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Originally Posted by Jim E.
Let's be clear about this option and its "utility." I realize that one man's utility is another's garbage but for some, it does have some advantages.
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Fair enough. I did include the annotation "In My Opinion" so as to try and not insult those that like their 3rd row seats 
My personal solution is to buy a smaller vehicle that handles better, and gets better mileage, in our case an X3. Then a couple of times a year we rent a vehicle when we need the utility and don't want to take two cars. I rented a 2011 Expedition two weeks ago. $89 per day unlimited mileage, to get a carload to a family event through snowstorms. Upped it to the Expedition Max, and had room for unlimited suitcases behind the 3rd row. 15 litres/100 km, not bad on fuel for a weekend. I could have bought a larger vehicle like the X5, but then I would have had to drive it the rest of the year with one or two people in it, and it wouldn't have carried all of us and our luggage without a rooftop carrier on this trip anyway. Just my $0.02.
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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
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