Placed the order today...

[2thdr]

Well, tried to glean all the information I could from all the forums out there, but, compared to m3forum.net, X5 owners (all present company excluded of course), don't seem to frequent boards as much. Understandable, though, especially in light of how new the E70 is.

So, decided on the 3.0l engine. Coming from an M3, my gut said buy the 4.8, but honestly, if what people are saying about the fuel economy is right, then I think I would have been more likely to have ordered a Range Rover Sport SC if I wanted to average 12-14mpg.

The one thing that I really find surprising is how few people are purchasing the Dynamic Handling package, which in Canada includes Active Steering and Adaptive Drive. The dealer performed a cross-country search and found that as of today, there are only three vehicles on order (including mine) with the Dynamic Handling package.

In terms of packages, I ordered Dynamic, Sport, Premium, Activity, PDC, and Logic 7 sound system.

Ordered today, and expected here by March 20th. I plan to share as much as I can on this experience...hopefully it will help others in making their decision.