thought the sports suspension + 20s was far to harsh, followed ruts to much and had little or no high speed handling benefit.
I went for the SE with dynamic anti roll and 19s.
Come to think of it, my sports car (that out accelerates, out brakes, out handels and 'out speeds' any x5) also has 19s
