Having owned lots of BMWs i have to disagree about the auto box i think they are very good my only comparison though is a new Mercedes c250 auto that is sh*t!
I love the coral red leather its the same as in my wifes new space grey e92 lovely colour combo , next time get the pro nav this is something i always have avoided but this time we have it very nice with the blue tooth
I love the ED30 but on a run out the BMW is my choice
I have been driving my fathers 330i auto for several weeks and find 30 mpg about as good as it gets with a mix of driving .
I guess it depends what you're used to and what you like really. I've never been a big fan of autos and the one in the Beemer is not necessarily worse than other autos, it's just that it's not the best one out there and even the best one out there (probably the dsg in the VW's) I still don't like much. If my knee wasn't on the way out, I'd never normally consider an auto.
I'm surprised you like the nav in the Beemer as it adds the idrive system which I can't stand. I have the bluetooth and it is very good so I'm happy with my interior. Anywhere I go that needs nav is done in the Golf and tomtom is still better at navigating than the OEM solutions I reckon. Sure it doesn't look as good, but whenh I need nav, I need it to be good
The auto boxes on Beemers really rob you of economy. My old E46 manual 330cd coupe used to get nearly 40mpg average whereas my bosses that was exactly the same but with an auto struggled to get 30mpg