Alan, I feel the same way about my Ci. Me and a friend often trade bimmers - he owns a 323i. It definitely feels different in that car. My biggest complaint is the visibility of the front door windows. Since the front windows are shorter, your peripheral vision is reduced. And the whole cabin just seems smaller because of it. Exterior looks wise, the sedan looks good only in steel gray to me for some reason (my friend's is orient blue). I just don't feel as "cool" in his car (i know i'm lame sometimes). But as i've learned more about bmw's, i've been admiring the e36's more. and the e46 sedan definitely seems to have more of the "classic bmw look" to it.