Thanks everyone for feedback on the SD. I spent some time on the BMW Aus website configurator last night ...when I optioned up it comes to something like $123k AUD excl rip off stamp duty and dealer delivery etc ..... anyway .. I included adaptive drive - it looks awesome in terms of balancing sport and comfort - anyone else ordering it for SD (or has it now for the 3.0d) is it worth the $8700 AUD?? sounds like just adding sport sus and 19" might make the ride a bit jiggly here and there ..had this experience with a 3 series early on ....dont want to repeat that experience .. also ..I couldnt see the auto tailgate option in the configurator ! what cost is it (now that they are including this as a build option in the US) - thanks again for any info ...