I owned one of these and loved it. Very overlooked car IMO. great performance and standard equipment.
I sold the 135i and bought this..
I sold it after just a month. Couldn't get on with the boneshakingly hard ride. Wooden brake feel and strange clutch to gearshift action.
My missus bought one of these....
And although not in the same league as the Porsche or BMW for performance. It is a fantastic wafter. especially with the top down and Mercs build quality has come on leaps and bounds.
I now own this...
It's such a good allrounder. I call it my Swiss army Knife.