As someone who has to use an automatic (a stick on the hilly streets of San Francisco? Crawling through traffic on the 101 to Sunnyvale? No thanks), I would really like that 7 speed dual-clutch thingamabob compared to the 128's slushy auto-6.
Ah well, I'll settle for my 128's better mileage, cheaper insurance, and a lower sticker price
I'd throw in the better reliability but it seems like a moot point with the whole BMW über-warranty thing...