Thanks folks, will get some pics up soon.

My first impressions are really good, love the driving position and it's got just about enough ooomph to get me where I need to go. She is a thirsty girl and at 90p ($1.60) a litre I will soon be best friends with my local petrol station .

But hey if I was worried about it I would have bought the 3.0l diesel

Also interested in other peoples perception of BMW drivers in the USA, over here they pretty much the most hated person on the road. This is gerenraaly down to BMW drivers being arrogant and snobby with a terrible attitude towards other drivers.
Although this is certainly not the way I drive, I generally agree with the above.

Any comments?

alan