One thing that helps avoid a spongy brake pedal feel is to open the bleed plug when you press the piston back to allow for the new pads to fit. Pressing the content of the caliper back into the brake line is not great. I find that bleeding the old fluid out helps avoiding the soft pedal and while you are at it you can get an unsuspecting household member to press the brakes and flush the lines as well :-) (I have a catch bottle with a plastic hose to catch the old stuff and it is not pretty what comes out even after only one set of pads comes to its end.)

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2003 4.4i black ext./black int./black headliner (kid's runabout)
2014 535d X-drive, M package, silver/black interior

Sold but not forgotten:
2009 E70 35d, black ext./black int./black headliner (sold 2021)
2006 4.8iS Le Mans blue/cream int./black headliner, SOLD in 2012 sadly...

Other hardware:
2015 Cayenne S (wife's new DD and definitely wroooommmmm)
2016 Tundra 1794 edition crew cab, luxo hauler
2005 Tundra crew cab, weekend hauler. Sold after 150k very happy miles.