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Offline davyk31

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Re: M135i
« Reply #40 on: 04 October 2019, 21:11 »
Test drive arranged for tomorrow morning and price already agreed assuming I like it. Could be bye bye GTI in a few weeks.
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Re: M135i
« Reply #41 on: 04 October 2019, 21:45 »
Be very interested to hear how you get on.
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Re: M135i
« Reply #42 on: 05 October 2019, 12:17 »
Quote from: davyk31 on 04 October 2019, 21:11
Test drive arranged for tomorrow morning and price already agreed assuming I like it. Could be bye bye GTI in a few weeks.

We can compare notes!
I had a test drive in one Friday.
Bit of a busy weekend but I’ll try and do a bit of a micro review at some point later in the weekend.
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Re: M135i
« Reply #43 on: 05 October 2019, 15:59 »
I drove one this morning, quality is a massive step up, although I think the plastics are cheaper feeling now on cars, overall a nice car, not sure on the driving position, I am 6" 3 and struggled to get comfy, handling as expected through 4wd, engine was very quiet even in Sports +
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Re: M135i
« Reply #44 on: 05 October 2019, 16:07 »
Did it make you think you'd buy instead of a golf?
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Re: M135i
« Reply #45 on: 05 October 2019, 19:45 »
Great test drive today. Plenty of power and grip with the AWD. Loved the interior, very modern and lots of tech. Great interior space and lovely alcantara seats. The car I drove had the Okus pack so had the 19" wheels which look fantastic. Long story short I placed my order so it's bye bye GTi mod November. Can't wait for it and will be nice to have another brand to try.

Any questions please ask and interested to hear what the other guys won tested thought.  Pretty quiet but some nice noises in Sport

Colour was quite a discussion with my wife and I as it will be mainly her car. There isn't a great flour choice with white, black, dark grey. Red, blue and primer grey. The primer grey looks good but also has a tinge of mauve/violet which wasn't great for me. The red looks good but I have never had a red car and wife was not keen so we went blue. The blue is pretty bright and vibrant but my natural sway is towards blue cars so it fits the bill. Also went for the Plus Pack to get 19" wheels, sun pro glass and upgraded stereo. Roll on November.
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Re: M135i
« Reply #46 on: 05 October 2019, 23:27 »
What were the seats like?

I had a BMW 420D M-Sport courtesy car about 2 years ago when the Golf R was in for a front bumper respray, and the seat bases for the front seats were horribly hard (like sitting on plywood with a thin layer of foam for cushioning) and very low. If I had to suffer seats like that, i'd not be buying a BMW. Other than that, the interior seemed adequate for a car of its class.
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Re: M135i
« Reply #47 on: 06 October 2019, 10:58 »
Quote from: davyk31 on 05 October 2019, 19:45
Great test drive today. Plenty of power and grip with the AWD. Loved the interior, very modern and lots of tech. Great interior space and lovely alcantara seats. The car I drove had the Okus pack so had the 19" wheels which look fantastic. Long story short I placed my order so it's bye bye GTi mod November. Can't wait for it and will be nice to have another brand to try.

Any questions please ask and interested to hear what the other guys won tested thought.  Pretty quiet but some nice noises in Sport

Colour was quite a discussion with my wife and I as it will be mainly her car. There isn't a great flour choice with white, black, dark grey. Red, blue and primer grey. The primer grey looks good but also has a tinge of mauve/violet which wasn't great for me. The red looks good but I have never had a red car and wife was not keen so we went blue. The blue is pretty bright and vibrant but my natural sway is towards blue cars so it fits the bill. Also went for the Plus Pack to get 19" wheels, sun pro glass and upgraded stereo. Roll on November.

Interesting.

Does it have the standard BMW 8 speed auto box? When I drove the old 1 series that was a totally meh experience other than for "normal driving" it was totally seamless - but pushing it never felt fun like a VW DSG box.

I assume from what you said about November that it has the typical BMW short lead times - unlike another German OEM...

What did all of the bits work out to as a total price? Were you able to beat them down at all?

The colour thing is disappointing but I feel like that about Golfs too....

I'll definitely have a test drive I think next early next year, see if like Monkey said if the seats are too low - I hate sitting on the floor!
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Re: M135i
« Reply #48 on: 06 October 2019, 11:32 »
You don't seem to be able to configure the m135i on the BMW website.
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Re: M135i
« Reply #49 on: 06 October 2019, 12:19 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 06 October 2019, 10:58
Quote from: davyk31 on 05 October 2019, 19:45
Great test drive today. Plenty of power and grip with the AWD. Loved the interior, very modern and lots of tech. Great interior space and lovely alcantara seats. The car I drove had the Okus pack so had the 19" wheels which look fantastic. Long story short I placed my order so it's bye bye GTi mod November. Can't wait for it and will be nice to have another brand to try.

Any questions please ask and interested to hear what the other guys won tested thought.  Pretty quiet but some nice noises in Sport

Colour was quite a discussion with my wife and I as it will be mainly her car. There isn't a great flour choice with white, black, dark grey. Red, blue and primer grey. The primer grey looks good but also has a tinge of mauve/violet which wasn't great for me. The red looks good but I have never had a red car and wife was not keen so we went blue. The blue is pretty bright and vibrant but my natural sway is towards blue cars so it fits the bill. Also went for the Plus Pack to get 19" wheels, sun pro glass and upgraded stereo. Roll on November.

Interesting.

Does it have the standard BMW 8 speed auto box? When I drove the old 1 series that was a totally meh experience other than for "normal driving" it was totally seamless - but pushing it never felt fun like a VW DSG box.

I assume from what you said about November that it has the typical BMW short lead times - unlike another German OEM...

What did all of the bits work out to as a total price? Were you able to beat them down at all?

The colour thing is disappointing but I feel like that about Golfs too....

I'll definitely have a test drive I think next early next year, see if like Monkey said if the seats are too low - I hate sitting on the floor!

The gearbox is an Aisin or something like that not a ZF


Quote from: mcmaddy on 06 October 2019, 11:32
You don't seem to be able to configure the m135i on the BMW website.

https://configure.bmw.co.uk/en_GB/configure/F40/1SMP/FHLSW,S01AG,S01CB,S01DE,S01Y3,S0230,S0249,S02NH,S02PA,S02TB,S02VB,S02VC,S02VE,S0302,S0313,S0418,S0420,S0423,S0428,S0430,S0431,S0470,S0493,S0494,S04GQ,S04P2,S0508,S0534,S0544,S0563,S05A2,S05AQ,S0654,S0688,S06AE,S06AF,S06AK,S06C4,S06U3,S0704,S0710,S0711,S0715,S0754,S0760,S0775,S0812,S0853,S0880,S08KA,S08R9,S08S2,S08S3,S08SM,S08TF,S08TG,S0ZMA

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