when I bought mine, I was looking at used is300's, type-s rsx's, the tC, blah blah blah ... basically, I bought the tC because it felt good to me. No it's not fast. It's quick, that's about it, not fast. It doesn't feel fast, but every now and then I'll look down and be doing 80 and not realize it. It's comfortable (for me) inside. I pretty much got it loaded and it wasn't 21K. 19,8 at the most. I didn't lease it, I bought it. Got a kick ass interest rate, plus in a couple years I'm gonna trade it in on my 325i or my 330i.