Very very good choice imo.
A PC friend of mine took me for a spin in their new 330d (2wd) with the ZF 8spd auto. The smootest auto I've been in, almost seamless gear changes.
As well as hoping on houses reducing in value (hence you can justify a hit on the savings return) you also have to consider the greater amount saved, the smaller the eventual mortgage and less interest (dead money) the bank will get from you.
Same here. Sisters former boyfriend worked for RM and would occasionally cruise round in a tv licensing van. I asked him one day when he pulled up in one to have a look in the back. He told me it was a load of BS, the van in practically empty, no such thing as detection kit.
Funnily enough, I just had a look on the express website. No mention of it yet, so it's a guaranteed front page 'house prices surge again' tomorrow. Still, it's a change from a week of just weather/cancer/madeline related headlines.