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"The X5 felt somewhat in between, even in sport mode I did not feel how I usually felt with the 3 series so I kind of dismissed it along with less cargo space and cheap interior feel."
We got our X5 last year for a great deal end of year, has the third row. Car is not that great stock as you mentioned, but adding the MPPK (1K) (bmw should include this standard!) and the dinan sport ($300) makes a massive difference in performance and is well worth the $$. The car probably does 0-60 in under 5.5 seconds which is plenty fast for me. Also if you get the upgraded sport suspension it will be closer to the 3 series.
The Durango is really nice too, but the X5 feels more like a car, while the durango feels large and drives more like a truck. The third row seats are for kids in the x5 so it works for us as adults can sit in the second row on those rare occasions. I live in an urban area so I needed a smaller SUV that still had a usable third row for kids.
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