T - If you are planning on leasing it you can forget about getting out of the lease in a year or so with a brand new model out there, so don't do it man unless you are ready to commit to 3 years of antiquated technology.
Yes BMW had some issue's with the 7's ect but they have had a few years already for the Idrive quirks ect.

Hold out man and get the new one, it's a 4.8 and it is soooooo good looking :)

07 will be a smarter financial move.

I know I'm in the minority here, but stick with the '06. The frustrations of the glitches and fixes aren't worth it IMO.

You already have a post-facelift e53, and it's spec'd very similarily to your 06. Following through with your 06 order would be more foolish of a decision than almost anything else I can think of. Either dump the 04 now and spring for an e70 or hold on to it for a couple years until you feel the e70 is ready to be owned by you.

Ok i called my dealer and asked what i could do to get the E70 and cancel the E53. They said i cant cancel it but they would take it and sell it to somone else if i really wanted the E70. But I would have to order on and will not be able to get one for at least 2-3 months after the first one hits the dealer. So I cant wait that long since i already promised my 2004 e53 to someone who needs it pretty soon. So my original deal was a 39month lease. I changed that to a 24 month lease and have to pay an extra $25 per month for that But same down pmt. now My wifes audi will be off lease in december and she will be needing a new car. she wants a 530Xi but i talked her into taking the 2006 4.4 until the end of its lease. So in december my wifes audi goes away. thank God I hate that car. Then she takes my new X5 and I get an E70 X5 to replace it. How does that sound to everyone.

That's an excellent plan. Keep in mind not all colors will be available initially, some are as late as April 2007.

Great call all the way around. While I had an original '04 X3 with no issues, I've read and heard about too many glitches to make going with the first year worth it. This way just about the time you're ready to pull the trigger on the E70 they will have worked out the bugs . . . most of them anyways.:thumbup: