On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 16:51:16 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote:

Heh heh ... that was me (if you're talking E39 and not X5).

Could have been E39. I sometimes flip among the various models
that share the same M54 engine. So, probably was you...

Yeah. Lots of bimmers have the M54.
That's one thing BMW got right.
The engine and the drive train and the steering/suspension.
Plus interior noise is pretty low.

Everything else is essentially not much thought about on a bimmer.