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Originally Posted by SJones8
Just had the 1 year anniversary for my Black on Black 2017 X5M, and as much as I enjoyed it the answer is unfortunately NO, would not buy again. For the last month, have been driving a family members new VW atlas, and after driving that, thought the beast will feel awesome but in fact it was quite the opposite.
You can't drive the X5m without instantly recognizing how highly engineered and designed for ultra high performance it is and then feeling frustrated about what a waste of ability it is to just use it as a daily driver thudding into potholes, sitting in bumper to bumper traffic, and when the road finally clears, still being faced with speed limits easily reached in 1st and 2nd gear. I had forgotten how smooth and silent "normal" cars are, how light the steering and soothing a nice plush ride is, and how sitting in the never ending traffic of a daily commute is less aggravating psychologically when there isn't 567hp raging to be let loose and you feel are going to waste just idling along (while you burn a gallon of fuel every few miles).
I think it depends where you live, the type of roads, traffic, routine and lifestyle, but in my opinion, its too much money to spend on a car that doesn't get to fulfill even 25% of its true potential. Maybe things would be different if I lived in Germany or something. If I were to buy the next gen X5, would probably look at the 35i and preferably option out some comfort tuned air suspension.
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You have highlighted the exact issue that I have been going back and forth on for too long. We have had our 2017 X5 35 w/ MPPK and dynamic handling package for a year now. Not a single issue and simply an outstanding vehicle - except for the real world passing / placement ability. In the last 3 or 4 months I have needed faster acceleration to place our Bimm where I needed to. That is also frustrating. The handling is outstanding but I don't drive around in Sport+ / manual shift / rpm in the power band most of the time. Our earlier X5 50i had gobs of torque on tap for real world driving - but the N63 TUxxx has been too problematic for me to go that route again. Our local dealership currently has 3 M550s in the shop with engine problems.
So, I guess it is all about tradeoffs - my earlier M5 was a blast but did get tiring on 6+ hour road trips - especially with a manual transmission. Car dealers make a mint off our continual search for the vehicle that meets most of our key needs most of the time LOL.