I've been watching craigslist here in ATL for wheels and will keep an eye out for V8 E53s. At their age these days, high mileage might be an obstacle. I'm also a little leery of the auto trannies in these vehicles, and you will have noticed that some V8 versions can have oil leak and other drivetrain issues, but manual tranny versions [like mine, Green Hornet, and Ricky Bobby's], available only with the 3.0L six, are hard to come by. I haven't yet hooked up a horse trailer to my recently-installed OEM hitch, but am looking forward to seeing how my signature E53 will handle that weight [5k or so total, loaded]. I'll be sure to post a report and pictures when I get there
