[SunKing968]

Hi Gents!

I'm seriously considering the purchase of my first F20; a 125i M-sport! I've found some F20 Buyer's Guides but they tend to be more general, thus:

1) Do you have any recommendations for problems to look out for with the 125i (or for all N20s), or perhaps a link to a particularly good F20 Buyer's Guide?

2) Generally I avoid buying the first model production year of any car, but I'm going to look at a car whose "first registration" date is Dec. 2012. Aside from the issue with the rusting seat frames, are there any reasons to avoid purchasing a 2012? I think there were a few other issues but if corrected by recall action then perhaps no problem. Bottom line is if the 2012 is significantly less reliable then I'll wait for a 2013.

Thanks!