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02-08-2011, 11:57 PM
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02-09-2011, 02:31 AM
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why do you say it fails big time? A buddy has one with a plethora of mods along with coil overs and a diff and its one hell of a machine... yes, it took some mods to get it to the level where it can be considered a true sport coupe, but its certainly one hell of a car now... he has about 450whp a true LSD and kw3's I believe... I dont know if I would say its the prettiest car but it certainly will suprise a ton of people on the track and street. Pretty sure he has downpipe, exhaust, filter, intercooler, fuel pump, alcohol injection, and one of the more aggressive tunes and he has over 400whp... to go along with the coils and diff making it awesome.. granted his warranty is thrown out of the window but for him, its not an issue... If I were to get a BMW l would get a 535 with the M sport kit and throw a JB or Vischnu sp? chip on it and call it a day.
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02-09-2011, 10:53 AM
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02-09-2011, 11:02 AM
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Your friend should watch that Hitler 1M coupe vid. IT IS HILARIOUS and all true!! LOL! If I were going European, I would get a TTRS over even a 1M coupe.... |
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02-09-2011, 12:39 PM
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As a nice safe small family sedan these cars are great but they are a bit pricey. If your intent is to drive them on the street 100% they are perfect compromise car for people with small children.
Get them on the track and their sedan foundations start showing very quickly. Overly soft suspension tuning, weak suspension mounting points etc. Ask anyone who has taken a BMW 1 series from street car to a serious track car. Its a very very expensive journey. I live in the mountains and I drove a 135i and didnt like the overly soft suspension tuning. First offramp I took the car pitched and leaned. And I really didnt like the overly heavy steering feel of the 1 series. They just dont have happy lightweight feeling of a typical sports car. I would have had to go route of complete suspension rebuild to meet my tastes. But as a Autobahn cruiser its perfect. Nice interior, great linear power, soft ride. Just sort of a boring car to me. I know a few race car development guys and they hated the weak suspension mounting points in the 1 series. BMW seems to have a hard time with making rear suspension strong in entry level cars. Seems strange since the rest of their cars are fairly robust. Many of their cars end up cracking in the rear when people put stiff suspensions and race tires on without reinforcing rear suspension pickup points. If I was in the market for a Sedan the 135i would probably be high on my list but it falls off with competitors like Cayman and 370Z when I'm looking at a sports car. |
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02-09-2011, 12:47 PM
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02-09-2011, 01:33 PM
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Shamu, that is exactly what I felt in regards to the 135i! Thanks for spelling it out!
Red, WHAT!?! It would be low on your list?!?! IT'S ON!!! I had to say that since you stirred the pot up! lol. What would be your preferred sedan, out of curiousitiy? |
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02-09-2011, 01:37 PM
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Why are we calling the 1 series a Sedan? It's a 2+2 Coupe...
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02-09-2011, 02:01 PM
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03-08-2011, 03:48 PM
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Nice looking beemer!
Do people in Europe put American plates on the fronts of their cars like we put euro plates on ours? It's the least they could do, really...
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