amh, Nice writeup on your drive.I'm hopefully going to get a drive in this coming Tues.I really don't understand why BMW could not make the rear door swing open a few more inches.Would,IMO,solve most of the rear ingress/egress issues,along w/ some "OS" handles.I think the "dirty back of pants" door sill thing is unfortunately a "life w/ an SUV" issue.Even w/ my X3,I live w/ dirt on the bottom of my pants from the door sill.Thanks. PalBay