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If you don't mind putting in a little work, you can always buy an AT and manual swap it. That's my plan or action. The manual tax is more than the difference of buying an AT and swapping it. You'll also have more luck finding the slick top and it won't have all the tech business, and you might get lucky and find the manual seats too, which are lighter and way faster to move into position. The electric seats are painfully slow.
AT 128i's go for $7k all day. A well maintained manual is about $12-15.
I'm not sure everyone agrees with this approach, but my AT car has been meticulously maintained and if you know BMW, maintenance on a neglected car is way more expensive than any mods, LSD included.
If you want an e46 M3, it's the same. The manual tax is crazy and getting crazier each year.
I'm not sure you're looking for a 128i over a 135i, but the price difference is the same for both.
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