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      02-25-2014, 08:49 PM   #2553
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Great job Worra!



I think you're right, I'm also running a square 225 setup for winter and have the same observations.

The instructors at the Performance Center told me the staggered 313 setup and understeer dialed into the 1-series in stock form is intentionally done by BMW to reduce the tendency of the car to swap ends in the hands of the average driver, but the chassis can easily be set up to be neutral with few changes.

Although it's snowing again right now, temps yesterday were in the 50s and I got a chance to clean most of the salt off my car before chasing a 997 GT2 through some back roads… clearly a superior car… but the 135is is no slouch!
digging the mudflap-ready winter look, man! Totally makes sense that they've added some understeer to save the 'average driver'.....i'm not sure if you have had the same experience, but i'm able to get the tail out fairly easily in the cold with the square setup...even at very low speeds...just with a bit of gas. It's quite fun, really....and not too hard to keep in control. Mind you....i only do this when there is NOBODY around...lol
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      02-25-2014, 08:50 PM   #2554
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oh and as FYI i got my car back for the 'squeaking brakes' complaint last week and they informed me that one of my rear brake pads was broken in half! (WTF?)

they replaced the rear brake pads and sensors for me. very strange...
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      02-25-2014, 11:10 PM   #2555
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oh and as FYI i got my car back for the 'squeaking brakes' complaint last week and they informed me that one of my rear brake pads was broken in half! (WTF?)

they replaced the rear brake pads and sensors for me. very strange...
My brake pedal squeaks as well. I should make an appointment soon.
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My brake pedal squeaks as well. I should make an appointment soon.
Is that 3 of you now with brake pedal squeaks? I think 3002 tii or perhaps someone else mentioned that as well.

Only thing that squeaks with my car is women jumping out of the way, especially in garages when I hit the gas and exhaust roars near them.

Kouper/IEDEI - not even going to make a dead hooker joke. I'm showing restraint (for once).

And Worra - on a serious note, I'm curious after your session at candlestick last weekend, did you use that to test out all your stock components to see what things you might want to change/improve upon after putting it through its paces? And if so, what you might be considering or have planned. I think you mentioned possibly getting the BMW performance suspension at one point months ago. What about tires? You're still on runflats, right?
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Is that 3 of you now with brake pedal squeaks? I think 3002 tii or perhaps someone else mentioned that as well.

Only thing that squeaks with my car is women jumping out of the way, especially in garages when I hit the gas and exhaust roars near them.

Kouper/IEDEI - not even going to make a dead hooker joke. I'm showing restraint (for once).

And Worra - on a serious note, I'm curious after your session at candlestick last weekend, did you use that to test out all your stock components to see what things you might want to change/improve upon after putting it through its paces? And if so, what you might be considering or have planned. I think you mentioned possibly getting the BMW performance suspension at one point months ago. What about tires? You're still on runflats, right?
Yeah, I wanted to run my car stock to see what was what. Still on the stock run flats - surprisingly grippy, but still a crappy ride. There is a LOT of understeer dialed into the stock setup. I don't want to ditch my 313s, but I might need to get a square setup for track events. Wouldn't mind dropping my ride height by an inch or so. Not sure if I'm going with the BMW Performance suspension or 3rd party like K&W or Bilstien.
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      02-26-2014, 10:30 AM   #2558
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Yeah, I wanted to run my car stock to see what was what. Still on the stock run flats - surprisingly grippy, but still a crappy ride. There is a LOT of understeer dialed into the stock setup. I don't want to ditch my 313s, but I might need to get a square setup for track events. Wouldn't mind dropping my ride height by an inch or so. Not sure if I'm going with the BMW Performance suspension or 3rd party like K&W or Bilstien.
What if you keep the 313s but get CLOSE to square by going a hair bigger in front and hair smaller in back, such as 225 fronts and 235 backs as opposed to 225s all around? Don't know if anyone has done that and I'm no expert, but it at least gets you a lil closer. I also know though you could easily sell the 313s to probably more than cover the entire cost of new rims as they are a hot commodity on here.

Will be interesting to see what you end up deciding. Keep us updated and would hate to see you lose our beloved 313s. I told them at the dealership that if my car is by baby, those wheels are my grandchildren.
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Sigh. Fresh clean car. Pouring outside.
Well...did you do it? Or did you look out and think, no, I just...can't! If you even have a choice that is.
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      02-26-2014, 11:25 AM   #2561
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Sigh. Fresh clean car. Pouring outside.
Well...did you do it? Or did you look out and think, no, I just...can't! If you even have a choice that is.
No choice. Stuck on a jury for 3 weeks. Sad times indeed. Just washed her on Sunday.
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No choice. Stuck on a jury for 3 weeks. Sad times indeed. Just washed her on Sunday.
At least it's just rain. We got snow again which means more salt too.
I did finally give mine her first wash when we got those 2 days of nice weather and boy does that BSM paint job like to shine in the sun or what
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Hello. I'm new to the forum. I just bought a 2013 135is in Lemans Blue. I've been driving an Active E for the last 2 years and fell in love w/ the 1-Series platform. I'll post a picture soon.
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Hello. I'm new to the forum. I just bought a 2013 135is in Lemans Blue. I've been driving an Active E for the last 2 years and fell in love w/ the 1-Series platform. I'll post a picture soon.
Welcome fellow LMB brother; can't wait to see some pictures.
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Wouldn't mind dropping my ride height by an inch or so.
Saw a 1-series parked downtown yesterday. It had been dropped a bit and looked fantastic. It was the first thing I noticed. I guess I can add that to my never-ending list of mods that I thought I was done with...
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Hello. I'm new to the forum. I just bought a 2013 135is in Lemans Blue. I've been driving an Active E for the last 2 years and fell in love w/ the 1-Series platform. I'll post a picture soon.
Welcome! Whereabouts are you from?
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Detailed the beast today. About to hit 10k miles so I added some carbon
Crap, is that what we're supposed to do at 10k? I better start saving up. I imagine there will be quite a few jealous people on here.

Car looks great though, inside and out.
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Crap, is that what we're supposed to do at 10k? I better start saving up.
At the rate I'm going, I won't hit 10k until around 2019.

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looks great though, inside and out.
+1. Car looks great. I simply cannot wait to get my 313s back on.
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Saw a Vermillion Red Metallic (I think thats the color?) 135is with a roof rack and 2 bike attachments in downtown Atlanta this past Friday. Looked awesome, hadn't seen a 1 series in that color yet.
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damn....Downeaster is giving me a run for my money!

am at 11,437 miles. picked up my car in October. lol
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About to go in for my 12,000 mile check up later today. I picked the car up with 10k two weeks ago. So... About 2k in two weeks from tomorrow. Not bad.

I'd love to do the carbon interior, but I feel like, if I did, I'd need to swap out the exterior for carbon bits, as well. So it'd be an 135i M sport with PPK and full carbon with a tacky badge inside. I NEED to be seen as exclusive! How will people know without the horribly done chrome/black grille and black contrast mirrors! Oh my horrible, horrible problems!
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damn....Downeaster is giving me a run for my money!

am at 11,437 miles. picked up my car in October. lol
Thought you might "enjoy" this

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