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Message: <blockquote data-quote="supergripen" data-source="post: 611519" data-attributes="member: 1254">Been holding back on reading,let alone commenting on the F30 but I must say I'm very much interested to know how BMW has progressed the 3er.What I've read so far is a mixed bag.. improvements in some areas and going backwards on some core 3er values.Would love to test the F30(in at least 328 guise) but having read the spec of the current Sport trim on offer I think I'll wait for the Msport trim to come to our shores.I find the current trim config unsatisfactory and unbecoming of the 3er lineage which I've known and love all these years.What is encouraging though is the fact that the 328i can be tuned to just under 300bhp..promising indeed,though a far cry from what a 335i is capable of.Yet to be seen if the F30 can satisfy a 3er purist like me as my e90 will be difficult to replace I feel.. Can't wait to see how the F30 M3 will turn out.Wait,I totally forgot..by sheer fate I did test the F30 320d.Bumped into a friend a few weeks back with his shiny new car which replaced his e90 323i LCI.Conclusion? The drive remnded me of a C-class in terms of driving feel,very light and artificial.The spec was an utter letdown as it didn't come with the full on iDrive experience..a totally stupid move by BMW Msia.What were they thinking? Chassis was nice,handles well but the touchpoints were all too light for my liking.Shows how unmemorable the drive was..it totally escaped me when I first started to write here..Said friend still prefers his e90,but his wife seemed to love the F30.She now drives it most of the time as opposed to the e90 where the wife seldom wants to drive.I really do hope the Msport F30 will rectify all this.Sad to see a hard edged sportsman turned softie techie.</blockquote>

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