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05-27-2009, 12:47 PM | #1 |
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Are we really this small?
I haven't driven my 135i vert in about 2 weeks. I have been driving my sister's 01 Mountaineer, which is a midsized truck. I was driving on the parkway today and a Montego Blue 128i Coupe pulled in front of me and I felt like I was going to run over it. It seemed almost dwarfish.
Are our cars really this tiny? Or am I just in 1 withdrawl and feeling huge in the truck? |
05-27-2009, 02:48 PM | #5 |
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My 135i is small until I jump into my e30. That's even smaller.
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05-27-2009, 02:54 PM | #6 |
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It looks smaller then it is. Wouldnt mind if it was even smaller (And much lighter) either...
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05-27-2009, 04:16 PM | #8 |
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one of my friends jokes that we can pick up my Z4 and put it into the back of his truck all the time. so yeah, going from that, the 1 definitely feels a bit bigger. but compared to a lot of vehicles on the road...its still pretty small.
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05-27-2009, 04:33 PM | #10 |
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when from a minivan to a 1 I love being small now.
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05-27-2009, 04:57 PM | #11 |
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Two things. We are higher than I was in the Lexus SC430, and the car felt big at first. It feels normal now, about 5 weeks later.
On the freeway this past Memorial Day, I drove past a 318ti, and it looked a lot smaller.
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05-27-2009, 05:36 PM | #12 |
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The size of the 1er is part of the reason I bought it. Cars keep getting bigger and bigger and I have remained the same size. I drive an Acura Integra right now, which basically has the same dimensions. I love having the feel of control over the car, especially with 300 turbocharged horses pulling me around.
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05-27-2009, 06:53 PM | #13 |
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My friend with a 3series says my car looks like his but scrunched.
I say his car looks like mine...just slower and no turbo.
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05-27-2009, 09:35 PM | #14 |
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it isn't that the 1 is so small, it's that every other car is getting so big. seriously. cars have just gotten bigger and bigger since they shrunk in the 70's & 80's cause of the gas crunch.
It's small size is why I got it (well, ordered it at least). the width is the same as my jetta, and I have a thin garage. |
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05-27-2009, 09:41 PM | #17 |
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haha i just expected more
and need to be entertained
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05-27-2009, 09:43 PM | #18 |
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Reno 911 is on right now. Thats what is entertaining me right now. |
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