We have a 2007 X3si and its been great! It's auto and it sometimes hesitates slightly when you're driving very gingerly, but if you're a bit more aggressive, its always great. I'm lead footed so its fine for me, my wife is very light footed and she complains a little - but overall its been a great car! No other SUV handles like this does - and we test drove a lot!
The only problem we had (other than standard brake pads & rotor changes) is that our driver side seat developed a hot spot and started to burn the leather. It was 4-5yrs in and no longer covered under warranty because the seats are a wear item, but they gave us an entirely new seat bottom via "goodwill" warranty which we are happy with.
Good luck!
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