LOL I learned precisely these lessons just yesterday! Including the use of the seatbelt tabs.

A rationale for the X5 is cargo space for two folded bicycles. I haven't yet test fitted them, not until I have a $300 cargo area protector.

I DO NOT want to use an external bike rack. I have a nice DraftMaster. A $6K Greenspeed was destroyed on the DraftMaster when the Ringgold, Georgia, 2011 tornado dumped a roof on the car.

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