Well at the price you'd be paying for the 135i without the insane lease rates, you might want to check out 335i.
VW GTI is relatively cheap, and I just priced out an STI, and they have 5.9%. I don't think the A3 is a competitor, so long as you want 6mt, since the 3.2S only comes in DSG.
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