I must agree the X5 is fun to drive when it is not broken. This is my first BMW a 2006 4.4 X5 sport with 18,000 miles and CPO. The car has been to the shop several times and has to go back again for rough running engine and passenger door won't unlock. The car rattles runs bad and it seams like you get some error message all the time. It is my wife's car and she has called it a piece of crap. The X5 did replace a 2000 Ford Explorer with 135,000 miles on it that had been to the dealer for a couple of items covered by the dealer and just basic maintenance one set of tires that lasted 85,000 miles and one set of brake pads. The BMW is just so disappointing in it's reliability and cost to own. They do look great and drive great but at some point you just can't take the problems anymore. This will be my last BMW. I wish BMW would save there money on sending out the adds and mags and just spend it on making more reliable cars. I guess I just expected more after spending so much money.