[Dan in Pasadena]

Yeah, I've got an X5...actually its my girlfriend's but we live together so it might as well be mine. Its a 2005 4.4 V8. Hers has the Sports package and we like it very much. She regrets not getting the Nav system and doesn't want an add on- screen is too small. She'd had a 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited and she loved it but it was a lease. Experimented with sports cars - Audit TT, then an SL-55. Finally she decided to go back to a "truck" and debated a Turag, Cayenne and the Volvo but ultimately the X5 was "just right" for her. I think its a long term keeper. I'd say don't bother with the V-6 if you're gonna tow. These aren't small SUV's. If towing will be very rarely and you don't REALLY need the size but want a Beemer I'd consider the X3. I think they're a very nice smaller package. I actually like their body style a bit more than the current X5.