After the death of the E46 and owning a vauxhall for 2 months and hating every second of it we have been out today and bought a BMW 1 series. Its a 2005 116i SE and its an amazing car, admitadly not the quickest but its perfect for what were after and fully loaded with lots of gadgets like climate control, auto lights and wipers. Cant wait to pick it up next week.