BMW 1 Series used cars: I’ve driven 47 used hatchback cars – this BMW is by far a standout

OK, so 47 is an estimate, but I have driven a lot of hatchbacks, and the BMW Series 1 is a standout.

The quintessential hatchback is, of course, the Golf, which in all its incarnations has delivered – but the BMW pips it, and I’ll explain why.

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I’d always associated BMWs with committed middle managers driving company cars. A few minutes behind the wheel of the BMW Series 1 M Sport changed all that. 

I’m not going to say that the...