2013 135is owners discussion and photos thread!

[meg180]

Originally Posted by mb135is

Went to the Philly auto show today. Quick take aways:

- m3 blows away the m4 as far as presence. Just the much more desirable design to me. Where the m4 is sleek and flowing, the m3 is muscular and mean. It didn't help that the m3 was black and the m4 was that yellow color. Oddly I like the regular 4 coupe better than the regular 3 sedan. It flip flops in m guise.
- m235i was unimpressive in person on the exterior. Just very blah. Interior is in every way better than e82.

My husband and I were there today as well. Here are some pics of the M235, the M3 and the M4. The M3 was unlocked but the M4 was not.

[cmcdonald]

That M4 is huge. I would almost mistake it for a 6 series!

[IEDEI]

a perpetual state if filthy goodness!

[IEDEI]

damn...crossed 10000 miles and didn't even notice til now!

[motorchimp]

Originally Posted by IEDEI

damn...crossed 10000 miles and didn't even notice til now!

Wonder if your 10'000th mile was logged while donut'ing
I just flipped 1000 on my odo!

[morningscifi]

Originally Posted by motorchimp

Wonder if your 10'000th mile was logged while donut'ing
I just flipped 1000 on my odo!

Originally Posted by IEDEI

damn...crossed 10000 miles and didn't even notice til now!

holy hellbuckets. I just crossed over 4000. And I thought I drove a lot.

[IEDEI]

Originally Posted by motorchimp

Wonder if your 10'000th mile was logged while donut'ing
I just flipped 1000 on my odo!

i certainly hope so!!!

1000? ah it must still feel brand spanking new!

Originally Posted by morningscifi

holy hellbuckets. I just crossed over 4000. And I thought I drove a lot.

did we get our cars around the same time? I took delivery in early October.

[IEDEI]

Originally Posted by meg180

My husband and I were there today as well. Here are some pics of the M235, the M3 and the M4. The M3 was unlocked but the M4 was not.

meg, so what did you think of the M235?

i really love the aggressiveness of the new F80 M3. I think it's one of the top contenders to replace my 135is (assuming i do replace it and don't buy it out) after my lease is over.

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by IEDEI

meg, so what did you think of the M235?

i really love the aggressiveness of the new F80 M3. I think it's one of the top contenders to replace my 135is (assuming i do replace it and don't buy it out) after my lease is over.

I'm with you. I really don't like the M235 at all, but maybe it looks better in person? The M4 is a strong contender for next potential car for me as I don't want a 4-door, but if they make an M2 and it is like a smaller version of the M3/M4 I might be interested. I'll be curious to see what the new TT looks like too to see if they went a little more aggressive as a TTS or TTRS might be interesting along with the S3.

Some dealerships are actually showing M235s in their inventory right now, though no pictures, so I think they don't really have the cars, but are ones that are en route perhaps.

Can't wait for one of us to see and drive a new one and compare. I'll definitely be driving one and an M4 in the next few months to see if either does anything for me.

[morningscifi]

Originally Posted by IEDEI

i certainly hope so!!!

1000? ah it must still feel brand spanking new!



did we get our cars around the same time? I took delivery in early October.

Yep. Oct 4.

[motorchimp]

Originally Posted by IEDEI

i certainly hope so!!!

1000? ah it must still feel brand spanking new!

It sure does! I still get that new (cosmoline?) heated/burning chemical smell every once in a while.

My wife asked to drive the car to work this morning so i'm 135-less today

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by motorchimp

My wife asked to drive the car to work this morning so i'm 135-less today

Whoa, and you let her?! Maybe it's time to get a second one then, so you each have one. =)

[motorchimp]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

Whoa, and you let her?! Maybe it's time to get a second one then, so you each have one. =)

Shyeeaah.

She bought it for me

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by motorchimp

Shyeeaah.

She bought it for me

In that case, she have a sister?

[motorchimp]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

In that case, she have a sister?

hahaha no sorry

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by motorchimp

hahaha no sorry

Ummm, really effeminate brother? Cause I really love the car. Eh, never mind.

Bet you're itching to get past the break-in period to REALLY let her loose then, huh? The car that is.

All joking aside, I'm curious if you're going to get a post break-in oil change, as it's always a hotly debated topic.

[motorchimp]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

Ummm, really effeminate brother? Cause I really love the car. Eh, never mind.

Bet you're itching to get past the break-in period to REALLY let her loose then, huh? The car that is.

All joking aside, I'm curious if you're going to get a post break-in oil change, as it's always a hotly debated topic.

Broke past 1200 miles yesterday actually, but haven't pushed real hard yet. I rolled the gas pedal the other day to 4.5k and woa these things can go and sound awesome while at it too. I'm almost afraid to push it all the way on public roads, especially considering it hasn't climbed past 30 degrees in a while here and i'm on summer tires...
I wasn't planning on swapping the oil post break-in, but now you have me thinking...

[3002 tii]

Come on Ladies, time to see what these cars are really capable of. Plus we can ultimately settle what's faster, a N54/55 or N52 (I'll be bringing my N52!)

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...3#post15431583

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by motorchimp

Broke past 1200 miles yesterday actually, but haven't pushed real hard yet. I rolled the gas pedal the other day to 4.5k and woa these things can go and sound awesome while at it too. I'm almost afraid to push it all the way on public roads, especially considering it hasn't climbed past 30 degrees in a while here and i'm on summer tires...
I wasn't planning on swapping the oil post break-in, but now you have me thinking...

I forget if you have a manual or DCT, but if it's DCT, you probably should try doing that throttle reset, especially if you were babying it for the first 1200 miles.

Took me awhile to start really letting her loose and getting past 4500 rpm and the only thing better than how fast it is there is the sound from the PE. =)

There are several schools of thought on the post break-in oil change. BMW covers it and calls for it on all M cars, so I decided to treat mine just like a baby M car - (1200 mile oil change and put michelin pilot super sports on her). Some of us decided it was complete overkill and unnecessary (IEDEI), others had it done, and owen2001 not only had it done but also sent his oil sample into blackstone labs for analysis. Some with manuals also did their transmission and differential fluids as well. I'd say if you intend to keep the car for a long time, it's worth doing, especially if you can find a coupon from a local dealer for like $79-$89. How effective or necessary it really is is debatable, but can't hurt. Owen2001's analysis of his oil after 1200 miles was it was pretty clean and didn't really have any abnormally high metals or anything in there for what it's worth.

[motorchimp]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

I forget if you have a manual or DCT, but if it's DCT, you probably should try doing that throttle reset, especially if you were babying it for the first 1200 miles.

Took me awhile to start really letting her loose and getting past 4500 rpm and the only thing better than how fast it is there is the sound from the PE. =)

Yep I have the DCT, I find it to shift pretty early in normal driving, would the throttle reset help that? I don't necessarily want to be accelerating hard, but i'd like my upshifts to happen a little later in general. As for the DCT lag in (1st gear) I've been reading about, my car did that for the first few hundred miles but has recently become much much better, so i'm happy with it now. I'm nervous that a throttle reset may bring that back in fact.
We are talking about putting the key in, pressing start and then holding down the gas pedal for 30 seconds, right?

Re: the initial oil change, yeah i'm more on the side of doing it. I always said this about all my cars, but this time i think this one is a keeper. =)

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by motorchimp

Yep I have the DCT, I find it to shift pretty early in normal driving, would the throttle reset help that? I don't necessarily want to be accelerating hard, but i'd like my upshifts to happen a little later in general. As for the DCT lag in (1st gear) I've been reading about, my car did that for the first few hundred miles but has recently become much much better, so i'm happy with it now. I'm nervous that a throttle reset may bring that back in fact.
We are talking about putting the key in, pressing start and then holding down the gas pedal for 30 seconds, right?

Re: the initial oil change, yeah i'm more on the side of doing it. I always said this about all my cars, but this time i think this one is a keeper. =)

The DCT in normal mode will always upshift pretty quickly. The throttle reset, which is indeed the key in, press start (foot not on brake), hold all the way down for like 30+ seconds, then turn car on, whether purely psychological or real seems to make the car feel more alive and peppier as it'll subtly re-learn some shifting patterns but the gas pedal felt more responsive after I did it. RickMSport had a similar feeling when he did it after his break-in period.

Driving generally with the sport button on will make the gas pedal about twice as sensitive too. If you want it to hold the gears longer, but still be in automatic mode, just move the shift lever to the left so you're in DS mode. That will hold your gears to like 3-4k RPM as opposed to the 1500-2000 it does in normal drive mode.

For the oil change, check your dealer's website in the "value" section or service specials as they usually have some oil change deal. They usually don't list our cars, so I used a coupon for an N55 335 since it's the same. For like $80 it's worth it. I think we all find ourselves going out of our way to do special things on these unique lil cars, too. I always said I'd check my tire pressures once a month like a responsible driver, but never really started doing it til I got this car. I can also say that the fancy $14 BMW valve stem caps really do a hell of a lot better job of keeping the air in our tires compared to the stock dinky caps, too. First few months, I was losing 2-3 psi per month. After putting them on, I am usually dead on when I check every 4-5 weeks. So, I'd recommend those as well. They're quite perty, too.

[owen2001]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

I always said I'd check my tire pressures once a month like a responsible driver, but never really started doing it til I got this car. I can also say that the fancy $14 BMW valve stem caps really do a hell of a lot better job of keeping the air in our tires compared to the stock dinky caps, too. First few months, I was losing 2-3 psi per month.

Gregthegr8's constant reminders about tire pressures has me checking my tires like once a week I still have the "stock dinky" caps and they do a pretty good job. I thought I was done with mods after my trunk liner, but I'm going to bite the bullet and drop the ca$h on the BMW stem caps. I'm too lazy to go look it up, so tell me again where to find them.