Thanks for the input. My husband is slightly concerned about getting the 3.0. He keeps thinking we should have gotten the 4.4 for the extra power. I told him the gas mileage would be much worse and everytime we drove the 3.0 it seemed plenty peppie. I'm sure it will be fine. Sounds like you are getting some attention with the X5. It is a beautiful vehicle. I talked to Gebhardt late today and still no car. They said maybe the weather is holding up the delivery. Interesting that your kids go to Community Montessori. A friend of mine, Christie Hacker, is a literacy teacher there. I'm touring that school tomorrow. I've heard that it's very difficult to get into though. My daughter hasn't gone to a Montessori preschool, but I thought she would still do well there. I really like the idea of multi-age classrooms and the extensive use of manipulatives. I'm anxious to see a class in session. Leslie