Beemerhead 
2008 BMW 1 Series Convertible 128i 2dr Convertible (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
A thorough review after roadtrip
 I just finished an 800 mile roadtrip across NM and CO.  What a treat! I bought it as a roadtrip car to keep forever, so no turbos or nav/iDrive.  I have an automatic with premium and cold weather pkg.  The car was comfortable and smooth. The unexpected highlights were a roof that had amazing sound dampening, plenty of engine power even at 10000+ feet and a final gas mileage of 32.2mpg across central Colorado (avg speed 54.5mph). The car was FANTASTIC, everything I hoped for and more when I decided to buy it.  I researched many other vehicles from an Eos to a MB CLK350 before getting this. As a first year model I thought it might be valuable one day, too.