Hey don't listen to the haters. We've just had a string of my dad drives an F430 and I'm awesome because of it punks.
I was 17 when I got my 135 and I'm 19 now. It's a much better car for me as a young guy than a 3. I've had a few 3 series loaners and they just fell to old and business like.
It's funny though because my dad was the exact opposite of yours. I was trying to be conservative and get a lightly optioned 128 and then he was wait the 135 comes standard with a bunch of 128 options right? So then why not get the fast one?
But seriously get used to the hate because you'll have a lot of it driving a new bimmer