SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE NOT INTO A FIRM RIDE...IF THATS THE CASE, I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD BE BETTER OFF IN A NEW LS430 OR A M-BENZ S-430..THE 5 SERIES IS ONE OF THE BEST HANDLING CARS ON THE ROAD...(WHEN YOU FACTOR IN COMFORT, RIDE, HANDLING..)..AS FOR THE TRUCK...AGAIN, MILEAGE SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR IN THIS PRICE RANGE..RESALE, FUN FACTOR AND PERSONAL PREFERENCE SHOULD BE..THE LEXUS TRUCK MAY BE A GREAT SUV FOR SOME OUT THERE..AND I THINK THEY ARE MADE GREAT. BUT IF YOU WANT A LITTLE SOUL IN YOUR AUTOS, GO WITH THE BIMMERS