I really kind of hate the interior, but that kind of thing I typically get used to (I hated the interior in the Mazdaspeed as well, but 204,000 miles later it doesn't bother me
). Oddly the exterior styling of the 3 has grown on me.
At this point I think the only reason I don't own one is cost. I love having no car payments and a big deposit into the investment account every week.