I've been in a Mazda 3 with 103k miles and it drives fine even under the use of immature high school drivers. I've been in a '91 Saturn SL1 with a manual transmission and I'm amazed at how much abuse that car can take when the driver peels out every chance he gets and lugs its engine on big hills when he doesn't pay attention. I've been in a Acura 3.5RL with 90+k and it still drives fine and is still very comfortable.

There are many cars nowadays that are very nice and have the same features of the X5. The one my parents own is very basic with only auto climate control as an option those $15k cars don't have. I might just be going through a phase but I'm just not a fan of the X5 and its little niggles. The engine is beautiful like any BMW engine is and its fit and finish is very nice too. However, there are too many delicate parts to it that makes me want a simpler car with less amenities.

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