Have fun with the 3! I had an '04 3 Hatch. It's a blast to drive and is good(but not great) on gas! It's actually the reason I got my X. Word of advice...don't drive in 4" of unplowed snow on top of ice in the 3 with the stock low-pro tires...not fun. Shoulda taken my jeep on that trip, but there was only supposed to be less than 1" of snow that day(ended with about 8").