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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ennui78" data-source="post: 449020" data-attributes="member: 18643">Get the 323i if you can afford it. Price difference between the two cars is not exactly a pithy amount.  I would have gotten the 325i but hey, not quite willing to spend an extra three years paying the bank(Read: licensed Ah Long facility).I love the M-Sport kit. I see other 3-series on the road that don't have it and before I can put my finger on it, the first thing that comes to mind is, "That one looks a bit more boxy-ish...why?". But if you have a family, the people at the back are NOT gonna appreciate the M-sports suspension set-up. And yes, the door seals squeak against the shadowline-hi gloss trim but that can be solved with Gummi-Pfledge and a tin of silicon(both by Wurth of Germany)The iDrive makes a big difference, but you will only truly miss it if you have previously driven a car that features it - as Shwepps has indicated, he would not purchase another car without such features. There is of course, the fact that with a 323i, you will be driving a class leading 6-cylinder. The straight-six engine has been a defining moment for the marque.My personal conclusion. if you can afford the 323i, get it.....the funky kit, you can afford to add, later on</blockquote>