M135i ?

[AlexGTT]

Might be joining you John. Got one for the day tomorrow. Great value daily and properly economic when needed. Proper scalpping tool.

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by AlexGTT

Might be joining you John. Got one for the day tomorrow. Great value daily and properly economic when needed. Proper scalpping tool.

How much Alex?


And do they provide you with a paper bag to hide the ugliness

[AlexGTT]

Originally Posted by shimmy

How much Alex?


And do they provide you with a paper bag to hide the ugliness

If you don't go crazy on options sub £30k. Audi RS3 is £10k more and nowhere near as much fun.

Re: bag..............just use your spare one.

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Originally Posted by shimmy

How much Alex?


And do they provide you with a paper bag to hide the ugliness

Car comes with extra dark tint

[AlexGTT]

Had an M135i all day today and it's a proper fun bit of kit. Almost prefer it to a 1M and I'd say it's damn near just as quick. Put a smile on my face and blatted down my favourite local roads. If anyone has seen Chris Harris's vid I've been using the same roads all day.

Right, here's what I like:

It's proper quick in a real World way such as overtaking and blasting A/B roads speed, so between 40-100mph.

Looks just like a cooking 1 series to anyone, so less attention,etc.

Steering, although not great feel is real quick.

Suspension is so well judged. The body control makes it feel proper M car even though it's not.

The auto box is a stunner and feels more like a DCT. I hate auto's with a passion and it's the first auto car I've ever driven that hasn't pissed me off with it's changes, especially on top of the rev range down shifts into committed corners. If it won't over rev you'll get a downchange - every time with good engine braking effect. Also super fast upshifts, I'd say faster than the DCT in my M3.

Small and chuckable. I can honestly say it felt every bit as secure on a fast bumpy road as an M3.

Good brakes (at least on road) at last in a BMW!!!

Engine noise is fab! Different World from my old 335i motor. It does what my 8 year old boy called "parps" out the exhaust when you upshift, much like the new M5's. All engineered in but who cares, sounds great when your on it.

Did 19.3 mpg along my favourite road v's low teens in my M3!! Also reset for economy drive and got 36mpg. Impossible in the M3.

Here's what I didn't like:

OK, it doesn't look beautiful............or even close to it but I don't think I care.

That's about it.

I might have one by next week!!!

[shane@mbtech]

Good man.

I'm waiting until John gets his and loans me it for the day to try out.

[Curly]

Nice report Alex glad you liked little shimmyNearly sounds as good as a CSL I quite like the ordinary looks ideal Q car mines coming with a 116i badge on the back
A tidy package and good on juice with the 8 speed box and under 30k.

What colour and spec Alex?

Shane soon I I get it I'll be round

[AlexGTT]

Get the scalp in a bag ready John.

Estoril Blue, black leather and light on options. Just 8 speed auto, heated seats, PDC rear, cruise with brake system, sun protection pack and loudspeaker.

It's in stock at my local dealer. Only really wanted auto box and heated seats but it's the right colour and I can collect next week.

M3 is on it's way though.Gonna miss that v8.

[Curly]

I get one of the girls to make you an extra large scalp bag,we're gona have some fun next year

Good spec,I'll bet you won't miss the 200 mile between fill up in the V8

[AlexGTT]

That's one of the biggest reasons for the change John. That and having a depreciation monster on the drive that doesn't get driven enough to justify it. Value wise it's just as much fun/££££'s. It really is explosive in the lower gears, anywhere in the rev range and sounds great. With a cheeky remap it'll be really impressive.

Your gonna love it. Let's get a TD in and share the scalps.

Shane, it reminds me of a pint size GTR.