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I took delivery of my 2011 550i yesterday doing BMW Euro Delivery at the BMW Welt in Munich. That was a great experience. I put 250 miles on the car yesterday and today driving to Prague. My prior car is a 2008 550i with the M-Sport Package with Active Steering. I prefer the steering of my E60. For my taste the steering on the F10 feels a bit loose and not sporty. My 2011 550i has Dynamic Handling Control which I dislike. At the comfort setting the F10 rides like a boat. I cannot imagine anyone that would buy a BMW would ever use that setting. Normal is not much better. I just leave the car in Sport or Sport+. Comparing those 2 settings to my E60 M-Sport Sport Suspension, I much prefer the ride of the E60. I am happy in general with the F10, but I wish that it were more athletic or sport oriented. I want a SPORTS Sedan, not a COMPROMISED SPORTS Sedan. I like the design, although it is a bit conservative, and ergonomics. Unfortunately the build quality of my fully loaded 550i was disappointing. The center vent assembly wasn't seated properly. It stuck out over the silver trim below in the lower left and in the middle. The leather stitching on the passengers handle was rough and did not align properly. On the driver's door handle the leather was puckered. On the exterior front hood and trunk lid had places where they had alignment issues with adjacent surfaces. HUD didn't work properly about a third of the time and did not display all of the information shown in the arrow display. I am inclined to think BMW needs to pay more attention to driving characteristics and build quality and less emphasis on electronic doo-dads.