Not sure to be honest, would imagine there's something somewhere as it opens/closes on start up/sport mode etc.
I'm driving it fairly sensibly, have explored
a little over 4k now, but not repeatedly. I blame Budgie entirely.
Various points, that ill try to cover in turn.
Looks wise, i dont mind it, reminds me of the Z3M coupe, which was ugly beautiful, straight on from the rear, its rank, but most other places i think it looks ok, especially from the side. Colour more than makes up for it/stops you looking too closely at the shape lol. Driving position is generally fine for me, typical BMW, although i do always find that with manual seats i always want a position in-between the settings (same in this ffs), so electric would have been better. The boot is more than fine, much bigger than my old R32 & certainly better than the Mini's!! Passenger space im not bothered about, the GP has 2 seats, & i sit in the front anyways. Interiors ok, im not bothered if it looks like an e36/46, i love both those cars
Its a fake ///M? Well yes i suppose it is in some peoples opinions, i guess thats why most car savvy owners either call it an M-Lite or drop the ///M entirely (i tend to). Its not trying to be an ///M though imho, its like a Focus ST, with the Focus RS being the ///M. They dont make an ///M hatchback at the moment, so people naturally assume that this is whats its trying to be. I dont think it is, but they should have called it the 135i as per the previous 130i.
Would i prefer an M3? Probably, but that wouldnt have cost me £285 a month, tax included, with probably no requirement for servicing/tyres over the next 2 years/20k miles. It would also cost twice as much to insure, & likely do half the mpg. I know this as before i ordered the 135i i was seriously considering changing to an e90 M3, but as someone who is trying to be remotely sensible at the moment, it just wasnt the right thing to do.
Personally, for considerably less than an M3, id rather have the M135i and the GP anyway.
As above, in my opinion, its just a hot hatch with a BMW badge.