Ok, thanks James. I wonder if the jerkiness when cold for the first mile, regardless of whether in sport mode or not (yes I have looked at ALL the possibilities contained within this site for the lunging/jerkiness maladies) has anything to do with the VANOS system. I know very little if not nothing about it, but I'm sure I saw somewhere a post either here or on another forum where the solenoid seals were leaking causing a jerking movement.

And with my next-to-nothing knowledge about VANOS I was linking that with my lunging/jerking when cold... Any opinion on that? Do the solenoids have anything to do with the oil circulation, and perhaps its taking a while for the oil to be circulated due to them being faulty in some way? Hence the car needing to be driven for about a mile before it runs as smoothly as it should.. Or am I thinking and talking absolute garbage?

And what VANOS seals are you talking about? Could they be checked/replaced if needed (or just change them anyway) while mine is in for major surgery?