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      12-15-2019, 06:13 PM   #14
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I would keep your current garage. If you really enjoy small nimble sports cars, and track them 5 times a year, not to mention enjoy that track day, you are gonna want to keep the M2 and Cayenne. I wouldn't get the X5 M to replace both. The X5 M is a beast, but you will miss the handling and agility of the M2, as well as the ability to go to the nearby track. The X5 M would be fast and comfortable, but you have the higher ride height, the added body roll, as well as a less raw driving experience compared to the M2. Not sure if your M2 has a manual transmission, but that would also be another part of ownership you would miss.

If you do end up going the one car route, you will likely end up taking a bath on both the M2 and Cayenne. That said, would an E63S Wagon be a suitable replacement? I imagine it would offer similar space and power of the X5M while having the benefit of lower center of gravity, as well as a "rareness"/exclusivity and I would think that it would be able to go to the track being that it isn't an SUV and is based on a sedan, as well as a similar price to the X5M.
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