This is so lame, Blue you have NEVER posted pics of your X5 to date, why do you do this?

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The Present:
2014 Audi Q5 TDI Prestige
The Past:
2013 Lexus GS350
2013 VW Golf TDI
2007 BMW X5 4.8i LOADED & Loved
2009 VW Jetta
2008 VW Touareg VR6
2005 BMW X5 3.0i
2005 BMW Z4 3.0i
2004 BMW X5 3.0i
2003 BMW 325i
2000 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4x4

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The Present:
2014 Audi Q5 TDI Prestige
The Past:
2013 Lexus GS350
2013 VW Golf TDI
2007 BMW X5 4.8i LOADED & Loved
2009 VW Jetta
2008 VW Touareg VR6
2005 BMW X5 3.0i
2005 BMW Z4 3.0i
2004 BMW X5 3.0i
2003 BMW 325i
2000 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4x4

I was a car salesman back in the mid 70's so I won't count demos just cars I have owned. My friends father owned a dealership and hired me as a salesman when I was 17.

Started driving in 1975

72 Chevy Impala
74 Pontiac Grand Prix 400 CID twin stacks, could lay mean rubber.
77 Buick Century 4 Door Ugh
81 Mercury Monarch was an ESS (european sport sedan) Not Good
84 Mazda 626
89 Merkur Scorpio, put 300,000 miles on it before it died and it still looked and ran very well.
89 Ford Areostar
90 Ford Areostar 4x4, Whippeee
92 Olds Delta 88
90 Lincoln Town Car
96 Buick Roadmaster Wagon
02 Ford Ranger Pick Up
03 Ford Explorer
04 Ford Explorer
05 Ford Explorer

Now

01 X5 4.1, Turned in my Wife's Explorer and I got The BMW and she took over the Expedition.
06 Ford Expedition

1986 Mitsubishi Colt
1988 Mazda 626
1987 Rover 213
1995 Honda Integra
1997 Honda Civic EX
1999 Honda Accord LX
1996 Honda Odyssey
1997 Nissan Sunny
(About 20 BMW e34's during this time) Probably the best car ever built...
2004 BMW 325i
2005 BMW X5 3.0i - I miss you!!

Current:
2005 Honda Odyssey
2007 Saab 9-3...Dont ask...

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Been there...Done that

A thread from the past...

1997 Honda Accord
1999 Mitsubishi 3000gt
2001 Nissan Pathfinder
2004 BMW M3
2006 BMW M Coupe
2005 BMW M3
2006 BMW X5 4.8is (Current)

Admittedly I became an enthusiast after my first ownership experience, so my title is a bit green. I grew up on a farm, that's why all the trucks and bikes.

1983 Suzuki Moped (12,000 miles before death)
1961 Ford F100 323 6cyl 3 on the tree
1975 GMC 3/4 ton 454 auto
1987 Suzuki 175cc enduro
1983 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 302 Auto
1983 Dodge 1/2 ton "Prospector" model 318 auto
1986 Buick LeSabre 2 door 3.8 Auto
1975 Honda CB500
1977 Honda CB750F
1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0 5speed
1971 Harley Davidson XLCH 1000cc 4 speed kickstart
1995 Eagle Talon 2.0 5 speed
oops had kids...
1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4 dr 3.1 auto
1997 VW Jetta 4 dr 2.0 5 speed
1999 Isuzu Rodeo 3.2 DOHC auto 4wd
1986 Volvo 740 4cyl auto
2005 Ford Focus (company Car - totalled - I hated this car)
2006 Ford Focus (company car - totalled - I hated this car too)
1987 BMW 325 2.7 6cyl 5 speed (FIRST BIMMER!)
2006 Dodge Charger (company car - somewhat better)
1999 Ford Expedition EB 5.4 auto AWD (third kid)
2006 Buick Rendevous (company car)
1985 Honda 450 6 speed
2005 BMW X3 3.0, 6 speed - Premium & sport package, premium audio, terracotta leather interior, grey exterior. (currently own)
2004 Toyota Sequoia Ltd - 4.7 Auto (curently own)

96 forest green subaru outback
99 silver MKIV jetta (auto)
99 black MKIV jetta (man)
98 chevy tahoe (totalled)
05 X5 3.0 (current got it 2 days ago)

I can't resist. Help me.

53 Buick convertible. Years of service: 1. Straight 8 with column shift 3 speed.Totalled by drunk. Good thing as world's oil supply would have been exhausted by now.
58 Austin Healey Sprite. YOS: 4. 1929 technology with Lucas electrics. I thought it was a race car. Autocrossed it. Totalled in intersection
64 Corvair Turbo. YOS: 4. An actual turbo way back then. I liked this car. Loaned it to relative who abandoned it too long on street and it was towed away by the county.
69 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe. YOS: 4. A fabulous car for its time. My first new car. I drove it at 100 mph for long periods of time on late night trips. Had DOHCs, 4-wheel disks that only exotics had then. Sold.
72 VW Van. YOS: 3. POS. Sold it to a huge guy who didn't wear shoes. He threatened me when the motor blew the next day.
73 VW bug. YOS: 5. Totally reliable. Sold it for more than I paid for it new.
VW Fastback, Series III. YOS: 1.2. Replaced pushrod tube in rain in middle of night in strange city parking lot. Forget year.
59 VW double cab pickup. YOS: 5. My work truck. Practical. Unsafe. Still in daily use by a car stereo installer. Of course, I restored this, rebuilt motor, etc.
49 Chev PU. YOS: .01. I had visions of a hot rod, but not. Only kept it a couple of days.
69 Mercury YOS: 2. company car. We called in the narcmobile because that's what it looked like. People would pull over when I came up on them. A wallowing hulk of crap. I snuck onto Laguna Seca racetrack and burned off the tires in two laps.
69 Alfa Duetto. YOS: 4. The boat tail design. Great car, very dependable with normal repairs. Used to carry wood and concrete when I began to rebuild my house. Ended up restoring it. Sold it to a guy who sold his Ferrari. Saw it the other day, still looks exactly like new.
67 Alfa roadster. YOS: 3. Same boat tail design. Got tire of restoration and sold it.
64 Porsche C coupe. [I]] YOS: 3[/I Got this as a wreck, bought new front panels, restored it down to the last proper friggin washer. Everything was replaced or repaired. The Lexus dealer put it in their showroom, kicked out the Lexuses and sold it to a lady who had been looking nationwide for one of these. Never lost a concours, is a garage queen. Did all this and even paint at home. Fabulous car, loved it, had to sell it because it needed to be a garage queen.
84 Mustang coupe, 5.0. YOS: 2. For one son. Would have made a great race car. Traded in.
88 Mustang 4 cyl YOS: 2. for other, more responsible kid. World's slowest car. He couldn't catch up to some girls who flashed their boobs. He still hates me for that. It died in LA some place
84 Chev El Camino. YOS: 5. Terribly unreliable car no matter what. Kept it for years as it was useful. Fixed it up, again, and sold it.
72 Volvo 144. YOS: 5. I kept this going far too long. Not such a great car as its reputation. Sold to Volvo fanatic. Probably his last one.
84 Honda Accord. YOS: 7. Usual reliable Honda. Wife's commute car for years. Sold to field worker who resold to friend for a quick profit.
Triumph TR3. YOS: .3. Bought as a wreck, sold as a wreck, but a nicer wreck.
Subaru sedan. YOS: 1 Not a bad car, but the tranny broke and too much to replace. Traded in.
89 Taraus SHO. YOS: 5. The one with a Yamaha 8000 rpm motor. Bought new. Great car in every way except it just fell apart. I even rebuilt the motor at home, trying to keep it alive. It wanted to die and I had to talk my ass off to get a Honda dealer to accept it as trade. Sad.
2000 Honda Civic Si. YOS: 8. A great car except for long distance cruising as it was just not comfortable for that. A guy flew up from LA to buy it, sight unseen. Low miles, not a dent, no wings or facko speed equipment.
2000 Tundra. YOS: 8. A perfect truck, except for the brakes. I will probably keep this forever. I commuted in it, but only a lumberyard hauler now.
2005 X5. YOS: tbd A wonderful 6 cyl 20+ mpg cruiser for those 1000 mile trips to see the kids and grandkids. Terrible nav, but fabulous in most every other way.

The pattern here is clear. Well used old cars, and junk, that I fixed up and drove for years. Same as my house, actually. Just about killed me. Nuthin but new from now on, unless I lose all my money. Oh, well, I still have my tools...