: Someone please check if xenons were on that list. elec. seat and sunroof was not.

: I agree with Bennett about the wheels. I was relieved, they look nice, not as high gloss the pics. Although I am not a Yellow person, the phoenix yellow looked more acceptable in person as well. I think it has brown paint in it. I like it better than the audi yellow I see around. Interior in black seemed stark to me; I think I need gray or a chromatic color interior. My association to the interior was M lightweight; it seemed plain, which I guess is ok. The outside sheetmetal was gorgeous, IMO. Beautiful lines, the side grills seemed well integrated as well as the hood grill. Michelin's looked awesome. There was an M5 nearby and the contrast in styling seemed tremendous, as compared to the previous m3 and m5.

: Some "bad" news from BMWNA. The dealers will be shipped a number of unordered cars, fairly loaded, to sell to first come first served. I would guess people on the waiting list would get first crack at them, but this does slow down the rate at which the order specification folks will get their cars, if you "pass" on what is shipped and go for your own options.

: The BMWNA guy quoted 100,000 german marks, or about 51,000 dollars, for the euro car. He expected the US car to come in at a lower price. Remember, the euro and US cars will get different standard equipment, for eg, the leather seats noted above, in the US car.

: Yes, I still want one!