What interest rates rises will do, page-22

Your post reeks of jealousy. Keep driving your 20 year old Falcodore, and eating baked beans while you work to achieve financial "freedom".

You think people buy the X5 as a status symbol. You could not be further from the truth. Anything below the M models or 7 series is a middle class car. The decision for the X5 would probably have been for the safety ratings rather than the so called prestige of the badge on the bonnet.