MK7 GTI vs M135i

[Bill_the_Bear]

Apologies Jimble.

[Jimble]

Apologies Jimble.

No worries mate.

[Jimble]

I added a few more pics at the bottom (this time of the actual car!).

Added the spec of the car the dealer is talking about £32k and I'm pressing for £30k.

Bolded the part about how epic the 6 cylinder sounds.  Cannot.  Stress this.  Enough.  Aparently the sound is "piped" into the cabin but whatever they are doing they are doing it damn right.  Of course, the GTI also sounds awesome, just not quite as awesome.  Every time the M-lite hits 2.5k revs and makes this little burbling sound ... well, its enough to make a polar bear quite excited.

Logic hat on though its got to be £30k to be "considered" and may still lose to the GTI.
Emotional hat on... get the M-lite.  Go.  Now!

The one thing ill say about the 135 is that you can tell what it is when you see one due to the aggressive front end. As someone else alluded to, now that you have driven one you can only be disappointed by the performance of the GTI. Plus I would also say that the exhaust noise from the GTI is not particularly noticeable when your in the cabin.

I disagree with this tbh, from the front it's like any other M sport 1 series if you have the light pack, at least the GTI is a bit more individual.

[Aidey]

If thats what they look like no wonder no one gave it any looks Bill... , not a fan sorry, Gti will be worth the wait, whats the tax , insurance, tyres etc on that

[AAddict]

I think they look great (M Sport and M135i), it got taken off my most wanted list due to costs and costs alone. I'm currently fighting myself over pushing the budget  or sticking with the GTI.

[Bill_the_Bear]

I think they look great (M Sport and M135i), it got taken off my most wanted list due to costs and costs alone. I'm currently fighting myself over pushing the budget  or sticking with the GTI.

That is the dilemma isn't it?  If it were cheaper even by a little it would be a no brainer.  But how can you convince yourself to drop the GTI, AND pay more money?  It may be a better car but you wanted that GTI enough to place an order so it needs something to tempt you away.

My mind is not yet made up.  I kinda feel like the sheer power would be wasted on me (and my cash wasted as a result)... yet how do I then go and buy a GTI without applying the same logic?  Hmm...

[CraigW]

I think they look great (M Sport and M135i), it got taken off my most wanted list due to costs and costs alone. I'm currently fighting myself over pushing the budget  or sticking with the GTI.

That is the dilemma isn't it?  If it were cheaper even by a little it would be a no brainer.  But how can you convince yourself to drop the GTI, AND pay more money?  It may be a better car but you wanted that GTI enough to place an order so it needs something to tempt you away.

My mind is not yet made up.  I kinda feel like the sheer power would be wasted on me (and my cash wasted as a result)... yet how do I then go and buy a GTI without applying the same logic?  Hmm...

I always look to try and progress with cars if I can so in my case I feel I have taken a small step up from the TT. If I'm right Bill, you are coming from a fiesta so the GTI is going to be quite a big step up for you and the BMW would be a huge step up.

Either car you will love to be honest

Ps going by my logic I'm hoping to be in a Porsche before I turn 50 

[matchboy]

I'VE MERGED THE TWO BMW THREADS DUE TO COMPLAINTS, CAN WE KEEP ALL THE BMW v GTI CHAT IN ONE THREAD PLEASE, I KNOW THERE MIGHT BE SOME MIXED UP POSTS ON THE LAST COUPLE OF PAGES.


THANKS GUYS

Thanks Jimble. Although anyone who's actually gone to the bother of complaining about something so trivial really needs to get a life IMO 

[Bill_the_Bear]

I always look to try and progress with cars if I can so in my case I feel I have taken a small step up from the TT. If I'm right Bill, you are coming from a fiesta so the GTI is going to be quite a big step up for you and the BMW would be a huge step up.

Either car you will love to be honest

Ps going by my logic I'm hoping to be in a Porsche before I turn 50 

Yeah I should probably stick with the GTI, one step at a time right?

I too would like a Porsche at 50.  40 really so I can go to a Gallardo at 50.  As if we won't be 100% electric by the time I'm 50!  Ah well, maybe better to enjoy it while it lasts, so M-lite then?

Oh dear. 

[Raffe]

I test drove my mates M135i last weekend and had a little play with him against my MK6 Revo Stage 2 GTi.

The BMW is effortlessly fast and mullered me off the line with its rwd and auto box, but once rolling there was nothing between the cars performance wise.

If you love your GTi's a cheeky remap on the new MK7 and you'll be knocking on the door of 300bhp easily, best of both worlds.

Was a bit of a last hurrah for our GTi mind as we went and bought a new 120d M-Sport, test drove the 125d which is a twin scroll single turbo (not a twin turbo like the old 123d) and didn't feel the additional performance over the 120d justified the cost, agree with earlier comment that it just doesn't feel 210ish bhp fast.

Had looked at the GTD a few weeks previously and just felt it looked too similar to our current MK6 so gone for something different this time.