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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #120 on: April 28, 2013, 04:26:39 pm »
M135i in estoril blue 5 door ordered  :driver:

Love the estoril blue, shame red leather doesn't go with it :happy2:

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #121 on: April 28, 2013, 05:04:07 pm »
I really wanted a Cayman or an Evora but looks like I will need to start commuting 15,000 miles a year  :sad1:, so M135i on the cards, nothing else out there that touches it for all round ability.  Booked in at local dealer next weekend :smiley:

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #122 on: April 28, 2013, 05:10:57 pm »
Oooo and are you still happy that you went for the manual box?

Never considered auto, but with the commuting I am considering..........

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #123 on: April 28, 2013, 05:21:25 pm »
Oooo and are you still happy that you went for the manual box?

Never considered auto, but with the commuting I am considering..........

There was an interesting comparison of both 'boxes in this month's EVO.

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #124 on: April 28, 2013, 05:45:37 pm »
No way just sat down with a cuppa and this months Evo nice one!

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #125 on: April 28, 2013, 05:47:28 pm »
No way just sat down with a cuppa and this months Evo nice one!

It's Henry Catchpole's Fast Fleet bit, page 133 :happy2:

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #126 on: April 28, 2013, 06:35:22 pm »
Damn still not sure that helps Lol. May have to travel a bit and try the manual as local dealer only has 2 autos... Close ratios and 2000rpm at 70 sound good. But manual is MANUAL! LOL

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #127 on: April 28, 2013, 06:49:31 pm »
Yeah, mine would be a manual, just because I like to change gears. His report is pretty contradictory I thought.

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #128 on: April 28, 2013, 07:42:15 pm »
Mine's my fun car, I slosh around in an A6 if I need to do anything mundane, and because of that I chose a manual. It's the latest gen dry sump 'box they fitted to the 1M, it's very very nice to use.

But then the auto is outstanding, tough call!
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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #129 on: April 30, 2013, 09:03:53 pm »
24 hours of ownership..... 24mpg average. On a run it will see 40mpg and 10 mins of 'fun' can easily achieve 13mpg.

Noise at 6-7k rpm is addictive

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #130 on: May 01, 2013, 08:41:23 am »
And did you go manual or auto  :signLOL:

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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #131 on: May 01, 2013, 02:36:34 pm »
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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #132 on: May 01, 2013, 03:15:12 pm »



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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #133 on: May 01, 2013, 03:39:33 pm »
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Re: M135i 1 month on...
« Reply #134 on: May 01, 2013, 03:42:58 pm »
333bhp and 340ftlbs Mike.. the torque curve is unbelievably flat