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[JG]

Well mine finally turned up today, its a long stretch from the VX but makes a good noise and certainly can shift.  Need to find some time to get a few miles under its belt and open it up a bit out of town!

 

 

 

 

I'm looking for one just like that

 

 

None seem to have Nav though 

[2GOOD]

Which car are you replacing JG? The Merc? Just to confuse & depending on your budget, BMW do two nav systems, business & professional (or pro), I would recommend the higher spec pro system, just back from a 10 day euro trip using one & apart from a lack of speed limit/camera warnings it gets the thumbs up from me. Although to be fair I also have a love for the Coral Red leather (always looks worse in the pictures, but not with a blue car!) & the 8 speed auto box.

[denno]

That's the interior I went for in the 3 series, love the coral red.

[2GOOD]

That's pretty much the same as my car, although mine also has a Coral red lower dash too, but like I said, looks better in reality than in photos What's the extra button on the gear lever base for?

Edited by 2GOOD, 20 September 2016 - 11:41 AM.

[Stevie Dubyah]

I bought a BMW M135i Auto in Estoril Blue in February this year.

 

Almost as quick as my 260bhp SC. I would guess at illegal speeds it accelerates a bit faster.

 

Took 5 months to run it in (self imposed 4500 rpm limit until 1200 miles), so I am only really just getting used to the car.

 

It's averaged 21mpg (nearly all short journeys and school runs)

 

Gorgeous smooth engine, fabulous auto box, heated seats, great heater and air conditioning, nice stereo, it doesn't leak, cheap insurance and servicing and it handles tidily too. Highly recommended.

 

And I miss the VX with all my heart every time I drive the Beemer.

[Bargi]

You buy it outright or lease?

[Stevie Dubyah]

You buy it outright or lease?

 

One of those PCP things. Good deals abound.

 

They then announced the M140i and the M2. Both of which I would have had. No deals on the M2 though.

[pete-r]

I've really enjoyed mine but am trying to sell it. The downside to the car having good finance deals is that its become hard to get any interest in it.

[denno]

That's pretty much the same as my car, although mine also has a Coral red lower dash too, but like I said, looks better in reality than in photos What's the extra button on the gear lever base for?

The pic is from my 330e, that button is for the various settings for the hybrid, auto mode, battery save mode or full electric mode. My m135 was manual with black leather. Think if I had another 1er I'd go manual again, the auto is great for cruising but enjoy the evolvement the manual brings.

[JG]

Which car are you replacing JG? The Merc? Just to confuse & depending on your budget, BMW do two nav systems, business & professional (or pro), I would recommend the higher spec pro system, just back from a 10 day euro trip using one & apart from a lack of speed limit/camera warnings it gets the thumbs up from me. Although to be fair I also have a love for the Coral Red leather (always looks worse in the pictures, but not with a blue car!) & the 8 speed auto box.

Yep, replacing the merc. It's gone wrong one too many times this year. Very very few professional nav ones. Red has been vetoed. Looking for 3 door, auto, nav, heated seats, blue. And want to buy outright rather than lease. Though there are some great lease deals out there (£8k for two years) I think I can beat it with a 14 plate onwards with 10-30k miles.

[2GOOD]

That's pretty much the same as my car, although mine also has a Coral red lower dash too, but like I said, looks better in reality than in photos What's the extra button on the gear lever base for?

The pic is from my 330e, that button is for the various settings for the hybrid, auto mode, battery save mode or full electric mode. My m135 was manual with black leather. Think if I had another 1er I'd go manual again, the auto is great for cruising but enjoy the evolvement the manual brings.

Sorry should have said, I have a 4 series hence the interior, not a 1 series.

[Stevie Dubyah]

 

Which car are you replacing JG? The Merc? Just to confuse & depending on your budget, BMW do two nav systems, business & professional (or pro), I would recommend the higher spec pro system, just back from a 10 day euro trip using one & apart from a lack of speed limit/camera warnings it gets the thumbs up from me. Although to be fair I also have a love for the Coral Red leather (always looks worse in the pictures, but not with a blue car!) & the 8 speed auto box.

Yep, replacing the merc. It's gone wrong one too many times this year. Very very few professional nav ones. Red has been vetoed. Looking for 3 door, auto, nav, heated seats, blue. And want to buy outright rather than lease. Though there are some great lease deals out there (£8k for two years) I think I can beat it with a 14 plate onwards with 10-30k miles.

 

 

Hope you don't mind a suggestion:

 

I have Estoril Blue (bloody gorgeous) with the ivory leather. Looks a million dollars, but if I had my time again I'd go for black leather as ivory shows up every mark and blemish. Even picks up a faint blue-hue from my jeans, if it's humid or raining.

 

If you are tall (I am) avoid the electric seats as they raise the base seat height. Especially a problem if you have a sunroof.

 

Apropos of nothing: My plan is to recommission the VX at the end of next year (spend a heap of wedge on her) and flog the Beemer. If I change my mind I will likely be going for an M2 (or M4, depends on my whim) in Mineral Grey with the red leather.  Wonder if either can be had with a manual box...?

 

 

[Stevie Dubyah]

Oh. And nav was standard on mine, plus there must have been a facelift as the later ones look a lot tidier.

[pete-r]

You can get either M2 or M3/4 with a manual box. Mineral grey is awesome in the flesh.

[JG]

 

 

Which car are you replacing JG? The Merc? Just to confuse & depending on your budget, BMW do two nav systems, business & professional (or pro), I would recommend the higher spec pro system, just back from a 10 day euro trip using one & apart from a lack of speed limit/camera warnings it gets the thumbs up from me. Although to be fair I also have a love for the Coral Red leather (always looks worse in the pictures, but not with a blue car!) & the 8 speed auto box.

Yep, replacing the merc. It's gone wrong one too many times this year. Very very few professional nav ones. Red has been vetoed. Looking for 3 door, auto, nav, heated seats, blue. And want to buy outright rather than lease. Though there are some great lease deals out there (£8k for two years) I think I can beat it with a 14 plate onwards with 10-30k miles.

 

 

Hope you don't mind a suggestion:

 

I have Estoril Blue (bloody gorgeous) with the ivory leather. Looks a million dollars, but if I had my time again I'd go for black leather as ivory shows up every mark and blemish. Even picks up a faint blue-hue from my jeans, if it's humid or raining.

 

If you are tall (I am) avoid the electric seats as they raise the base seat height. Especially a problem if you have a sunroof.

 

Apropos of nothing: My plan is to recommission the VX at the end of next year (spend a heap of wedge on her) and flog the Beemer. If I change my mind I will likely be going for an M2 (or M4, depends on my whim) in Mineral Grey with the red leather.  Wonder if either can be had with a manual box...?

 

 

 

 

oh thats a shame we both like the oyster. 

 

Is yours manual or auto?

[JamesC]

Mine was the blue with black leather car that you linked above.

 

It was a lease so I was sparse on the options, but id definitely recommend an enhanced sound system option, the base spec system was pretty poor.  Likewise, the professional nav is excellent.

 

Mine was manual and have to say I didnt really miss the auto like I thought I would.

[Stevie Dubyah]

 

 

 

Which car are you replacing JG? The Merc? Just to confuse & depending on your budget, BMW do two nav systems, business & professional (or pro), I would recommend the higher spec pro system, just back from a 10 day euro trip using one & apart from a lack of speed limit/camera warnings it gets the thumbs up from me. Although to be fair I also have a love for the Coral Red leather (always looks worse in the pictures, but not with a blue car!) & the 8 speed auto box.

Yep, replacing the merc. It's gone wrong one too many times this year. Very very few professional nav ones. Red has been vetoed. Looking for 3 door, auto, nav, heated seats, blue. And want to buy outright rather than lease. Though there are some great lease deals out there (£8k for two years) I think I can beat it with a 14 plate onwards with 10-30k miles.

 

 

Hope you don't mind a suggestion:

 

I have Estoril Blue (bloody gorgeous) with the ivory leather. Looks a million dollars, but if I had my time again I'd go for black leather as ivory shows up every mark and blemish. Even picks up a faint blue-hue from my jeans, if it's humid or raining.

 

If you are tall (I am) avoid the electric seats as they raise the base seat height. Especially a problem if you have a sunroof.

 

Apropos of nothing: My plan is to recommission the VX at the end of next year (spend a heap of wedge on her) and flog the Beemer. If I change my mind I will likely be going for an M2 (or M4, depends on my whim) in Mineral Grey with the red leather.  Wonder if either can be had with a manual box...?

 

 

 

 

oh thats a shame we both like the oyster. 

 

Is yours manual or auto?

 

 

Mine is automatic - 8 speed. It's fantastic. It seems to just know the right gear to be in. Has modes (Sport+/Sport/Comfort/Eco Pro).

Eco Pro is hateful and pointless. Just numbs throttle response.

Comfort is default. Slurs the shifts nicely.

Sport is whiplash quick and keeps the revs in the zone (actually, anything north of 1500 rpm pulls like a train).

The manual mode (which I have used for novelty value a couple of times) is highly responsive - not far off the system in my sister in law's Porsche.

The salesman recommended the auto as it cruises at lower revs and, because of the way it revs, makes the driving experience a lot more restful. It really does belt through the gears, if you get your jollies that way.

 

The oyster looks terrific. I've resorted to using a leather sealant which means that cleaning the seats (weekly) is only a quick wipe over. The colour combo of cream leather, black trim and the Estoril Blue certainly looks fantastic. You just have to not mind cleaning the leather.

 

I looked it up - they did an update (called LCI) in 2015 which tidied up the styling front and back, tweaked the handling and improved the ICE, and added things like a sat nav as standard. Not driven the old one, so cannot compare.

 

It really is a terrific motor... Accelerates like a VX, cruises like a 3 series, drinks petrol like a Range Rover ( ). I just wish they'd not announced the M2 and M140 the nanosecond that I signed the forms.

 

[Rosssco]

To add to this thread, bought myself a 2013 M135I at the weekend

 

Glacier Silver with Coral leather, auto, adaptive suspension, and a few other things.. Only thing I'd have added to the spec is an upgraded stereo and the standard one is a bit underpowered. Looks are completely subjective, but I'll just say they look much more purposeful in the flesh, and at least have some character in a sea of VAG products..

 

I've not had a chance to properly stretch its legs on a spirited B-road run, but on a normal road with changeable weather, I don't think my Stage 3 SC would see which way it went! The combination of the responsive engine, short gearing with near instant gear shift, torque, mean it picks up very well..

 

Engine as noted, is a peach, and interestingly, you drive it just like its got a large NA engine - very smooth, virtually lag-less, and very responsive.

 

In comfort mode (with adaptive suspension) it rides like a large saloon car and combined with the Auto gearbox, made northing of a ~200 mile cruise. Sort of a pocket-GT car in that respect. For more spirited driving, you really need to selected Sport however, and Comfort has fairly loose body control.

 

I thought I'd be using the manual mode more often, but it almost seems a bit backwards. Early days though..

 

Given the capabilities of the car (and I guess, some of its direct competitors), I'm finding it difficult to classify as a hot-hatch.. Does the speed thing, does the drivers thing, does the daily things, does the GT thing, does the practicality thing...

Edited by Rosssco, 28 September 2016 - 09:20 AM.

[pete-r]

I leave mine in auto. It knows what to do better than I do lol. I took my sc to Anglesey in spring and a mate took his m135 auto, it was pretty close until the speeds approached 80-90 but the BMW just keeps on going. They are hugely impressive, but you should have bought mine haha

[Rosssco]

I think I seen yours advertised Pete, and it looked very nice, but a bit beyond my budget I'm afraid..