BMW 1 Series 2013 M Sport 120d - Yay or Nay

[GeorgeCCole]

Continuing from https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

My budget has been upped to £10,000 now

I have looked at the 1 series from 2013 and they look great, both inside and outside, decent power too at 188bhp.

I know there's a lot of hate around the 4 cans but what else can YOU recommend me in this price range that is both sporty and techy / looking great inside and outside.

[AllyBassman]

Nothing wrong with a 120d,

If you do enough miles to justify having a derv, I'd say you can't go wrong. My sister has one and they're a good steer with enough power to make progress.

[GregK2]

What a difference 2 days makes.. does it really require a new topic to be started though?

[GeorgeCCole]

GregK2 said:

What a difference 2 days makes.. does it really require a new topic to be started though?

I mean, most people don't like looking at old threads on topics they might not know. I am genuinely interested in people who own these and their opinion, hence the title.

If mods think it's not acceptable, then my bad

[GregK2]

This the same "old" thread that has had active replies this morning we're talking about?

[culpz]

How many miles do you do per annum, roughly?

[GeorgeCCole]

culpz said:

How many miles do you do per annum, roughly?

Not more than 8000 ( weekend cruiser and occasional roadtrip around the UK like once or twice a year )

[AllyBassman]

In that case, don't get a diesel!

[GeorgeCCole]

AllyBassman said:

In that case, don't get a diesel!

why ? this car is here to stay for a while, will probably pass it on to my little brother when he is 18 in a few years

[AllyBassman]

8k miles per year will not do a diesel engine or yourself (financially) any good.

If I were doing that sort of millage, i'd be looking at a petrol.

Just my opnion, crack-on and do what you want!

[culpz]

GeorgeCCole said:

why ? this car is here to stay for a while, will probably pass it on to my little brother when he is 18 in a few years

Diesels are to save money. Doing any less than 15k miles per annum won't give you a significant saving over a petrol model. Seriously, the savings are absolutely minimal. Why would would WANT a diesel other than that?

Get the equivalent petrol model. As per your previous thread, get a 2.0 TSI Scirocco, IMO. I do the same amount miles as you in the same car. They're actually quite frugal on the whole, with enough grunt to keep things interesting.

[steve-5snwi]

If you like the look of the 120d but don't do the mileage then the 118i is a cracking little car.

[S54Love]

Mazda 3? At this pricepoint, I would have thought that you'd only be able to get a very basic 120d but you can have an almost loaded (bar leather, electric seats) Sport Nav model: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[hepy]

Had a 120d 2012 model from new for 3 years.

Nice car, great economy 60 mpg and reasonably quick.

Down sides were that is a bit cramped inside for the family, quite noisy though that could have been the run flats.

Main issue with it though was that it was a bit ‘meh’. It was first BMW and frankly it was a bit boring, my last 2 cars have been a Fiesta ST and a Leon 300.

[Shiv_P]

Get a golf. Nothing about the 1 series apart from maybe being a little bit better of a steer makes it a better car over the cheaper golf. More cramped in the back, horrifically hard suspension (worst I have ever experienced), worse boot, worse standard spec etc etc