I have the difficult choice of deciding between a 2011 BJ TA with about 9.5 K miles up or a brand new 1.2 Sport in Electroclash, both are similarily priced. The BJ is stuffed with extras - climate, asr, interscope, xenons, parking sensors, self dipping mirror, the Sport is standard. I drove the BJ and was very impressed, got 41mpg on a mixed test run of about 6 miles, trip showed 34mpg when i started out so economy is not remarkable but fits in with whats been reported here, it is good fun though. The paintwork on the BJ is my main concern - already after a year it has a few scratches - probably no more then any other car its just that the matte black is very unforgiving and shows everything up, theres also a scuff on the front valance which is obvious enough but otherwise the car is perfect. The Sport on the other hand is in standard livery but nothing wrong with that, brand new with 5 year warranty (2 years left on BJ) and has no longterm paint work concerns, theres nothing like the comfort and security of a new car, economy will in real world driving be better then the BJ and I'm guessing may be worth more then the BJ down the road. The extras on the BJ are nice for sure but probably not really necessary, I'm trading down from a 3.2 Merc so economy is a priority although either car will be a big improvement! I've driven a 1.2 plenty of times so am familair with performance versus the BJ. If the BJ was in Crossover black then no contest so its really the paint and second hand versus new for the same money that are the deciding factors, over to you guys..........