I'm 27. I started driving cars with an E30 and after living with my E90 for year I knew I had made the wrong choice. I got the 135is because I wasn't about to shell out 60k for a used 1M and I got a very very good deal on the car. Its a lease but my residual is amazing and I fully plan on buying the car out at the end of the lease, even if an M2 exists by then.
I did an order from my dealer and waited out the 3+ months for the car. I didn't want the premium and tech gizmos and I did want a 6MT. Wish I could have had other options like a sunroof delete ::looks at st1g:: but I'm very happy with the 135is and I think the feel of the car (and other manual transmission 1series cars) embodies the same spirit as the E30. On a somewhat related note, I'll be adding an E30 to my garage as soon as I get a new place with a 2-car
