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Originally Posted by TheSt|G
Couldn't agree with you and Simian more. It's all over for those of us who want a proper driving experience. I had a chance to play with a manual F30 sedan the other day and it was complete junk. Steering was completely numb, the shifter and clutch felt like garbage, and the whole car seemed completely disconnected.
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YES. I think the steering is probably most easily identifiable culprit. Followed closely by clutch, shifter (Seriously wtf is going on with that shifter? Was no R&D no effort put in at all? Bring on the 8sp slushboxes?)
Too big, too soft, too many cheap materials (oh, but they cleverly wrap this up under "weight savings") and poor build quality. But, lower prices, and unbelievable sales. I never liked my 135i that much but at least it was relatively true to BMW spirit. It strayed, but was still somewhat grounded in their principles. 135is, or more accurately, the 1M marks the end of a good run.