I have lurked around this place for awhile, made a couple posts about extended warranty, wheels/tires etc; but never really introduced myself. Hi, I'm jason and I am an alcoholic... no, just kidding. I am a car-aholic though.

I bought an X5 last fall, am thoroughly enjoying it, but also have a somewhat heavily modified g35 coupe as well. Insert picture here:



I think it is time to move on from the g35.. It is supercharged, has had 3 sets of wheels now, suede interior, one-off brake setup, rare body kit, suede interior etc etc. Not to mention the car is a year and half old and only has 7400 miles on it. I used to get in the car, put the 380+whp to the ground and be happy, but now I am just kind of bored with it. I actually prefer to drive the X5 on the weekends, 75% because there is no hassle and I can drive with a reckless abandon. The X5 is a 2000 4.4 with 50k, M steering wheel and 20" 4.6 wheels. Insert picture here (haven't taken one yet.. maybe this weekend).

The X5 is in immaculate condition for being a 2000, but has a few quirks: steering wheel makes a small squeak when the wheel is turned in any direction (very faint), the radio likes to cut all sound out every once in awhile when starting the car but other than that I am happy with the "truck." Luckily my buddy who was a mechanic for Nissan just got a job as a mechanic for BMW; so it's just a matter of time before getting him out to my place to install my Axxis brake pads and fix my little issues.

However, I have been bitten by a small bug I like to call the "Arden Range Rover Sport bug." Insert picture here:



I keep going back and forth on whether to sell the X5 and pick up the RR, but just can't figure out what I want to do. I know some people say RR's have issues and that it's basically just a BMW. I am going to test drive one this weekend and see what I think.. If anyone wants to add some personal experience with the RR Sport, feel free.

Anyways, sorry for the long-winded hello, just figured I would officially try to 'weasel' my way into the group; maybe even grab a shout out on next weeks freaky friday (you see what I did there, with the two stickied lounge topic reference?? eh? eh? haha.. okay..

-jason

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