New 1 Series 125i / 125d

[Martin_Hx]

Sorry i do not know the model code of these as im fairly new to the BMW spec list!

Looking at getting a company car, sadly the 4 series i couldnt quite stretch to as we have to include full maintenance so it seems to add £40+ a month to the contract!

So i decided on maybe a 1 series, im not a massive fan of the looks but think it could be a grower... maybe. I have a test drive booked on Saturday

Looking at the 125i/125d, the company pays for the fuel and my commute is about 10 miles. Would i be absolutely stupid to go for the 125d?

Any experience of the 125i engine wise? Ive looked online and read all the reviews but they can only tell you so much....

[Martin_Hx]

Thanks Trabi

I have driven the 520d and it was a nice place to sit but as you say the 1 series may be a little clunky and noisy, we will see on Saturday i suppose!

[Martin_Hx]

It is a toss up between the 120i/120d and Golf GTi/GTD at the moment. Unfortunately the 2 series comes out way too much a month!

It is a company car, company is paying for it all with an allowed budget.

Im test driving the 20i/20d back to back this weekend, if the petrol drives well with the auto box it will be the winner i think. I cant see it driving that much differently to the 20d / auto

[Martin_Hx]

Trabi601 said:

It's not a bad comparison, as once you've specced up a 3 series to the same level as a base 5 series, there's next to nothing in it - and a 1-series isn't far behind.

A few years ago, I added a few options to a 1-series (nothing major - leather, upgraded audio, driver comfort pack) and it came to within £3k of a 520d SE - the 5 came with all the bits I'd added to the 1-series, plus had Business Nav. as standard. This was another grand or so to add to the 1-series.

This is the problem i am having, the 1 series comes with nothing.

Going to have a look at the 320d/320i M-sport on Tuesday and get a proper rep mobile