OFFICIAL Option Pricing from BMW - 128i and 135i

atr_hugo · 11-16-2007, 07:49 PM

The 135i is an aluminum alloy block (the N54 engine), I don't think it's sleeved though. There's a sticky in the 135i Engine forum with the details of the N54. The 128i uses the N52 block which is a mag/al casting.

searay6777 · 11-16-2007, 09:36 PM

OK, I am so pissed bmw. I have a deposit down and now this. Yesterday the option list allowed me to buy leather without preimium pack and get the wood trim at n/c so my car is under 40k. Now not an option and $300 more than the pack i printed out. Now i must get premium. My wifes 335 sedan was loaded for a main car. This is supposed to be a side car. If the op is not a joke then lets see. I hope it is a supply problem because I am not impressed.

that said, I know the first data we got may be covert and wrong but come on i sent you guys $$$$k for my 335, let me order this car, my car my way. Sorry, gotta go tell the wife that I lied about the price. Its not the money its business.

tturedraider · 11-16-2007, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by searay6777

OK, I am so pissed bmw. I have a deposit down and now this. Yesterday the option list allowed me to buy leather without preimium pack so my car is under 40k. Now not an option and $300 more than the pack i printed out. Now i must get premium. My wifes 335 sedan was loaded for a main car. This is supposed to be a side car. If the op is not a joke then well lets see. I hope it is a supply problem because I am not impressed.

that said, I know the first data we got may be covert and wrong but come on i sent you guys 46k in feb let me order this car, my car my way. Sorry, gotta go tell the wife that I lied about the price. Its not the money its business.

The pdf shows leather available as a stand alone option on both.

///MG · 11-16-2007, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tturedraider

The pdf shows leather available as a stand alone option on both.

+1 ... The only option out of the ZPP I need it the leather. Thankfully it's offered for 1450, saving me 1850.

bum944 · 11-16-2007, 11:44 PM

Can someone please tell me what comfort access is and what do you get for your $500?

cracka · 11-16-2007, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bum944

Can someone please tell me what comfort access is and what do you get for your $500?

It allows you to unlock and start the car without taking the remote fob out of your pocket/bag/whatever.

Depending on the optional equipment on the car, it will also restore your seat position, radio station, voice profile, mirror position, etc.

investor27 · 11-17-2007, 12:59 AM

What is so great about leather seats? I keep reading that everyone has to have it. Is the standard leatherette that bad? Does anyone have pictures, or have experiences with the leatherette that he/she can share? Thanks.

Garrett · 11-17-2007, 02:48 AM

OMG... can the whinning go on any more..? Just order it seperatly and get your shiny trim...!

MOTO69JOE · 11-17-2007, 03:57 AM

ive got a close up of the glacier trim in a 1 series coupe at home. i'll post it up tomorrow night.

bimmernotbeamer · 11-17-2007, 09:22 AM

No surprises here. BMW is doing things as per normal for them.

Crowley · 11-17-2007, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by MOTO69JOE

ive got a close up of the glacier trim in a 1 series coupe at home. i'll post it up tomorrow night.

Please do . I am on the border between the gray wood and this !!!

Can you post in its own thread so it doesn't get lost in the hooplah?

Thanks,
Crowley

Garrett · 11-17-2007, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by investor27

What is so great about leather seats? I keep reading that everyone has to have it. Is the standard leatherette that bad? Does anyone have pictures, or have experiences with the leatherette that he/she can share? Thanks.

??
Standard seating is just that.. non-leather.

Have you not EVER sat in leather seats? Once you do, you'll want nothing other!

SapphireBlackG01 · 11-17-2007, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 1ster

$3,600 for the 128i Premium Pack!

And it'll still be cheaper than a 328i sedan, haha. I think that seals the deal for me.

SapphireBlackG01 · 11-17-2007, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Garrett

??
Standard seating is just that.. non-leather.

Have you not EVER sat in leather seats? Once you do, you'll want nothing other!

Meh, I don't think the quality difference between the leatherette and "Boston leather" seats is worth $1500...

Except for the cool color options thing, which is probably a significant reason as to why BMW NA is offering more than just Black/Taupe leather. I'm thinking the uptake rate on those two particular colors won't be so hot, in lieu of those also being the leatherette colors.

Leatherette is fine for me.

investor27 · 11-18-2007, 07:37 AM

Is leatherette vinyl? Just wondering if it smells and feel like vinyl? Thanks for the reply.

larryn · 11-18-2007, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by investor27

Is leatherette vinyl? Just wondering if it smells and feel like vinyl? Thanks for the reply.

BMW uses a high grade of vinyl. Go down to a dealer and take a look at their leatherette equipped cars. Looks-wise, they are a dead ringer for leather. There is a different feel to it, obvioulsly, and it doesn't breathe as well as the real deal.

You'll fool a lot of people, if you do get the leatherette.

Crowley · 11-18-2007, 09:04 AM

There was a post on leatherette somewhere and the consenses was that if you really want leather, go for it ... but for the price upgrade alot of people thought it wasn't worth it .. also a few said they would actually prefer the leatherette as it up keeps a little easier ..

Crowley

Oregon · 11-18-2007, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by emos325

the pdf is a little shady. under the 135 it states that it is a composite mag/alum engine. i thought it was alum with iron sleeves b/c mag couldn't handle turbo pressure. call me crazy !

Mag/alum is a commonly encountered aerospace alloy with BMW either sleeving or hard-coating the cylinders. With any luck there will be sleeves. While hard-coating may look good on paper it just doesn't wear like a steel sleeve, which, can be replaced. The helicopters I help to produce contain many hard-coated mag/alum bores which require regular repair.

atr_hugo · 11-18-2007, 10:30 AM

The N52 block is the mag/al alloy block IIRC - the N54 is an aluminum alloy - see this sticky:
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...78&postcount=1

1ster · 11-18-2007, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Crowley

also a few said they would actually prefer the leatherette as it up keeps a little easier ..

Leatherette keeps up a LOT easier than leather. Five years from now, it will still look as good as new with extremely minimal maintenance. Meanwhile your leather side bolsters will be cracked and scuffed.

Oregon · 11-18-2007, 11:06 AM

Art has hit on it. That PDF clearly declares the N54 has "All aluminum crankcase with iron cylinder liners". The same PDF specs an external oil cooler as well. Thanks Art.

Brandon26pdx · 11-18-2007, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by atr_hugo

The 135i is an aluminum alloy block (the N54 engine), I don't think it's sleeved though. There's a sticky in the 135i Engine forum with the details of the N54. The 128i uses the N52 block which is a mag/al casting.

I'm pretty sure I've read that the N54 is an aluminum block and head with iron piston sleeves. Alum is a little too soft for FI applications. Most older turbo engines had iron blocks for this reason.

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searay6777 New Member 0 Rep 29 Posts Drives: Join Date: Aug 2007 iTrader: (0)	OK, I am so pissed bmw. I have a deposit down and now this. Yesterday the option list allowed me to buy leather without preimium pack and get the wood trim at n/c so my car is under 40k. Now not an option and $300 more than the pack i printed out. Now i must get premium. My wifes 335 sedan was loaded for a main car. This is supposed to be a side car. If the op is not a joke then lets see. I hope it is a supply problem because I am not impressed. that said, I know the first data we got may be covert and wrong but come on i sent you guys $$$$k for my 335, let me order this car, my car my way. Sorry, gotta go tell the wife that I lied about the price. Its not the money its business.
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MOTO69JOE Captain 27 Rep 876 Posts Drives: E46, E90 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The South iTrader: (3)	ive got a close up of the glacier trim in a 1 series coupe at home. i'll post it up tomorrow night.
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Crowley Major 54 Rep 1,015 Posts Drives: Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	There was a post on leatherette somewhere and the consenses was that if you really want leather, go for it ... but for the price upgrade alot of people thought it wasn't worth it .. also a few said they would actually prefer the leatherette as it up keeps a little easier .. Crowley __________________ The last words on the powerplant should go to a clearly overwhelmed Hormazd Sorabjee, editor and publisher of Autocar India: “There is something simply magical about BMW’s in-line six. It has a creamy smoothness that makes velvet feel like sandpaper.”
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atr_hugo No longer moderate 325 Rep 4,401 Posts Drives: '13 135i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: - iTrader: (0)	The N52 block is the mag/al alloy block IIRC - the N54 is an aluminum alloy - see this sticky: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...78&postcount=1
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