BMW118d

I've had my BMW 118ES for a few weeks now. Although not technically an SE it has a few extras that make it pretty close. I love it - it drives beautifully and the boot is big enough to fit 3 dogs! I have read comments that the rear seats do not have much room but, as I don't have children and rarely carry passengers, this is not a problem. Those passengers that I have carried have not complained though to be fair! At present I am getting 49.5mpg on my daily run to work (approx 15 miles with some town/some country roads). One feature that takes a bit of getting used to is the auto cut out when the car is stopped and you put it in neutral - an energy saving feature. It took a while before trusting it to start again immediatly when you put your foot on the clutch and put it into gear but it makes for a quiet wait at the traffic lights! This latest version has great eco credentials with a £35 road tax being the most appealing due to low emissions (my last car cost £205 a year!) Options that I added include auto wipers which I love! I had them in the past on a Peugeot 306 and missed them when I sold the car - glad to have them back again. That option also comes with auto headlights but these seem to be a little sensitive for my liking coming on when I would consider conditions do not warrent them. We also have electric door mirrors, essential for reversing into my small garage. We chose the car in Graphite which looks so cool - glad we didn't go for black as we originally planned. When buying we visited 3 local dealers and played them off against each other - doing this we got mats, a tank of diesel and £1400 off the price!