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545smg is that you? Welcome back and congrats on your new 550i.

sf550i

Thanks, I am back after a year on the "dark side." I was driving a mercedes for a year CL500, not bad, until a got back in the bimmer.


I had relocated bit for work reasons but I am back in the Bay area.

Whats weird is I'm having trouble driving the 550, the interior upgrade on the 08 ' is a significant difference.

New things that I noticed as well:
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[*]The doors close differently than on my old 545, there's a cushioning - probably due to the old faulty door seals.[*]The dash, which I just noticed have more buttons, the bezel design of knobs make a huge difference.[*]All in all, even over the downtown streets, the interior cabin is much quiter. Just everything seems a bit better. I know its new but I had driven 30,000 mi on my old 545.[*]The biggest difference is the steering, its much tighter than the old 545. Its much more precise of a point and go feel - feels a bit like my boxster.

I do miss my old smg, but this I really believe that the step shifts fast, better and more efficiently than I ever had.

I'll post pics when after the clear armor is installed after the holiday - cheers

italia550i

Thanks for sharing your impressions.

Did you get the Active Steering Option? Sport Auto?

sf550i

I didn't get the active steering, its too bad that they just don't roll it into the sports pack - I had it on my 545, i thought it was great. Especially living in downtown san francisco. Getting in and out of parking was really easy.

But I hardly noticed the active steering when I was driving on the road. The 550 steering seems much tighter than without active steering..

At low speeds the active steering was featherlite like a honda.