so, Rich, go the whole hog - 135i - that said, the brilliance of BMW here is the 123d - sub 7 seconds to 60 and that MPG! the 123d is the top of the diesel 1 series and the 135i is the top of the petrol 1's - I reckon that if you were to get the 130i, you'd be saying 'I should have.....' but drive the cars!!!