Owned a Daihatsu Fourtrak for 16 years (regretted selling it) Owned a Nissan Qashqai for 1 year (bought new then sold it - good riddance) Owned a Honda CRV for 2 years (still have it next best vehicle to the Fourtrak) Bought an 05 X5 3.0D in August this year, first BMW we have owned - finally the perfect vehicle! No contest X5 wins so much for so little - average 30+mpg(drive it carfully), safety, 4wd,all the equipment you need, no contest