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Offline andrewparker

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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2011, 05:49:17 pm »
Quote from: Jack Rabbit on April 20, 2011, 12:27:28 pm
BMW's:

Nice power, good looks with the range toppers, dullest car on the market internally and thats where you sit and when it snows EVERYONE laughs at you for owning one  :laugh:



I love the look of the M3 but even that wouldnt make me own one

I know i said snow, and it is summer but even the 4x4 BMWs are laughed at, school run vehicles when the suns out... obstacles when the winter hits...







What a load of cliched bollocks.
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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #16 on: April 20, 2011, 05:57:13 pm »
Quote from: MAT ED30 on April 20, 2011, 11:25:30 am
135i classic  :signLOL: the engine yeah but the looks  :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:  :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:



have to agree with TD, will be a classic, less so now with the m1, but has an old school flavour about it, and you dont care about looks Mat!!!!! you care about how it drives, which i can only assume is great, would take one over the 911 tbh, sadly 911s are for people who can afford and run 100k cars, if you cant (like me), you will be looking for problems with it all the time and wont enjoy it, my 2p :smiley:
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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #17 on: April 20, 2011, 08:19:14 pm »
Quote from: tony_danza on April 20, 2011, 02:27:53 pm
I'd also wager if people used winter tyres, they'd be ok. Most of Europe seem to manage it.

I can vouch for this....  :wink:
Appers 123d was unstoppable through the winter and laughed at the hill his ED30 got stuck on for 3 days the year before thanks to nothing more than £400 worth of winter rubber...

I'm seriously impressed by the 1 series coupe as a whole tbh and would love a 135i after driving one last week  :wink:

123d as standard is mightily impressive and Aparoon assures me his is now insane thanks to a Bluefin remap!  :jumping:
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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #18 on: April 20, 2011, 08:27:54 pm »
Yep, every Christmas when I go to Germany you wouldn't believe how many BMWs are driving around on snow.... it's a good job they don't believe everything they read on the internet over there eh!!
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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #19 on: April 20, 2011, 08:31:19 pm »
I think I better think again just checked insurance..... :sick:

£1100 for 135i
£1500 for the porker!

I'm 46 ffs  :sick:

Guess I'll be looking at the 123d
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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #20 on: April 20, 2011, 08:32:27 pm »
Jesus, do you live in Detroit?
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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #21 on: April 20, 2011, 08:34:41 pm »
Quote from: tony_danza on April 20, 2011, 08:27:54 pm
Yep, every Christmas when I go to Germany you wouldn't believe how many BMWs are driving around on snow.... it's a good job they don't believe everything they read on the internet over there eh!!

Yeah its a wonder how anyone on the continent dare leave the house in a BMW between November and March...  :signLOL:


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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #22 on: April 20, 2011, 08:53:21 pm »
Lol Glasgow so yes I guess  :laugh:

Well by comparison my gti is £460.
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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #23 on: April 20, 2011, 09:04:03 pm »
There's probably specialist BMW insurers that'll go cheaper.
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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #24 on: April 20, 2011, 09:10:16 pm »
I would quite like a 130D if they ever made one :driver:
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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #25 on: April 20, 2011, 09:32:57 pm »
Did someone say 135i?  :party:  :wink:

Hatchback is a big no for me, but the coupes with the right bits on can look lush IMO (not everyone agrees I know).. If you can afford it, go for 2010+ model with the N55 engine. A lot better on fuel (my mates is mapped and does 41mpg on a run  :surprised:) and they have near enough matched the old N54 engine up on mod potential after just 6 months of tuner development.. Low 12's are being seen on the 1/4 with just software and DPs..  :party:
I can't wait to get mine, just need to make sure I stay out of ditches..  :scared: Oh and as for snow, just do what this split-arse did, problem solved!  :signLOL:




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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #26 on: April 20, 2011, 09:40:06 pm »
Quote from: Sunglasses Ron on April 20, 2011, 09:32:57 pm
Did someone say 135i?  :party:  :wink:

:driver: :driver: :driver: :signLOL:

I bet she felt stupid!


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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #27 on: April 21, 2011, 11:20:13 am »
I also made the mistake of driving one, and now I am picking mine up on Monday.

No standard LSD on the 135i though, they use an E-brake (to stop the wheel with less grip from spinning it applies the brakes to that wheel) so I have also ordered a Quaife diff ready to go straight in.

Will report back my findings after a week with the car, may want the golf back but cant see it happening :smiley:
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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #28 on: April 21, 2011, 01:32:46 pm »
^^^ I got a better insurance quote through Aviva of £700 ish and am seriously considering it. What did you get PDT? are there many options the one I was considering had no toys whatsoever  :sad1:

Congrats on the purchase, would be really interested in your thoughts.
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Re: Why did I drive one?
« Reply #29 on: April 21, 2011, 02:42:07 pm »
If you look on Piston Heads, Birds have a decent one up for sale and I know for a fact they'll do you a deal on a map and diff as part of the sale. Worth a look.
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