More and more 1ers on the road

[MightyMouseTech]

Originally Posted by Overpar56

How many are female and single?

All guys.

I am the only 135 though.

[brocklanders]

Originally Posted by Diver

In Houston there have always been some around, but I might see one in a half hour of driving as opposed to tons of 3 series BMW's. Mostly 135i coupes and 128i verts. I have only seen one or two 235's and only 1 new M3. The depreciation on the 135i has been vicious, but that makes it a great used car deal.

You should go to a cca cars and coffee or auto cross there are a few new m3/4's. And a few 135's including mine.

[Fume]

This probably does greatly depend on the area. Total # of 1 series cars can't change but probably some areas of US are have more people buying them used while other regions people are selling and going to newer car models.

As I mentioned, there's just a lot of BMWs in general where I work so I've always seen a decent # of 1 series (of course much less often than all the 3 series that are everywhere). In my small office parking lot alone, there are at least 3-4 1ers in the parking lot.

[Diver]

The most 1'ers I ever saw was in Miami Beach, mostly verts.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

Bummer. Are you familiar with http://www.bumperplugs.com/?

When I bought my car new, the dealer already drilled the holes and mounted the front license plate holder.

Ordered a pair of bumper plugs from these guys and they came painted with instructions for drilling.

Perfect paint, easy instructions, even someone like me (as mechanically inclined as a gnat*) could do it.

*No offense to Suprgnat

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by EvenEsteban

Perfect paint, easy instructions, even someone like me (as mechanically inclined as a gnat*) could do it.

*No offense to Suprgnat

LOL

[Bimmer-Bob]

Given that the cars have been out of production for months, there can only be less and less of them on the road.

I've never understood the vitirol on this site when I hear people talk about "mostly 128i's, usually driven by women." Who cares? Maybe she's a gearhead. Maybe she just likes BMW's. Maybe she doesn't like creepy guys giving her a thumbs up just because they have the same car. (As an aside, I've never really been into this either. I frankly think it's kind of weird that someone would make a U-turn in order to go out of their way and give someone a thumbs-up, but I digress).

To be entirely honest, I think it's pretty stupid to make any kind of value judgement against a person based on the car they drive, or their gender. When I go to BMW events, about half the dudes are douche-tards anyway. And I've seen some pretty great women drivers at events, too. Just sayin'. I am in no way attempting to flame anyone on this site.

[IEDEI]

Originally Posted by Bimmer-Bob

Given that the cars have been out of production for months, there can only be less and less of them on the road.

I've never understood the vitirol on this site when I hear people talk about "mostly 128i's, usually driven by women." Who cares? Maybe she's a gearhead. Maybe she just likes BMW's. Maybe she doesn't like creepy guys giving her a thumbs up just because they have the same car. (As an aside, I've never really been into this either. I frankly think it's kind of weird that someone would make a U-turn in order to go out of their way and give someone a thumbs-up, but I digress).

To be entirely honest, I think it's pretty stupid to make any kind of value judgement against a person based on the car they drive, or their gender. When I go to BMW events, about half the dudes are douche-tards anyway. And I've seen some pretty great women drivers at events, too. Just sayin'. I am in no way attempting to flame anyone on this site.

agreed...and kudos to the women who drive 128s...I think that's pretty hot really

[CAVU]

Originally Posted by Bimmer-Bob

I've never understood the vitirol on this site when I hear people talk about "mostly 128i's, usually driven by women." Who cares? Maybe she's a gearhead. Maybe she just likes BMW's. Maybe she doesn't like creepy guys giving her a thumbs up just because they have the same car.

To be entirely honest, I think it's pretty stupid to make any kind of value judgement against a person based on the car they drive, or their gender. When I go to BMW events, about half the dudes are douche-tards anyway. And I've seen some pretty great women drivers at events, too.

You nailed it.

[Butters03]

Where I live there is a total of maybe 5-6 1-ers. Two are ours. My 135 and my wife's 128.

A friend has a blue 135, and there are two diff random 128s. Needless to say I rarely see any other than my own

[Overpar56]

Originally Posted by Bimmer-Bob

When I go to BMW events, about half the dudes are douche-tards anyway. And I've seen some pretty great women drivers at events, too. Just sayin'. I am in no way attempting to flame anyone on this site.

My value judgement is only M5/M6 owners are douche-tards.

At our local Cars and Coffee, I get as many looks as the standard E92 M3s since our 1ers are not out there as much as the 3-series. It helps if you park next to a beater WRX too. .

[mrvco]

My neighbor who has an E60 M5 stashed in his garage wasn't even aware of the 1-series. Any BMW without xDrive is an uncommon find around here. You'll see some M-cars during the summer months amongst the relative swarms of 911's, but the all-season performance car of choice is the S and RS Audi's. I'd expect to see any flavor of M-car (including one E28 M5 that appears from time to time) before I see another 1-series.

[Overpar56]

3 series sales US&C
http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2011/01...s-figures.html

1 series sales US&C:
http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2011/01...s-figures.html

about 10-1 in favor of the 3. Goes to show there's more of them to see.

[Esteban]

I literally see a 3 series everyday. Have seen a handful of 1 series in my neck of the woods, total. I like it that way.

[gemini.m3]

One of the primary reasons I purchased my CPO 135i 4 months ago now was because I rarely saw them on the road and even the fact they were "discontinued" made them more attractive to me over even the new 2 series.

in 4 months I seen 2 135is and no 135i's, handful of base 128's

I love my car

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by thrilla135

I love my car

You're in good company!

[gemini.m3]

where did you buy your 313's even, love those rims

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by thrilla135

where did you buy your 313's even, love those rims

Thanks thrilla,

got mine from the dealer at a pretty good discount, but you can get them different places. Here are my part numbers:

Front 36-11-6-787-645 size 18x7.5

Rear 36-11-6-787-646 size 18x8.5

These say "BMW Performance" on them, instead of an "///M" on them, like the ones that come on the 135is. I like that better. Don't want another ///M on my non-M car.

[Anorax]

Originally Posted by mrvco

My neighbor who has an E60 M5 stashed in his garage wasn't even aware of the 1-series. Any BMW without xDrive is an uncommon find around here. You'll see some M-cars during the summer months amongst the relative swarms of 911's, but the all-season performance car of choice is the S and RS Audi's. I'd expect to see any flavor of M-car (including one E28 M5 that appears from time to time) before I see another 1-series.

I've seen a few along the I-25 corridor. 135 vert and an alpine white 1M.