Not as good as they say it is.
Basic, fairly cramped interior.
Engine rougher than the Passat at idle, smoothes out at higher revs.
Didn't feel like it had 30-odd bhp more than the Passat.
Dash comes down too low, so I kept banging my left knee on it.
In summary: Great car for £22k, unfortunately BMW want £26k for it.
Yes that fits with my experience of them. The friend that I mentioned here has had a huge number of BMW 3-series cars, usually M3s but some other engine/trim combinations. He loves them.
I find the level of comfort, trim and fitment to be poor for the price. The leather seats in the M3 were a bloody bad joke, same sort of thing that gets fitted to bargain basement Fords.
Is this just one you've had for test drive or is it what you ended up=20 with?
--=20 Conor
I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't=20 looking good either. - Scott Adams
Just a test drive.
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