I, too, took the plunge. I previously owned and E320 and have moved to a 2004 XJ VDP! PULL the TRIGGER. Consider this....you are going to spend the money on another car anyway. It might as well be on the car you want. I subscribe to the theory of buying the best car with the most toys for the money that I currently have available. I tend to look for used vehicles that have been driven less than 9k yearly. I have had good luck with this criteria. The more you wait, the process is only drawn out. Pull the trigger! Just my opinion. As for the wife, I subscribe to the PIP theory..Pissed is pissed. She's gonna be made about something. You might as well get a car that you disire out of it! lol