Originally Posted by
Moe
You are right, they are popular. I suppose they hit the sweet spot of around 85-90k new and a super driving car with a great engine.......but.....I am still not sure about the styling especially the rear end. They are small too, now maybe thats a good thing for handling, but I drove one and felt it too dinky. Interior is poxy, pure 2 series. Nothing done to make it premium apart from some deviated stitching on that faux shiny leather. No oil temperature gauge....heresy.
No way I would have a manual, those cars are so tail happy you need both hands on the wheel all the time, when you not on it you want the ease of the DCT and when you are on it you dont need other things to be doing.