I picked up my 550i last night and all that I can say is WOW!!!

After a little bit of arm-twisting my dealer was able to get me out the door last night just before closing. I was fortunate that they found a car on the water that they could trade for since I don't think that I would have been able to handle the wait from order to delivery.

My first impression is that the E60 is in a different league than any of the E39s that I've owned (including the M5). In the case of the M5 this car is about 95% of the fun but more satisfying overall (more comfortable, better gadgets, less road/wind noise).

Here are the specs:

2006 550i
Jet Black
Black Leather
Antracite wood trim
Steptronic (major improvement over previous BMW automatics)
Active steering (still getting used to this)
Sport Package
Cold Weather Package
Premium Audio
Navigation
HUD
Sirius
Fold down seats
sun shades

Many thanks to all of the frequent contributors to this board. I was able to answer most of my pre-purchase questions by searching the archives.