600bhp 1 Series

[D4MJT]

Crafty_ said:

The problem with the Golf R (to my mind) is its a bit boring, it goes very fast but there is no feeling, you may as well get a 1.4 model and drive slower. The mlite has better driver involvement and therefore, satisfaction.

This. Very this.

The Golf R / S3 / Cupra R are basically the same car as well. I'm sure they're great cars but they do little for me, the main attraction of the M140i to me was the 6 cylinder engine and RWD drivetrain.

[D4MJT]

The car is now registered and has had my plate assigned to it. In a sterling effort to make the longest weekend in history seem even longer, my sales dude has kindly sent me another photo of it.



Roll on 11am Monday!

[Huskyman]

Happy days! I bet you can't wait to collect it. With reference to the nonsense that Yipper posted any car can become unstable or loose control if there is a nut behind the wheel....
my dad was looking at an M2 but after driving the M140 he ended up ordering one, and we ended up selling the Boxster GTS we co-own because he wasn't driving it anymore!!
I drove one and thought the engine was stonking, the chassis felt nice and fluid and the brakes were very good. Congratulations on your new car and I hope you have loads of fun with it.
I wonder if I can persuade my fiancée to chop her car in for one?!? I can but live in hope....

[D4MJT]

Huskyman said:

Happy days! I bet you can't wait to collect it. With reference to the nonsense that Yipper posted any car can become unstable or loose control if there is a nut behind the wheel....
my dad was looking at an M2 but after driving the M140 he ended up ordering one, and we ended up selling the Boxster GTS we co-own because he wasn't driving it anymore!!
I drove one and thought the engine was stonking, the chassis felt nice and fluid and the brakes were very good. Congratulations on your new car and I hope you have loads of fun with it.
I wonder if I can persuade my fiancée to chop her car in for one?!? I can but live in hope....

That sounds really promising. Definitely looking forward to collection day. I've still not actually driven one yet hilariously, they didn't have a demo when I ordered. I had a brief <10 min nip out in an M240i convertible, but I didn't really get to "drive" the car or push it due to the built up area of the test drive.

I can feel lunch at the Hartside Cafe coming on for Monday lunch

For anyone else buying, I'm probably telling you the most obvious of all, however this is my first financed vehicle, which brought about the world of GAP insurance. BMW offer barebones GAP for around £500.

I've been able to sort replacement vehicle GAP with a much higher level of cover, for £240 with a 10% discount code from the BabyBMW forum. I won't link incase it's against rules, but they're a forum sponsor so easily located on the board.

[MRobbins1987]

D4MJT said:

This. Very this.

The Golf R / S3 / Cupra R are basically the same car as well. I'm sure they're great cars but they do little for me, the main attraction of the M140i to me was the 6 cylinder engine and RWD drivetrain.

I test drove a Cupra 290 Black after selling my N54 335I it didn't come close to comparing to it and left me feeling rather cold.

Every BMW I've had could be a bit of a pig when there's a lot of standing water around, so you do need to respect them to a degree and adjust your driving to suit the conditions, no bad thing in my book. Every trip in the snow became a bit of an adventure and added to the experience of ownership, who cares if it takes you longer to get to your destination if you arrive grinning like a cheshire cat because you've had chance to enjoy a massive dollop of opposite lock at speeds that fwd and awd cars just carry on about their business.

I've a real soft spot for the m140i enjoy it, nice contrast between the interior and paint.

[Spoof]

mazdajason said:

Spoof said:

That looks lovely. You won't be disappointed at all with it Matt.

I had to go for the 'infant friendly' 5 door unfortunately, but I think the 3 door looks much better.

OT but that's a great sized individual car park!

The joys of the £60 a day car park space.
Finsbury Square.

Edited by Spoof on Saturday 6th May 23:09

[Hackney]

D4MJT said:

Crafty_ said:

The problem with the Golf R (to my mind) is its a bit boring, it goes very fast but there is no feeling, you may as well get a 1.4 model and drive slower. The mlite has better driver involvement and therefore, satisfaction.

This. Very this.

The Golf R / S3 / Cupra R are basically the same car as well. I'm sure they're great cars but they do little for me, the main attraction of the M140i to me was the 6 cylinder engine and RWD drivetrain.

I had an M135 for 18 months or so, you won't be disappointed. Unless you need to use the back seats on a regular basis.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the car, but shortly after delivery we found out we were expecting another delivery. The fact I'd ordered the 3dr model didn't help.

Before the shenanigans with getting a child seat in the back we did a trip to Ireland and did several journeys with 2 or even 3 adults in the back. It's dark and cramped back there.

Having had a second child recently I now have a Golf R estate and while the two cars are different, they are both very, very good.

[Hackney]

Spoof said:

The joys of the £60 a day car park space.
Finsbury Square.

Edited by Spoof on Saturday 6th May 23:09

Maybe if they charged less they'd have more than 3 customers

[Andy665]

I have had an M135i for 12 months and love it. Its a very analogue car in a diflgital age, you have to learn how to drive it l, treat it with respect when its wet.

Would a Golf R be quicker point to point - probably yes but I believe the M135i / M140i would be having more fun

[Jimmy Recard]

I really like these cars but I'm on a big savings push at the moment. I'll be interested to follow your thread and maybe look for a used one in a year or several if I hit my savings target

[D4MJT]

Cheers Jimmy,

I'm on a savings push also, you appear to be doing better than I am

I'm expecting to save vs. the ongoing maintenance of the 7 series though, swings and roundabouts.

24hrs and 53 minutes till collection. Not that I'm counting...

[Jimmy Recard]

D4MJT said:

Cheers Jimmy,

I'm on a savings push also, you appear to be doing better than I am

Off topic here, but I've impressed myself with it!

I set myself a £4k budget for a used car that wouldn't cost too much to run but wouldn't be too awful (I was thinking mk5 Golf GTI or similar), and managed to spend about a third of that on an Astra SRi Turbo 200 in the end
I might as well update that thread, thanks for reminding me!

A friend has an M135i I've driven a couple of times and enjoyed it, so an M140i would be right up my street. Get us some decent pictures when you collect it!

[D4MJT]

Jimmy Recard said:

Off topic here, but I've impressed myself with it!

I set myself a £4k budget for a used car that wouldn't cost too much to run but wouldn't be too awful (I was thinking mk5 Golf GTI or similar), and managed to spend about a third of that on an Astra SRi Turbo 200 in the end
I might as well update that thread, thanks for reminding me!

A friend has an M135i I've driven a couple of times and enjoyed it, so an M140i would be right up my street. Get us some decent pictures when you collect it!

That's many cheaps!

Good read, I've just checked your thread out. I shall get many pictures tomorrow.

[JakeT]

I own what seems to be the great-great-great grandfather of this car- a 325ti. I bought it for the same reasons as you, straight six and RWD. I do 25k/pa in mine and love it. The 140 looks great and I am sure you will love it. As long as you don't take the piss you won't spin it. DSC tends to do a good job even if you are a little less Senna than you envisioned.

Here's a pic of my old warhorse near the B4069. Maybe not as fast as an S3 of the period, but much more fun!

[Jimmy Recard]

Jake, I've never been a fan of the 3xxti styling (as much as I like the cars themselves) but that looks pretty great there. The colour and wheels really suit it.

D4 - I'll be looking forward to it. It's on the shortlist as a future purchase. A rear drive straight six and a manual gearbox are endangered as it is so I shouldn't leave it too long

[D4MJT]

That looks like an excellent bit of road!

I'd echo Jimmy's comments, I love the 325ti on paper but I've always found them a little awkward looking, but that looks cracking there.

I'm really not concerned by the rwd aspect, I think of my entire car history I've had 3 or 4 fwd hatches and a couple of Range Rover's, but everything else has been rwd, it's definitely my preference.

14 hours to go

[JakeT]

I don't blame anyone for not liking the looks, they're definitely an acquired taste. Fortunately I don't see the outside when inside it!

Not long to delivery now either, expecting lots of pictures!

[r1chardh]

Enjoyed reading all this, have fun today... I wonder how many of the running in miles will be done by midnight!

[HJMS123]

less than half an hour to go OP ... enjoy!

[D4MJT]

Thanks fella's!

In a taxi now on the way, many many excites!