1-Series Loaner
12-11-2008, 11:53 PM
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So I took the 545i in for service this morning and what do I get, my choice of their "elite loaners for VIP customers!" Ahem...don't know how/why I made this list..but I'm like "Im good for it..." 
So I get into a 135 and drove off -- all I can say is Wow!!! This is an unbelievable car, like a freakin torpedo. It handles great, has amazing torque and great engine response. The drive is tight and secure and there is very little sway n roll on cornering...
Im thinking of getting this down the road.... Im going to hate turning it back in!
So I get into a 135 and drove off -- all I can say is Wow!!! This is an unbelievable car, like a freakin torpedo. It handles great, has amazing torque and great engine response. The drive is tight and secure and there is very little sway n roll on cornering...
Im thinking of getting this down the road.... Im going to hate turning it back in!
12-12-2008, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by subarashi' post='743720' date='Dec 12 2008, 03:53 AM
So I took the 545i in for service this morning and what do I get, my choice of their "elite loaners for VIP customers!" Ahem...don't know how/why I made this list..but I'm like "Im good for it..."
So I get into a 135 and drove off -- all I can say is Wow!!! This is an unbelievable car, like a freakin torpedo. It handles great, has amazing torque and great engine response. The drive is tight and secure and there is very little sway n roll on cornering...
Im thinking of getting this down the road.... Im going to hate turning it back in!
So I get into a 135 and drove off -- all I can say is Wow!!! This is an unbelievable car, like a freakin torpedo. It handles great, has amazing torque and great engine response. The drive is tight and secure and there is very little sway n roll on cornering...
Im thinking of getting this down the road.... Im going to hate turning it back in!
12-12-2008, 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by baje1' post='743728' date='Dec 12 2008, 01:04 AM
I saw it on a bunch of "streetfire" video clips......... from a roll start racing all kinds of cars.... VERY NICE! It's destined 2 become a legend from what I saw. It waz dustin or matchin just about all of them!!!
12-12-2008, 05:23 AM
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Its gonna be great in a few years to buy a used one or something and just supe that thing up. Damn the possibilities with this light little bi turbo clown car.
12-12-2008, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by andy535xi' post='743856' date='Dec 12 2008, 04:42 PM
I haven't driven one, but I hated sitting in it at the dealership. Everything is so compressed, and many things look like an afterthought.
12-12-2008, 10:45 PM
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If they could put that engine into a similar weight ratio in a body of a larger car----wow----that would be freakin unbelieavable. This thing can take on the Porsches any day of the week. Very few cars nail you back in the seat with a 0.5G sensation like this thing does....
12-14-2008, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by subarashi' post='744365' date='Dec 13 2008, 02:45 AM
If they could put that engine into a similar weight ratio in a body of a larger car----wow----that would be freakin unbelieavable. This thing can take on the Porsches any day of the week. Very few cars nail you back in the seat with a 0.5G sensation like this thing does....
(a goof I guess). 135i can really haul, TPIM. 
12-16-2008, 04:18 AM
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Agreed I too got one as a loaner couple of weeks ago and this thing was a little pocket rocket. Mid range was amazing, the suspension was a little harsh for me though, it seemed unnecessarily firm.
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