hi tweetie, agree with tedz, dun get influenced by pples
enthusiasm, its afterall a very personal decision.
let you know first, the march indeed cannot handle bumps or humps
very well with the stock suspension. it is quite "tight" as it is
designed for city driving which usually has good roads. if you go
country sides, you will have sore arse, and may even need a barf
bag.
this is most obvious if you make a turn and manouevres a hump at
the same time, when you have one wheel (eg. front Left) over the
hump before the other wheel (front Right) comes in. you really can
get thrown around in the car, depending on your speed.
also high speed turning, the handling is quite challenging.
the above shortcomings however, can be improved thru some mods. our
boys here will be able to help.
as for the engine noise, i wonder. mine was very quiet, especially
when you are seated in the interior.
however it is only noisy on the outside when the cooling fan kicks
in, when you idle for too long. but all these cannot be heard when
you are inside. at speed the engine noise can only get obvious when
you go above 120km/h, but like kingmariot said, the engine sounds
most pleasing when you go 90-100km/h.
my 1 cent worth.