Hey i bought MC LA about half a year ago for Xbox 360, i havent posted anything on it as i wanted to fully finish the game to find the good and bad points.
Firstly this game is nearly indentical to TDU 1, I mean stick it in manual get your racing wheel out and just sit back and cruise.. :) Or when your up for it blast round LA racing the cpu or people on the very good and unlaggy online modes.
Secondly this game has just about all the features you guys have wanted from TDU 2 eg. convertible roof up/down, day and night cycle and realistic traffic.
Thirdly this game has some great sites, nowhere on this map is boring and the map is fairly large not huge but just right.
In conclusion I think in the agonizing wait for TDU 2, you should go and pick this game up, its going for around 20 pounds BRAND NEW ! :O Second hand mabe 10-15 pounds.
Thanks for reading hope this helps our pain haha :)