We are thinking of buying an X5. Our garage is very low - consistently about 71 in. at the opening. The spec on the X5 says it is 69 in. tall. Is this with or without a rack? Is this a reliable height? 2 in. is not much room to spare especially living in Chicago and having to deal with snow/ice buildup.

You should fit. I was in the same boat, I only had 1.5-2" to spare in height when my garage door was open. The first time was nerve wracking but it fits. Spec is with a rack, which is removable. If you remove you need to buy a sealing kit from BMW.

IslandS62: what is this 'sealing kit' you speak of? I removed my rack and purchased some hole plugs (painted them and sealed them). I just wanna take a look at the kit BMW has to compare it to what I did....... I wish I would have known about it; it was hell getting the right fit with the hole plugs.....

They are round plugs apparently. I have not bought the kit but some guys were talking about it over on X5World.com

Probably whatever you have is just as good.

yeah i run round

you could get a 4.8 if you want shorter =]

Thanks for the replies. During the test drive we drove it to my garage for a test. I had about a 1/4 inch of clearance. The fixed antanea was the high point - not the rails as I thought would be.

After a bit of mods to the weather stripping and trimboards on the garage I now have 1+ in. of clearance and am good to go!