Couldn't stretch to the 35is unfortunately. Never mind!
Engine was very refined. It was quiet when just pottering round town but put your foot down and there's a nice throaty growl there. Nothing like the straight 6 sound but it's not bad.

It's certainly no back road warrior and I don't think i'd really like to push it on the twisty's but maybe that's only because I didn't really get a chance to get used to it in the test drive. Give it a couple of months and it'll probably be different, especially when I get used to the size of the car. It did feel like quite a large car on the road but i'm thinking it'll be more suited to cruising on A roads than blasting through the back country roads. That suits me fine though.

 

Pics!

Just a point, it might feel faster than the S but this is often due to the feeling the turbo torque gives. But feeling faster is good

 

Would not touch a BMW 2 litre petrol with a bargepole. They have got to be the most unreliable engines currently on sale in the UK, and my daily is a BMW..

 

Time will tell I suppose. Thanks for pointing that out though just before I pick up my car this afternoon!

That 3 year warranty may be useful after all!

 

What, they're STILL having problems?

 

Sorry, I read it as test drive, I'm sure they've sorted the problems now.