info on M135i X drive needed

[Porschekiduk]

Hi all,i am looking at either a Golf Gti or the 135i x drive.

Frinds around me said VW better,but family have had lots of problems with vw.

Chris

[timg4d]

I was planning to buy a Golf GTI but the latest interface was a dealbreaker for me - no buttons, seemingly endless sub-menus on the touchscreen and daft haptic “buttons” on the steering. There is even a touch slider for volume which is unlit at night. Bonkers. It’s fine until you try and do it whilst driving! Whoever designed it clearly lost the plot. I ended up with the M135i and love it. The infotainment system is far better - the iDrive system works very well and is far easier to use on the move, and the interior in general is way better in quality. By the way, a fairer comparison for the GTI would probably be the 128Ti - there are lots of recent road tests comparing the two. The only problem might be getting hold of one.

[Porschekiduk]

Thanks timg4d,my bodyshop just had Polo Gti in,door trim just cheap looking bare plastic.

Having demo in 135i tomorrow morning

[nordboy]

My lad has the m135 xdrive. I have a 540i xdrive myself.

It may not be to everyones taste, design wise and there are mechanical changes from the old model. Some will say that it’s not a real bmw.

bks is what i say, i’ve driven and owned many bm’s over the years and they are evolving.

The M135 xdrive is a cracking car, i really enjoy driving it. It is comfortable when you need it too be, and a bit of a hooligan if you want as well. Are there compromises, yes, but there is with every car out there. The positives FAR outway the negatives imo.

[Court_S]

I really struggle with the looks of the M135i but one thing I can’t criticise is the interior. It’s really nice and bloody well made, it’s a huge step up from previous cars. The idrive is brilliant too (but I liked the previous version I had in my 140i).

The interior alone with actual buttons would get me into the BMW over the Golf. The Mk8 isn’t a particularly good looking car and the interior is not to my tastes at all plus there are the obvious areas of cost cutting.

The M135i is more of a Golf R competitor than that of the GTI. Personally I’d not discount the 128ti.

[ThePrisoner]

nordboy said:

My lad has the m135 xdrive. I have a 540i xdrive myself.

It may not be to everyones taste, design wise and there are mechanical changes from the old model. Some will say that it’s not a real bmw.

bks is what i say, i’ve driven and owned many bm’s over the years and they are evolving.

The M135 xdrive is a cracking car, i really enjoy driving it. It is comfortable when you need it too be, and a bit of a hooligan if you want as well. Are there compromises, yes, but there is with every car out there. The positives FAR outway the negatives imo.

I've had mine since January and have put 9k on it.

As Court_S says , it's not the most beautiful rendition from BMW .

Having said that . Build quality swayed me over from the Merc A135..

Its worth mentioning the AWD is not a 50/50 bias. More like a 60/40 bias to the front end.

[Court_S]

ThePrisoner said:

I've had mine since January and have put 9k on it.

As Court_S says , it's not the most beautiful rendition from BMW .

Having said that . Build quality swayed me over from the Merc A135..

Its worth mentioning the AWD is not a 50/50 bias. More like a 60/40 bias to the front end.

The build quality of the latest A class is piss poor. A friends wife has an A250 and I’m always surprised at how flimsy the interior is whenever he brings it to work. The latest 1 series is worlds apart.