If there was just the 128 would you still have bought a bmw

BMW135iCA · 07-30-2008, 10:59 AM

I find the 135 is more popular for the obvious. Would all you 135i owners still have bought a 1 if there was no 135i? Personally I would have purchased a 335i, the twin turbo is what sold me, along with the one's ride and the look of the 135i. The look of the 128 just does not strike me the way the 135i does.

Chris

bimmerfile · 07-30-2008, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW135iCA

I find the 135 is more popular for the obvious. .................
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Chris

Did you mean "obvious" (which doesn't make much sense grammatically) or "oblivious" (which kinda does)..

Charles1 · 07-30-2008, 11:15 AM

Would have waited for the GT-R

warmtoes · 07-30-2008, 11:16 AM

Despite the 128 being a great vehicle I would have opted for a 335i coupe. The 335i vert is just too heavy for me so I would have forgone the open air driving.

I just need that engine.

hector · 07-30-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by warmtoes

Despite the 128 being a great vehicle I would have opted for a 335i coupe...

I just need that engine.

are you sure that the bloated 335 is more fun to drive than the 128 notwithstanding the better power to weight ratio? i personally have compared a 335 coupe with step and sp to the 128 with manual and sp and much prefer the 128(granted the stick is a big part of that).

ulrichd · 07-30-2008, 11:46 AM

No. The 3-series has gotten too porky for me, including the Coupes. Maybe the 3.0 Z4 Coupe. I am coming from a Mini Cooper S, so until the Alfa MiTO arrives there really was nothing else striking my fancy. I am getting a low spec 128 with just the sport package and some used 135 18" wheels. I am paying 31K which would not get me even into a nicely optioned Mini JCW.

desmat · 07-30-2008, 11:49 AM

Would have bought a 335 sedan

Xin1120 · 07-30-2008, 11:51 AM

either 335 or get a 128 and mod it out

1speedbike · 07-30-2008, 11:57 AM

probably would have gotten an audi a5. hate to say it, but it's twice as sexy as the 1er and the interior puts bmw to shame. too bad it was nowhere near as fun to drive, more expensive, and less powerful.

hector · 07-30-2008, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ulrichd

... I am getting a low spec 128 with just the sport package and some used 135 18" wheels. I am paying 31K which would not get me even into a nicely optioned Mini JCW.

that's the way to go; i got the 128 with just sp and heated seats: msrp 31k and change.

warmtoes · 07-30-2008, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by hector

are you sure that the bloated 335 is more fun to drive than the 128 notwithstanding the better power to weight ratio? i personally have compared a 335 coupe with step and sp to the 128 with manual and sp and much prefer the 128(granted the stick is a big part of that).

Yep, driven both and the power of the TT engine outweighs the lighter vehicle.

The 335xi coupe however was horrible.

warmtoes · 07-30-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 1speedbike

probably would have gotten an audi a5. hate to say it, but it's twice as sexy as the 1er and the interior puts bmw to shame. too bad it was nowhere near as fun to drive, more expensive, and less powerful.

I hear you about the look of the A5/S5.

I was all set to buy an S5 until I found out it was a 2 year waiting list.

1ATTIC · 07-30-2008, 12:11 PM

Absolutely, but only the vert.

rocketpop · 07-30-2008, 12:11 PM

I was looking at a JCW Mini CooperS when I decided to get the 135i instead. I also was looking into a used M3.

hector · 07-30-2008, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by warmtoes

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The 335xi coupe however was horrible.

yeah, i don't see myself in an xi anytime soon; i'll never accept the extra weight and parasitic losses. if rwd and good snows can't handle it i'll stay home.

sunking420 · 07-30-2008, 12:16 PM

I would've either gotten a used M3 or a new Z4. Horsepower is what sold me on the 135i. The 335i is just too long, I like having space in the garage...In any case the 135i is the perfect car for me...........

larryn · 07-30-2008, 12:16 PM

I would be in a ZCP (Competition Package) E46 M3, if it were not for the 135i. I probably could have gotten a decent, low mileage CPO one for the same as I paid for the 135i.

nordique14 · 07-30-2008, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by larryn

I would be in a ZCP (Competition Package) E46 M3, if it were not for the 135i. I probably could have gotten a decent, low mileage CPO one for the same as I paid for the 135i.

I would have bought a CPO E46 M3 vert for about the same price as a new 135i vert. It is the engine and the soft top that sold me.

canlefty · 07-30-2008, 12:26 PM

I would have waited and got an M3 I guess.

imported_Maurice · 07-30-2008, 12:30 PM

I would have gotten the 128 if it had been the only choice. It really is a great car.

backtoreality15 · 07-30-2008, 12:31 PM

So more or less for everyone it's the raw power that sold em?

JasonCSU · 07-30-2008, 12:32 PM

Good question. I was originally looking for a used E46 M3 or a new 350Z, so I probably would have stuck with one of those unless I found a good deal on a Z4 M Coupe.

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BMW135iCA Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 242 Posts Drives: Join Date: Nov 2007 iTrader: (0)	If there was just the 128 would you still have bought a bmw I find the 135 is more popular for the obvious. Would all you 135i owners still have bought a 1 if there was no 135i? Personally I would have purchased a 335i, the twin turbo is what sold me, along with the one's ride and the look of the 135i. The look of the 128 just does not strike me the way the 135i does. Chris
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Charles1 Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 243 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: May 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Would have waited for the GT-R
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warmtoes Lieutenant Colonel 31 Rep 1,917 Posts Drives: EBII 435i xDrive Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	Despite the 128 being a great vehicle I would have opted for a 335i coupe. The 335i vert is just too heavy for me so I would have forgone the open air driving. I just need that engine. __________________ *2014 EBII 435i xDrive M-sport* Gone: 2011 TiAg F25 X3 xDrive35i M-sport Gone: 2008 TiAg w/Coral Red E88 135i Cab M-sport
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ulrichd Colonel 210 Rep 2,233 Posts Drives: 128i M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (6)	No. The 3-series has gotten too porky for me, including the Coupes. Maybe the 3.0 Z4 Coupe. I am coming from a Mini Cooper S, so until the Alfa MiTO arrives there really was nothing else striking my fancy. I am getting a low spec 128 with just the sport package and some used 135 18" wheels. I am paying 31K which would not get me even into a nicely optioned Mini JCW.
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desmat First Lieutenant 37 Rep 311 Posts Drives: F31 M Sport Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 F31 M Sport [0.00]	Would have bought a 335 sedan
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Xin1120 Captain 41 Rep 667 Posts Drives: 135i Coupé Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Texas iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 135i Coupé SOLD [0.00]	either 335 or get a 128 and mod it out
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1speedbike Brigadier General 734 Rep 3,274 Posts Drives: 2022 X4 M40i, 2008 135i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MKE iTrader: (15)	probably would have gotten an audi a5. hate to say it, but it's twice as sexy as the 1er and the interior puts bmw to shame. too bad it was nowhere near as fun to drive, more expensive, and less powerful. __________________ 2022 X4 M40i - 2008 135i - 2015 F700GS On Order - 2024 i4 M50 Scruffy's gonna die the way he lived... Mmhm.
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1ATTIC Private 5 Rep 62 Posts Drives: Join Date: May 2008 iTrader: (0)	Absolutely, but only the vert. __________________ CSM 128i Vert Black Boston Leather Premium Package Premium Sound Moonlight Black Soft Top Steptronic Park Distance Control
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rocketpop Captain 60 Rep 865 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Home iTrader: (0)	I was looking at a JCW Mini CooperS when I decided to get the 135i instead. I also was looking into a used M3. __________________
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sunking420 First Lieutenant 12 Rep 334 Posts Drives: '08 SGM 135i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Flagler Beach, Florida iTrader: (0)	I would've either gotten a used M3 or a new Z4. Horsepower is what sold me on the 135i. The 335i is just too long, I like having space in the garage...In any case the 135i is the perfect car for me...........
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larryn Lieutenant General 2148 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	I would be in a ZCP (Competition Package) E46 M3, if it were not for the 135i. I probably could have gotten a decent, low mileage CPO one for the same as I paid for the 135i.
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canlefty Private First Class 19 Rep 134 Posts Drives: 2015 F82 M4 MW/SO Join Date: May 2008 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	I would have waited and got an M3 I guess.
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imported_Maurice Not too sexy for his car. 4 Rep 113 Posts Drives: Join Date: Jan 2008 iTrader: (0)	I would have gotten the 128 if it had been the only choice. It really is a great car.
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backtoreality15 Captain 81 Rep 752 Posts Drives: 2019 330i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	So more or less for everyone it's the raw power that sold em? __________________ 2019 M-Sport 330i \| G20
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07-30-2008, 12:32 PM	#22
JasonCSU Colonel 702 Rep 2,548 Posts Drives: '08 135i, '88 325is Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0) Garage List 1988 BMW 325is [0.00] 2008 BMW 135i [0.00]	Good question. I was originally looking for a used E46 M3 or a new 350Z, so I probably would have stuck with one of those unless I found a good deal on a Z4 M Coupe. __________________ Delivered in Munich, broken in on the Nurburgring.
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