Autocar M135i road test
Discussion
rsv gone! said:
Are there any plans to put this package in the coupe? I really like the idea (and economy) of this car but I can't get over the hatchback's looks.
I expect they'll follow the same plan as the previous 1 series, 3years after the hatch they made very big changes along with releasing the new Coupe. So i'd expect the Coupe coming 2015-16.4.6 to 60 with an e-diff and 1545kg
Can somebody please put a quaife on one of these and stage 1 it to 420hp+
If you bought the car at (customary 10% off) £27,000, stage 1 and quaife, you'll be looking at £30,000 all in for a seriously fast car.
nick30 said:
Dont think you would say that if you saw one in the flesh.
Pretty sure I could - the standard car in the flesh is monstrously bad looking, with those headlights and the forward sloping grill being the worst offending design details. I'm entirely confident that the edition of the M 'stuff' won't have changed that - especially after seeing the photographs.
Unfortunately I don't think there is any denying the fact that it's utterly awful to look at.
had ham said:
nick30 said:
Dont think you would say that if you saw one in the flesh.
Pretty sure I could...
If anything the normal 1-series is worse in the flesh than in pictures and that takes some doing. Unless they've completely re-profiled the front-end of the M and used different headlight glass, it will still be vomit-inducingly hideous. Shame, since it seems to be a good car in other ways.
StottyZr said:
I expect they'll follow the same plan as the previous 1 series, 3years after the hatch they made very big changes along with releasing the new Coupe. So i'd expect the Coupe coming 2015-16.
4.6 to 60 with an e-diff and 1545kg
Can somebody please put a quaife on one of these and stage 1 it to 420hp+
If you bought the car at (customary 10% off) £27,000, stage 1 and quaife, you'll be looking at £30,000 all in for a seriously fast car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU1nZ0-oX9k4.6 to 60 with an e-diff and 1545kg
Can somebody please put a quaife on one of these and stage 1 it to 420hp+
If you bought the car at (customary 10% off) £27,000, stage 1 and quaife, you'll be looking at £30,000 all in for a seriously fast car.
Edited by nick30 on Wednesday 14th November 09:33
kambites said:
had ham said:
nick30 said:
Dont think you would say that if you saw one in the flesh.
Pretty sure I could... If anything the normal 1-series is worse in the flesh than in pictures and that takes some doing. Unless they've completely re-profiled the front-end of the M and used different headlight glass, it will still be vomit-inducingly hideous. Shame, since it seems to be a good car in other ways.
nick30 said:
When you have looked at one properly then report back. Personally I was never a fan of the standard one, a chap at work has a 118d and I agree that thing is ugly.
I will, but I'm 90% sure I'll hate it. People said the same thing about the 1M and that's still looks utterly hideous to me; this had a worse starting point. I dare say there will be one in the work car park somewhere if I have a wander around at lunch time. Those headlights on that size car just don't work; and BMW haven't really made a good looking car since the E46, IMO.
Edited by kambites on Wednesday 14th November 09:42
nick30 said:
:0Frankly, with those performance stats who cares what it looks like? It's not like you can see it when you're driving it. I'm sure a dark colour would mask some of the more "interesting" design details if it's a deal-breaker.
It's a bit like Mike Tyson - small, pug-ugly but it'll knock your b
ks off.
It's a bit like Mike Tyson - small, pug-ugly but it'll knock your b
ks off. Bill Carr said:
Frankly, with those performance stats who cares what it looks like? It's not like you can see it when you're driving it. I'm sure a dark colour would mask some of the more "interesting" design details if it's a deal-breaker.
True, the looks wouldn't particularly put me off buying it if I wanted that sort of car - looks have never been especially high on my list of priorities. I suspect they will put a lot of other people off, though. Amateurish said:
This car seems epic for the money. Can't see punters getting a big discount from dealers though?
I got 8.6% and people in the BMW section of the website are reporting up to 13%. Pretty good I reckon for a car that costs about the same as a similar specced GTI or Megane 265. Amateurish said:
nick30 said:
I got 8.6% and people in the BMW section of the website are reporting up to 13%. Pretty good I reckon for a car that costs about the same as a similar specced GTI or Megane 265.
£26k! That's amazing. 
nick30 said:
Amateurish said:
This car seems epic for the money. Can't see punters getting a big discount from dealers though?
I got 8.6% and people in the BMW section of the website are reporting up to 13%. Pretty good I reckon for a car that costs about the same as a similar specced GTI or Megane 265. nick30 said:
StottyZr said:
Can somebody please put a quaife on one of these and stage 1 it to 420hp+
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU1nZ0-oX9kEdited by nick30 on Wednesday 14th November 09:33
s m said:
Did you pick many options Nick?
I went pretty minimal, 5 doors manual free business speaker upgrade and heated seats! £28k. Comes with almost everything you need. I dont need sat nav and the suspension is perfect as standard. Only thing i regret not ticking is folding mirrors. nick30 said:
I went pretty minimal, 5 doors manual free business speaker upgrade and heated seats! £28k. Comes with almost everything you need. I dont need sat nav and the suspension is perfect as standard. Only thing i regret not ticking is folding mirrors.
Great deal you got there, I agree that you don't need to tick many options on this car. Did you get the 4.9% finance as well?
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