After a lot of hemming and hawing between the 535 and 550 I finally decided to go with the 550i mainly because the 4500 difference in price was well worth it. I am really excited about getting this car, its delivery date is June 19th which is in perfect time for my family road trip in July to Tuscany
550i Sedan
Black Sapphire
Black Dakota Leather
Anthracite Headliner
Cold Weather Package (wife won this battle)
Dynamic Handling Package (must have)
Sport Package (meh, must have to get IAS)
Sport Automatic Transmission (must have)
Integral Active Steering (must have)
Ipod and USB Adaptor (in the end its always about the tunes)
Rear Sunshades (wife won this battle for the kids, least it spares the merc and audi drivers the sight of being blasted while staring eye to eye with my nose pickers in the back seat
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I will only have a 2008 535 to compare it to (1st one made me a believer) but once I get it I will let you all know my thoughts and impressions, I am really looking forward to the suspension changes and how that feels at the 200kph to 240 kph range.
Through reading, listening and demo'ing cars I have determined that BMW realizes there is a butt for every seat. Choose your options well to create the type of BMW you want, go lean get lean go bloated get bloated.
Ciao.