Hello all,

Noob X5er here. I've been lurking for the past couple weeks while shopping around and am finally picking up my starter X5 tomorrow, an '01 stick shift 3.0.

I did notice that the cargo space is much smaller than my current rides, a '99 4Runner and 4wd Tacoma. Does anyone regularly haul mountain bkes, skis or surfboards? With the 4Runner I could just fold the larger of the 60/40 seats and have enough room for my toys and 2 passengers.

I could use the roof rack for boards and skis, but I prefer to just fold the seats and throw them in the back (surfboards range 6'1" to 7') for convenience and security. I also rigged up a home-made interior bike carrier system similar to the Nissan XTerra- would something like this work in an X5?


Thanks for all the tips and advice. I look forward to enjoying my new ride!