Well I took the plunge and ordered a 35d. I'm coming from a 2008 M3 so its going to be quite a difference, but the M3 was just becoming to inpractical for the dog and riding my mountain bike.

Heres the final specs. Got a pretty good discount.

Black Sapphire Metallic
Black Nevada Leather
Brushed Aluminum trim
Cold Weather Package
Premium Package
Premium Sound Package
Rear Climate Package
Sport Package
Technology Package
Comfort Access system
Head up display
Running boards
Smartphone Integration
HD radio
iPod and USB adapter
Satellite radio with 1 year subscription

So I'm going to get the hitch installed so I can use my bike rack to haul around my heavy downhill mountain bikes. I read through many of the posts on the hitch and the PDC system.

Did anyone figure out a way of turning of the rear PDC system when you have something that will block the PDC sensors. Sounds like I'm going to run into that issue. Also is the rear view camera useful too if you have bikes on the back?

Thanks.