[tws_andrew]

Bought this as a company car and to use through the winter. Have owned 4 M3s, 1M5 and have a couple of very HP cars. Needed a nice daily that would be enjoyable to drive but would get my kids to ski school if needed.

Pros
Motor is sublime. Probably the smoothest motor I have used. Interior is nice for BMW. Technology is pretty impressive and I drive has come a long way
Looks - lots of compliments and I know it will look amazing with a proper set of wheels and stance. Just trying to figure out the suspension given the Cons below.

Cons
Handling
This cannot have a BMW badge and handle like this. I swear my mom's Lexus feels better. Even in sport mode the body roll is terrible. I bought it planning to do KW coils immediately not knowing they were not out for X drive yet. I have driven a number of non M 5 series in the past and they still felt like a BMW. This car truly feels like a Buick. There is a freeway ramp near me that does a wide 180 turn at speed but has a bump mid turn where they have repaired the road. In my GTR and Porsche I could take it over 100 if I wanted to push it. With this car at 55 when I hit the bump the body roll is so scary it feels like it is going to go off the road.
Parking, backup etc
The cameras should not be an option. My truck with a 10" lift is easier to park. I didn't get the cameras because I think they are silly on my wife's rover but the high cowl and low seating make this car tough to see out of.
Mileage
My mileage has been around 17 according to the on board computer driving about 95 pct around town. That seems low for what people have indicated but I am not sure how accurate the on board is and have only driven the car to work so I haven't seen any highway mileage.

Overall I give the car decent marks and will really like it if I can transform the handling and make it into a BMW