Sooo guys finally we've sold the E320 and have a new X5 on the way. It's a 3.0 Diesel Executive Sport in space grey with the two tone camel/black interior. It should be in our driveway by mid-may. So exciting!!

While we were looking to order a vehicle: space grey, saddle brown/black interior, Hi Fi sound system, comfort seats, rear air suspension, the order would have taken around 4 months. The vehicle we have coming in May misses out on the comfort seats and Hi Fi sound system but comes with the DVD package, aluminum running boards, 7 seats (with rear air suspension) and delivery within a month. The great deal we got on the car was the icing on the cake with most BMW dealers not budging on the price.

It's very exciting. While there are BMW's in our extended family, this would be the first BMW my mum and dad have owned in over 20 years. We looked veeerry closely at the Mercedes ML, and unfortunately against the X5 it just didn't stack up in our minds. The X5 truly is a fantastic car!!

My only concern with the vehicle we do have coming is the sound system. I believe it's only a 6 speaker system and from what I've heard BMW systems aren't that good. Does anybody with experience know more about the system or advice on improving it?

Will post a comparison between the ML and X5 later on...but for now back to work.




P.S Now our garage is truly fair to the 3 luxury Germans: My Audi A3, Mum's CLK240, Dad's X5 3.0D and my sisters Honda Civic parked outside.