Originally Posted by X5Kiwi

I just changed from a 2000 X5 4.4i to a 2006 X3 3.0sd a few weeks ago, and I'm loving it so far. The twin turbo diesel has so much grunt, and the X3 as a whole feels quite alot more nimble and tighter than the X5 did.

Yes, it is more of a "girls car" as my father said when he heard what I bought, but with the style 205 wheels and (as of today) 5% tinted windows, it still looks pretty damn good.

And it is hard to argue with 27mpg rather than 16mpg...

The only things I really miss are the split tailgate, the HID lights and the V8 sound. But that 580nm from 1750rpm makes up for it :-)