Yeah, I got it. I have no issue at all with driving a vehicle like it was meant to be driven, although for the X5M that would require something other than city streets to reach its full potential.

It was his phrasing of "beating on the car" (thrashing it) combined with "abuse" (misuse, mistreat, use wrongly) that causes me to point out that simply wailing on a vehicle is not the same as driving it as it was meant to be driven.

__________________
2007 X3 3.0si, 6 MT, Premium, White

Retired:
2008 535i, 6 MT, M Sport, Premium, Space Grey
2003 X5 3.0 Steptronic, Premium, Titanium Silver
2002 325xi 5 MT, Steel Grey
2004 Z4 3.0 Premium, Sport, SMG, Maldives Blue