Just to close this off, I bought a cheap ebay one for £21.99 and after some trial and error, then bought some longer bolts (also from ebay - £1.30) as the head rest posts are too far away from the grille to reach with the included bolts. Worked a treat for our week in France and is now taking up s ...

Thanks all, even the genuine BMW option looks a bit of an afterthought

It's going to be so rarely used I'll look at the cheaper options first I think. More importantly will be the size of the thing to store in the garage for 50 weeks of the year...

Hi all, Does anyone have a solution for allowing luggage to be stacked higher than the retractable roller? We're going away in the summer and will need to fill the boot, probably to the roofline, so I'd like some way of stopping items from flying forwards if I need to brake hard. Is there a more ...

Well she’s arrived!
Looking forward to many happy miles
Got to tidy the front of the house now as it's being shown up...

Thank you all for the warm welcomes!

My first question might not even be a thing...
When searching we found some 40d M Sport models and also some M40d, are they the same or is it a spec thing?

Hello all, just introducing myself as a new owner - well, husband of the actual owner... - of a 2018 MSport 40d My wife is taking delivery of the car this week from Barretts BMW in Ashford and we can't wait to have it home! Chances are I'll be asking a few questions as we've not had an X5 before ...