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Bought this issue yesterday, a bit pricey, but definitely worth having around.
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I didn't see it at my local Barnes & Noble.
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07-31-2012, 07:30 AM | #25 |
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Top shelf of the car section at my Barnes and Noble. Took a bit of looking as there isn't much in the way of organization.
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I thought I did some pretty good digging at the magazine stand... Maybe I'll try a different store.
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Mike is a close family friend...I'm 31 and I've known him for 16+ years...
He is a great guy. I'll attest to the E82 1 series M coupe comment....he was always suggesting the 1M to my Dad. After a few weeks my dad was hooked into the 1 series M. He took delivery of his 1M in November 2011. Recently they took a "nice" ride in the 1M to Vermont. DSC off. Mike was always high on the 128i when it came out in 2008. He loves E30 M3's, 2002's, E30 318is's...just Pure driver's cars. When ordering my 2011 128i convetible, I really didn't even have to test drive one. Mike had highly recommended it and my mom already had a 2009 128i convertible. side note --My dad is the president of the BMW CCA Pocono Mtn. Chapter
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He published an article sometime in 2010 all about the E82 128i. Another great article with high praise for the 128i. (forget what magazine it was in).
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Try to figure out which? I'd love to have them all.
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It works, but it is jiggling around the screen.
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Quote: "The 128i is arguably the purest driving experience offered in BMW's North American lineup today."
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Loved the article, makes me want to go drive it
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Not sure if this review has be posted before, but here it is: http://www.motivemag.com/pub/feature...agen_R32.shtml
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Interesting article. Thanks for posting the link.
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from: http://www.insideline.com/dodge/chal...r-reports.html
Consumer Reports said "sporty car reliability has shifted into reverse," with fewer cars showing average-or-better predicted reliability. The top sports car is the Nissan 370Z, according to Consumer Reports. The Hyundai Veloster, Mazda MX-5 Miata and BMW 128i also made the "most reliable" list.
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Found this, not 128i but close enough
http://www.bmw130i.nl/1/post/2010/01...-autobild.html Quote:
And the exhaust looks like 128i, perhaps its 1:1. I recall "flinchy" said something about that
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slightly off topic but today I got to test drive a mini cooper coupe s since my dad is thinking about buying a JCW for himself(but they didn't have any in stock to test drive).
It's an awesome car. Felt a bit quicker then the 128i initially mostly due to better throttle response and turbo. Although where it died out(high RPMS) my car would win(higher RPMS). The biggest issue I found was the torque steer and made me appreciate RWD cars much more. I put the car in first gear and went through first in a corner and the entire time the car was just tugging against me and didn't want to turn. I do that in my car and its able to turn with no problem, and the rear starts to drift a bit :P. However, driving like a normal everyday citizen the mini has no issues, and has the true go kart feeling people talk about. It felt great! Since they were about the same MSRP, I would still get a 128i. Although I did find the materials in the 2013 JCW to be of higher quality for some places. All of the "soft touch" plastic in our cars is a lot harder and less squishy then the Mini. I also preferred the steering wheel in the mini. The steering wheel was firm but squishy, while ours is hard and firm. Also, I preferred the smaller wheel in the mini. The transmission also seemed to go through gear changes quicker(it was an auto). I also noticed a few things about the 1 series in general. Not sure why, but I found the seating position in the mini to be much more comfortable. I am a pretty tall person, and I had more headroom in the mini then the BMW. Sometimes, my fauhawk scrubs against the roof of my BMW but in the mini it did not do this. With this in mind, the way the mini seats are made the headrest actually covered my entire head. In the BMW, even on the highest position, the headrest does not fully cover my head. Its most likely since I have the electronic seats on the BMW and I heard that they are higher then the non-electronic ones. Anyways, in the end if I had to buy a car again, I would still pick the 128i because of RWD. I never thought RWD vs FWD was such a big issue until I test drove the mini with my dad.
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it should if you have an auto. If you put it into manual mode, it never goes into first unless you specifically shift down.
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