Had my 3 since 2004. It's taken me a long while to really, really like it, but it has some real advantages, with little negatives. So far had to get the gear knob replaced, the paint wore down. Had to get alloys replaced under warranty, they started to show blistering and got a new set for free, though the same thing will probably happen again. Apart from that it's still unique (haven't seen another like mine) great handling, road noise poor as is fuel economy, but great reliablility.
