[andymj]

I can't help with your specific question, but I had a 530d Touring demonstrator for a week and thought it was quite possibly the best car I've ever driven (and I've driven a few quite a bit more expensive than a 530d.

The wife convinced me I didnt need a car the size of our planet (I was hovering over that 'buy' button for days), so I thought a 3 Series 330d Touring will be same build quality, as fast, as refined .. and just a little bit smaller (boot capacity wise).

I ordered having not even sat in a 3 Series.

I'm placing a lot of faith in BMW that the same principles they apply to the 5 series, they apply to their 3 series. Mind you, I had this faith with Mercedes and I got very badly burned.

So .. BMW .. don't let me down.

Reviews I've read online about the F30 all suggest that build quality is superb, so I'm not expecting anything other than.