e53 is totaled. Choosing between '10 xDrive30i and '12xDrive35i

[Longj582]

My adored 2003 M54 e53 w/185K was totaled last week.

I've found two seemingly suitable replacements w/all the options I want on the west coast (I live in Seattle, both cars are in Ca)

Choices are:

2010 2 owner xDrive30i w/the "M" package, no air suspension, adaptive drive, and naturally aspirated just like this (only the one I'm looking at has 65K - it was sold as a CPO car in 2013): https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ctd/6030716245.html

or

a 2012 2 owner xDrive35i w/the "M" trim package w/air suspension, no adaptive drive, but Twin Turbos (72K) which just got traded into the stealership (who also sold it originally and maintained it - was a CPO Car in 2014)


I'm sure both will need a valley pan gasket and VCG in the near future and all fluids changed due to the mileage.

I do my own wrenching or have my best friend who is a BMW tech who moonlights in his backyard shop (with a lift and all the goodies) fix it.

I also do some light towing 3,500 lbs Sea Ray to the lake about 20 minutes away.

Here's the kicker: My cars are maintained to a T because I want to drive the car into the ground (until it dies) and being that I have a kid on the way, a V8 and the Diesel are out (as diesel is a PITA to get in my town a with a kid on the way my days impersonating Mario Andretti on local roads will be on hold for the next several years : ) That said I love the handling of the X5s and feel way safer in them than something like a Jeep or an MDX.

So to start the debate...if I want to take my soon "new to me" e70 over 200K (and don't want to go bankrupt doing it) and tow occasionally would you guys say go with the naturally aspirated 2010 or Twin-Turbo 2012?