[drunken monkey]

The 156 is a cracking car, especially in V6 mode. It can be a slightly nose heavy but the car doesn't suffer because of it and not as much as the 3.2 car does. Interior is as classy as you can get if you opt for the full leather and not much else comes close for style.

I have to say though, the Q-system is probably not the best choice of gearbox, assuming you had a choice. The manual is as easy as in my little toyota (although it feels as cramped as my little toyota around the pedals too) and their selespeed gearbox is one of the better mass market ones out there. The q-system is, even with the "manual control" just an automatic and a not very good one at that.