Anyone come from a BMW m135i/m140i

[CookieMonsterGTi]

Thanks. That’s great to hear.

I have a test drive lined up for tomorrow so be interesting to see how it goes and how it handles the power through the front wheels. No doubt a case of getting used to what is and isn’t possible. Had a drive in a mini JCW a while back and that really struggled but is apparently much better with different tyres so I will check what tyres are on when I test drive.

[mike roberts]

I junked the Bridgestones off mine for that very reason!

[mcmaddy]

The warmer weather will be absolutely fine for the Bridgestones so a total waste of money to bin a brand new set. I actually quite liked them and didn't have any issues with them. Not trying to be controversial but I hate the Michelin PS4'S I've got on now.

[mike roberts]

I should clarify, I bought with car as an ex-VAG 6 month old used. I finished the fronts off at Silverstone and decided 4 all round was better.

For what it’s worth, I’ve always found Michelin’s like the high end of the PSI scale - see if that helps your cause?

[mcmaddy]

Tried all different pressures and still don't like them 
They just feel too soft in the sidewall and it makes the car feel soft and bouncy and squidgy 🤷‍♂️

[star93]

I had a GTi, then swapped for the M140, now back at the GTI.

You get a lot of car for your money, but unless your commute only consists of fun, country roads, the GTI is so much more liveable

[CookieMonsterGTi]

I managed to get a test drive in one yesterday. Certainly a nice car, more noticeable than I expected in terms of power delivery compared to the BMW, however cornered much flatter and soaked up the bumps way better.

Really finding it hard to pick between the m140i and this and would be much easier if the BMW wasn’t so much cheaper.

[fredgroves]

The BMW is cheap? Sounds very odd...

[CookieMonsterGTi]

Yeah, about £28k for shadow edition so not much required to add in terms of options. For the spec I am looking at the golf would be about £4k more

[Hawaii-Five-O]

Not quite what you want OP, but I moved from early Mk7 GTI to a BMW M140i (pre-PPF). Incredible cars in the warm and dry on the Michelin Pilot Super Sports. Straight line performance is unbelievable and can keep up with/catch almost any hot hatch out there. Not so good in damp cold conditions (which is most of the year). You can't put down all the power from the sublime B58 3 litre straight six. VW have nothing this good. Eight speed sports auto is fabulous too. Smooth and rapid. As good as DSG. Better as you can go from 8th to 2nd in one jump. Can't do that with DSG. Build quality is comparable with VW. Tech was slightly better in the VAG at the time. Probably even better now on the Mk 7.5. However BMW's iDrive system is the best out there. I hate touch screen with a passion!

I'm keeping a close eye on the Mk8 development, more than likely I'll be coming back to VW with a view to buying the new R. However the early spy shots with minimal camouflage are not looking great (for the cooking Golf). I hope VW haven't wracked the proportions of the Golf. It's looking too long in the wheelbase. The front lights don't look as aggressive as the Mk7 either. Will need to see more photographs to be convinced.