Considering X5

[jbrockiii]

Love bimmers, nothing else drives like them. Family always had one.

Couple of questions, if I do purchase the X5, I'm looking for a pretty "bare bones" one. It's between the X5 and the ML320 CDI, I liked the idea of having a diesel- I bought my soon to be ex a E320 CDI and the gas mileage is great.

Looks like I'll have to order a bare bones X5 because most out there have packages that bump the price up pretty good. I got the invoice pricing from 2007 from BimmerFest and from what I read, prices haven't changed. Looks like the X5 3.0's invoice is $42,925 including destination & handling. I'm going to add a couple of options, but how much above invoice can I realistically expect to pay??

Also, is the leatherette ok? Does it feel and hold up ok?

Thanks much for any suggestions, responses.