I really like 'em but everyone i know slates them big time which puts me off.

i've never been in a 3.0 thoguh so don't know what they're like but the 2.5 really isn't anything special.

The only thing that would put me off that is no leather and it's white.

There was a older P plate iirc green mv6 ex-police on migweb iirc? a few weeks ago and i think that was about the £700 mark, now thats a bargin imho.