my guess is that "yathink" was just asking the question to prove a point--why judge something that you've never seen in person, and never had the pleasure to drive--it's a bmw, so for whatever it's flaws, whether design, or electrical/mechanical gremlins--it's going to drive like a bmw--and remember, if it's as fun to drive as my e38, and more powerful, and with better gadgets, etc., then i think alot of people will realize that from the driver's seat, you can't see the trunk, and all they'll know, is that they're driving a 7er--that's never a bad thing--