Motive Mag - Long-Term 135i with mods

[s204speed]

Not sure if this has been posted; but thought the car was pretty interesting:

2008 BMW 135i

Current Mileage: 16,256

Average Observed Economy: 21.7

Blame the combination of a hectic travel schedule and our own meddling with perfection for the fact that our 135i barely left the Motive garage for most of September. Since the last update, we've logged just 1156 new miles in the little coupe, which is too bad.

While a series of out-of-town press trips found the 1er parked in long-term parking for longer than we would prefer, we also voluntarily took it out of commission for a little cosmetic enhancement. The 1 Series has been out in Europe since 2004, but the coupe body style went into production less than a year ago. That means aftermarket bits are still mostly in the making. In an effort to give the Alpine White coupe a little more attitude, we decided we'd have the taillights darkened just a bit. The goal was to simply dial up the drama a notch or two without taking it over the top. We enlisted the help of Jon DeSalvatore of Jon's Tinted Taillights, who specializes in the magic of mood lighting.

http://www.motivemag.com/pub/feature...BMW_135i.shtml

[dbtheo]

Originally Posted by s204speed

Not sure if this has been posted; but thought the car was pretty interesting:



http://www.motivemag.com/pub/feature...BMW_135i.shtml

1. the car looks sic
2. kinda silly of them to complain about the tires they added, as if it were part of the orginal package
3. even more silly to complain about the total price of the car that they added (again) aftermarket parts to.

[Red135]

Originally Posted by dbtheo

1. the car looks sic
2. kinda silly of them to complain about the tires they added, as if it were part of the orginal package
3. even more silly to complain about the total price of the car that they (again) aftermarket parts to.

Seriously. After they add H&R suspension, tires, etc. they complain that it gets too close to the cost of the 335? Is the cost supposed to go down as you spend money?

[Schn3ll]

+1

and 4. Using half of the entire article to talk about tinting the taillights...puh-leez, who cares?

[ptack]

Yeah, they should at least say mea culpa about the tires and try something else. I'm not sure what they were expecting from the H&R. The whole things seems very odd - do these particular mods, let the car sit for extended periods. I don't get it.

[dbtheo]

they might as well get a convertible and complain it lets in too much sun...

[Dave]

Originally Posted by dbtheo

they might as well get a convertible and complain it lets in too much sun...

or the seats get too hot...


nice wheels on the car but the staff there has a unique point of view when it comes to price

[dbtheo]

Originally Posted by izzodesh

or the seats get too hot...


nice wheels on the car but the staff there has a unique point of view when it comes to price

no kidding..

[and 1]

those lights look killer...great contrast. i wonder how they'd look on a car with darker paint

like my sgm

[whya1?]

Originally Posted by izzodesh

or the seats get too hot...


nice wheels on the car but the staff there has a unique point of view when it comes to price

They just forgot what BMW stands for.... Brought Money With.

If you want cheap mods get a Civic.