[bpclark0911]

Has anyone gone from a x5 to 5 and regretted it? My last two have been x5 and I'm looking to try something different. M550 or 540i? I appreciate the input.

Currently have a 2019 x5 and 2021 x7.

[bpclark0911]

Originally Posted by str8face

Easy answer is keep the X7 and swap the X5 for an M550.

I've been going back and forth with BMW sedans and Range Rover Sports as my daily driver over the last 6 years, and I've decided I'm not going to trade my current rover when my new M550 gets here. Will be nice to have the sedan for grand touring and the rover for utility/snow days

Thanks for the input!

[MikeElmendorf]

I have a 2022 X5 and a 2021 M550. They replaced a 2019 X5 and 2018 540, respectively. My wife drives the X5 during the week and I do when traveling with the kids and often on the weekend.

They are both great, but very different, vehicles. The X5 is more about utility and space. The 5 series, especially the M550, is just a different animal entirely.

Both are excellent vehicles. If we were a one car household without kids, it would be the 5. With kids, we’d need the X5.

[bpclark0911]

Originally Posted by MikeElmendorf

I have a 2022 X5 and a 2021 M550. They replaced a 2019 X5 and 2018 540, respectively. My wife drives the X5 during the week and I do when traveling with the kids and often on the weekend.

They are both great, but very different, vehicles. The X5 is more about utility and space. The 5 series, especially the M550, is just a different animal entirely.

Both are excellent vehicles. If we were a one car household without kids, it would be the 5. With kids, we’d need the X5.

This is great. I'm thinking if I get rid of the x5 now and get the m550 in a few years I wont need the x7. I have 1 going off to college next year so in a year or 2 I can trade the x7 for the redesigned x5 when that comes out.

[admranger]

The X5 is more flexible overall (coming from an F15 40e), but the sedan is more fun. Having one of each is the best of both worlds. I have an X3 b/c it's easier to park in busy parking lots [Costco has entered the chat]. I wish I had an X5 though, as it's more spacious and comfortable.

I got the M550i as my retirement cross country road trip car. I plan on driving interesting roads as much as possible. More fun in an M550i than X5, though it wouldn't suck in an X5.

If you can afford it, keep one of each.