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post #31 of 43
1/2/09 at 2:49am
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Originally Posted by LVoer View Post
It's coming soon, with a hardtop convertible option.

The 135i with a 6 speed manual is not a Gotti car. It's a car built for enthusiasts. Just because a bunch of idiots buy the most expensive entry-level BMW doesn't diminish it's capabilities or its purpose.

The lower end 3-series is probably more "gotti". Its easier to "pimp out" and fit 7 homies into.
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post #32 of 43
1/8/09 at 3:48am
The 1-series is nice, but it's too close in price and performance to the 3-series. I'd rather get a 328i coupe than a 135i. The E92 looks gorgeous.
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post #33 of 43
1/11/09 at 3:52pm
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Originally Posted by TowleY View Post
Anyone know anyone with one, or have one themselves. My brother wants to get one I told him to go with a 3 just becasuse the 1 is a brand new concept. Anyone any ideas?

You're a smart man. The 1 Series is way overpriced. You can get a nice 3 series for less.

My boss has one for his vacation house and its the biggest mistake(car purchase) he's ever done he said.
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post #34 of 43
1/11/09 at 5:51pm
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The 1-series is nice, but it's too close in price and performance to the 3-series. I'd rather get a 328i coupe than a 135i. The E92 looks gorgeous.

You'd rather a car with 230HP than a car with 300HP and a way better power curve just to get a few more inches or leg room??

You're obviously evaluating these cars strictly on looks and not performance or value.
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post #35 of 43
1/12/09 at 12:19am
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You're obviously evaluating these cars strictly on looks and not performance or value.

Well, "value" is a tricky word. Both cars are essentially high-end commuters, and for that use I place a higher premium on comfort and features rather than performance; I'd use the extra legroom creature comforts 328i a lot more often than I would the 300hp of the smaller, more barebones 135i on the 5-mile trip to work, where my average speed is 18mph. My 70hp Smart gets me there as fast as my 330hp M Coupe and it does better with fuel consumption, potholes, parking, snow, door dings, and all the other crap.

If speed and performance were my primary objectives for a car, I've always found it better to spend a little less on a commuter and get something more focused for when I want to have fun, especially in the autobahn-less United States where no commuter is going to involve 100mph sprints. Friday we got 10" of snow here in Chicago, and as I chugged along at 5mph down Lake Shore Drive I passed a C5 Corvette and an E30 M3. That's just wrong.

If I were limited to only one car for my commuting and fun-car needs, I think I'd go for an later E46 M3. It's made to be good at both tasks - I'd want to tweak a 135i before tracking it.
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post #36 of 43
1/12/09 at 1:21am
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The 1-series is nice, but it's too close in price and performance to the 3-series. I'd rather get a 328i coupe than a 135i. The E92 looks gorgeous.
328s are quite boring compared to the 135/335. I had a 328 coupe loaner w/ sport pkg, and I couldn't wait to get my car back. Yawn. The 335i, on the other hand.. In reply to your later post, I think you'd find the 135/335 strikes a far better balance between commuting and fun than the outgoing M3. Consider for less than $1K that the cars can be made far and away faster around the track than an E46.
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post #37 of 43
1/12/09 at 3:05am
Get a 135i with a Luxury package and you've got everything a 328i gets in terms of comforts. But I do give you props for owning a M Coupe, too many people went with the Roadster which is equally nice, but the Coupe is just so bad ass. The last M car to NOT come with iDrive. It will be a share to see the new one come with it.
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post #38 of 43
1/12/09 at 6:37am
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328s are quite boring compared to the 135/335. I had a 328 coupe loaner w/ sport pkg, and I couldn't wait to get my car back.

Yeah, but again, the average speed of my commute, according to my OBC, is 18 mph? How much horsepower do I need to drive an average of 18 mph? I know the new BMWs are heavier, but...

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In reply to your later post, I think you'd find the 135/335 strikes a far better balance between commuting and fun than the outgoing M3. Consider for less than $1K that the cars can be made far and away faster around the track than an E46.

Now, you're just talking crazy, and I'm going to back away slowly...
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post #39 of 43
1/12/09 at 6:42am
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But I do give you props for owning a M Coupe, too many people went with the Roadster which is equally nice, but the Coupe is just so bad ass...

Both versions are fairly scarce - there are 3042 M Roadsters in North America, 1815 M Coupes. People don't notice the roadsters because they look so much like the non-Ms.

The coupe is awesome, though. I think it's the best-looking Bangle-era car made, and the S54 wll likely be the last great normally-aspirated inline 6 we get from the M division. I plan on keeping mine until I'm too old to clamber in and out of it.
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post #40 of 43
1/12/09 at 9:30am
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In reply to your later post, I think you'd find the 135/335 strikes a far better balance between commuting and fun than the outgoing M3. Consider for less than $1K that the cars can be made far and away faster around the track than an E46.


$1k? Maybe for a lap, but then the turbo engine overheats and the car goes into limp mode.
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post #41 of 43
1/12/09 at 9:56am
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Who are you kidding? You are from Long Island, you wear Axe body spray, are considering the non-punk mowhawk, want hypebeast shoes, want ridiculous gotti hoodies, wear Affliction and Armani and True Religion, and you wear bling

Seriously dude, think about it - you are a walking text book definition of a gotti stereotype.

haha pwned.
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post #42 of 43
1/12/09 at 9:38pm
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Originally Posted by Roikins View Post
$1k? Maybe for a lap, but then the turbo engine overheats and the car goes into limp mode.

This is true.
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post #43 of 43
1/12/09 at 9:43pm
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Originally Posted by BrettChaotix View Post
Who are you kidding? You are from Long Island, you wear Axe body spray, are considering the non-punk mowhawk, want hypebeast shoes, want ridiculous gotti hoodies, wear Affliction and Armani and True Religion, and you wear bling

Seriously dude, think about it - you are a walking text book definition of a gotti stereotype.

This dude got f**king owneddddddddd
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