Ricky Bobby...I finally found time to chat with my mechanic (Rick McCain, Cromwell Valley Automotive in Towson, MD - I HIGHLY recommend him) and got the info on his manual X5;

Rick McCain, 2001 X5 3.0 5 spd stick - 123K miles, Maryland

and I mentioned earlier that my wife's uncle here in Maryland has one as well;

Karl Namvary, 2001 X5 3.0 5 spd stick, 61K miles, Maryland

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Scott / Baltimore
1995 M3 (Gretchen) dakar/blk, 186K miles, ECIS CAIS w/ EURO HFM, Turner Chip, Stygar SS, X brace, 24lb Ford injectors, UUC mounts & swaybarbarians, aluminum cooling system components, Euro brake components & SS lines, underdrive pulleys, aluminum machined interior pieces, custom yellow on yellow flag decals, carbon fiber splitters & more...loves to be driven hard & put away wet.
2006 X5 (Rolf) silver / blk, 6spd manual, 54K miles, former BMW Munich Corporate Exec car, like new.