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14BMWS, I was in the same boat as you early in 2011. I traded my 2009 X5 4.8 for an M3 sedan, thinking we could do without an X in our family. Disaster. So, several months later, I traded the M3 (bawling all the way to dealer) on a 2011 X5 5.0 that was on the lot. The 5.0 was loaded with every single option except Active Steering and Adaptive Drive.

I bought the car cause it had everything else that I wanted. Huge mistake! I hate not having Adaptive Drive (which was on my 4.8). You MUST, MUST get this option, unless you drive like an old lady.