TMA 
2006 BMW X3 SUV 3.0i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
Why had I been driving anything else?
 After 130K in a Pathfinder, I was looking for something a little more sporty, solid, fun to drive but still large to haul kids.  Looked at a lot of replacement options but fell in love with the X3 about five minutes off the dealer lot in a test drive.  Transmission is great.  Smooth ride.  It's hard to take my foot off the accelerator.  Only complaint is the weird/basic radio system and "always on" lighter outlets.  Hate to replace the radio with an aftermarket, but I need satellite radio, USB port for I- pod and an AUX port.  Just learned today that they have discontinued production on Sirius receivers for the factory radio.  I'm going to put the Ipod/AUX ports up in the top dash compartment.