was in a lower end model of these recently, never seen anything so plastic in my life. and i drive a starlet which is ubes plastic inside. the stalks were just the naffest plastic I've seen, looked like faux controls from a kids toy. and the rev counter or whatever gauge that is directly behind the steering wheel is badly obscured by the wheel, unless perhaps you're a short arse. and from my height in the seat, the rear view mirror obscured a significant proportion of the windscreen. its just not something i could drive. i always fancied one of the models with the red mirrors and funky spoilers, but having sat in that mini recently i was pretty disappointed with the feeling i got in the drivers seat. for me, definately not £20k's worth of finance cool. Phil.