What makes me chuckle a little is that on BMW's website the differences aren't really clear on the one thing that sets them apart, handling. Yet on some really crummy handling economy cars they have tons of graphics and videos touting how the suspension is set up. I guess BMW's focus is different on this model.

Salesman we dealt with locally is a kid who could barely figure out where the keys were, so no help there. Wife has an email into a presumedly more knowledgeable guy from online. Kinda hard to go see for myself though with none on the lot to drive. And when we asked for a 2011 brouchure that might have had the details, they had none. I guess BMW is weathering the economy well!

Well the order that we were going to put in today just got postponed at least a week, I'll mull it over while on vacation as to whether to go down a different road totally. Thanks for the input, this site has already saved me from making a big mistake on this issue. (ordering it sans Active Drive)