+1000
Don't listen to the doom mongering of people who've never owned or driven such a car.
Just because its £60k less than list doesn't mean its going to be cheap to run. Who would buy an M6 and moan about getting 15 mpg?
Servicing will be slightly more than an M3 so budget about £800 for an inspection I and about £1200 for an Inspection II. Servicing intervals on M cars are dictated by the way you drive the car and not the usual 9k/12 months like zeds. Drive it on lots of shorts runs and the service comes sooner etc. I owned my M for 13 months and when I sold it it still said 4k till the next service......... so even though the service costs are high they don't come round that often......
The SMG box is awesome, changes in a millisecond, it can be quite savage when you give it some. And yes you can use the paddles or cruise in auto. Its actually just an automated manual gear box and not a standard auto.....
A new clutch at 25k does not neccessarily mean its been thrashed. Its a heavy car with 500bhp going through it, its going to wear out consumables fairly quick, so 25k is pretty reasonable for a car like this...
+1 Agree with everything said.
I also agree though with what others said that this car is way above the league of a TT
Why not look at the 635d? Supposed to be the best in the range according to autocar, and will still be rapid. I think the 535d has the same time as the 350z around the top gear test track, so we know the diesel engine is top notch!