I usually replace my cars at 85k and almost did this last time around. In 2010 I headed to the dealer to test drive an '10 X5 4.8.

However the appearance of the E70 didn't give me that excitement about a new car as it did when I first saw my first E53.

When I sat in the driver seat of the E70 the first thing that came to mind was an AMC Pacer. I felt like I was sitting in a bubble. I immediately knew I was not getting a new car.

I kept my '04 3.0 to 125k and ran perfect but still had the itch for something different. I found something different in an '06 4.8iS that was fully optioned and had only 40k miles and a CPO. So I bought it to tide me over to the model update.

I still have the 4.8iS and hope the new style X5 will be more appealing and aggressive looking in 2013.

With all that said I do see some good looking X5M's but still do care to own one.

my .02