I think I'll have to end up going with an 2004ish Volvo XC90. I love the X5 and would buy a new one in a heart beat if I had the money, but I don't want any million dollar surprises on an early model. My aunt has an 04 325xi and around 90k she had to spend like $2-3K on a big repair. And for a while she a loaner almost every other month. Hopefully I can get a brand new 2017 since that'll be about the time I can afford it.

Thanx for the advice and even tho I don't have one I'll visit on here often. I love seeing the pix and hearing the stories.

Any advice is still greatly appreciated.