LOL . . . I read this entire thread and it went from how many stars JD Power gave for BMW quality to flipping qualities of the Tahoe vs X5. This thing was seriously hi-jacked.
To the OP, I can see where the X5 might have recieved a lower rating for quality having owned one for the past few years.
To the "fanboys" (not trying to offend, just repeating what I read), I can see your points of view too on why you favor the BMW name.
To zumbalak, like I was told by some forum members . . . life's too short to be unhappy. Do what I am doing . . . see below.
I'm in the middle of dealing away my X for another Lexus strictly for the reason that I don't have the time to devote to the constant repairing of my X (full time job). I've been looking for about 2 months but couldn't find any dealer that would give me anything more than peanuts for my X. I finally found a sucker though and hope to be in my new RX350 by eow. I'm smiling again
and making plans for the weekend that don't involve working on the X for the first time since my X purchase. Life is good again!!!!!