Well it ook a few days for them to put the new transmission in but WHAT A DIFFERENCE! No more hard shifts, no more slamming! Shifts are now smooth as silk. Honestly, I think it feels better than new. They replaced the outer CV boots on the front end as well so it was certainly worth the visit.

Like everyone said, I will certainly enjoy my new transmission. For those that want to know the fault code was with teh DSC (5F43). BMW sent a fix which did not work so they replaced the transmission.
-Swath