2013 135is owners discussion and photos thread!

gregthegr8 · 06-30-2015, 01:56 PM

Maybe I was just like Forrest Gump...I just felt like...driving! Went 1000 miles up PCH, then turned around. 2002 miles total apparently. And what I will say is that part you told me about, PCH just north of the golden gate bridge, from there heck all the way almost to the avenue of the giants is just the most epic drive. I had two stretches along there of over an hour with not a single car in front of me, just plowing and barreling through there. Was so much fun and such good therapy.

Let's see if anyone knows where this is? Sadly, i took the ATS over the 328i they had (in mineral grey) cause while we know what we're getting in the 328, which I probably wouldn't like, at least the ATS seemed to be praised for its chassis and handling in comparison tests to the 328, and it had navigation which was a nice bonus.

Kouper · 06-30-2015, 02:35 PM

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Maybe I was just like Forrest Gump...I just felt like...driving! Went 1000 miles up PCH, then turned around. 2002 miles total apparently. And what I will say is that part you told me about, PCH just north of the golden gate bridge, from there heck all the way almost to the avenue of the giants is just the most epic drive. I had two stretches along there of over an hour with not a single car in front of me, just plowing and barreling through there. Was so much fun and such good therapy.

Let's see if anyone knows where this is? Sadly, i took the ATS over the 328i they had (in mineral grey) cause while we know what we're getting in the 328, which I probably wouldn't like, at least the ATS seemed to be praised for its chassis and handling in comparison tests to the 328, and it had navigation which was a nice bonus.

Great drive. Yes, I told you that stretch of Hwy 1 was epic. So how far north from L.A. did 1,000 miles get you? And after 2,000 miles, were you glad you took the ATS instead of the 328i?

OK, I'm not even going to ask WHY you didn't want to drive your Golf R on that trip (I know you don't want to put miles on the 135is, but the R would have been a blast on Hwy 1 in comparison to that ATS sled)...

IEDEI · 06-30-2015, 06:07 PM

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Great drive. Yes, I told you that stretch of Hwy 1 was epic. So how far north from L.A. did 1,000 miles get you? And after 2,000 miles, were you glad you took the ATS instead of the 328i?

OK, I'm not even going to ask WHY you didn't want to drive your Golf R on that trip (I know you don't want to put miles on the 135is, but the R would have been a blast on Hwy 1 in comparison to that ATS sled)...

seriously!!! i'd MUCH rather drive the Golf R or the 135is through all of that.......last time i drove the PCH i was in a POS Altima that my brother in law has....it sucked!!! really sucked!

dtla1 · 06-30-2015, 06:10 PM

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seriously!!! i'd MUCH rather drive the Golf R or the 135is through all of that.......last time i drove the PCH i was in a POS Altima that my brother in law has....it sucked!!! really sucked!

I did the drive up the 101 to san luis obispo then pch to san francisco and same way back down to LA in my 1. It was awesome. That is all. Wish I had time to keep going north of San Fran.

gregthegr8 · 06-30-2015, 06:26 PM

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I did the drive up the 101 to san luis obispo then pch to san francisco and same way back down to LA in my 1. It was awesome. That is all. Wish I had time to keep going north of San Fran.

If you ever get the chance, you gotta make that drive on PCH starting just north of the golden gate bridge. Soooo much fun. Even in an ATS, though I was definitely wishing I had my 1 on me.

dtla1 · 07-01-2015, 09:50 AM

Maybe I'll do that at the end of the summer. Gotta tune up the car before I go on a drive like that though. New sparkplugs, rotors and front pads, Radiator flush, oil change, new tires all seem to be in my near future.

2PUTT · 07-01-2015, 08:03 PM

well, i started my build/picture thread...

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motorchimp · 07-04-2015, 05:36 AM

Happy 4th Uhmerika!

Stopped by a car racing shop to get suspension fluid for the mtn bike and desperately tried to convince the wifey of getting some red Sparcos and a momo flat bottom steering wheel for the 1 but it didn't work... At least my kiddo liked them!

motorchimp · 07-06-2015, 02:23 PM

ZERO patriotism!

gregthegr8 · 07-06-2015, 02:24 PM

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ZERO patriotism!

Sorry, was out driving my car and then shooting fireworks off the top of my head.

Worra · 07-06-2015, 11:59 PM

Still haven't crossed 10k on my car yet. Almost 2 years now. The good news is a tire order is happening soon, and I haven't bought suspension parts yet either.

gregthegr8 · 07-07-2015, 12:12 AM

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Still haven't crossed 10k on my car yet. Almost 2 years now. The good news is a tire order is happening soon, and I haven't bought suspension parts yet either.

We're just happy you're still alive, plus Chunner is happy when anyone posts on our thread these days as our numbers are dwindling.

You going PSS? Or some other tire?

I'm at 11,700 as of today for what it's worth.

And Chunner, if you're out there, how many miles are you up to? And no issues with the dinan tune? I'm thinking about tunes again.

Worra · 07-07-2015, 12:20 AM

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We're just happy you're still alive, plus Chunner is happy when anyone posts on our thread these days as our numbers are dwindling.

You going PSS? Or some other tire?

I'm at 11,700 as of today for what it's worth.

And Chunner, if you're out there, how many miles are you up to? And no issues with the dinan tune? I'm thinking about tunes again.

PSS, but I'm going 225/255

gregthegr8 · 07-07-2015, 12:25 AM

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PSS, but I'm going 225/255

In retrospect, I wished I'd gone 225/255. I was overly paranoid about upsizing anything and even when they accidentally sent the wrong tires, sending 225s instead of 215s for the fronts, I wouldn't take them and waited another week to stay stock 215/245. So, I think it's a smart move, will look better and offer a lil more traction.

The suspension is the tougher question with so many options and combos out there.

PopsnBurbles · 07-09-2015, 10:48 AM

I went to my local recycling center yesterday to drop off some stuff. It was my first time going there so I didn't know how to get out properly. On my way out, I was creeping along to find the exit and found myself on a huge weigh-in scale. My car clocked in at 3560lbs (or 3650 lol) with half a tank of gas (and the 190lbs me in it). It honestly didn't know that was a weighing scale...I could've taken a picture had it not said "no idling."

My car has DCT, sunroof, and premium pack.

gregthegr8 · 07-09-2015, 10:50 AM

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I went to my local recycling center yesterday to drop off some stuff. It was my first time going there so I didn't know how to get out properly. On my way out, I was creeping along to find the exit and found myself on a huge weigh-in scale. My car clocked in at 3560lbs (or 3650 lol) with half a tank of gas (and the 190lbs me in it).

Any dead hookers in the trunk we must subtract out as well? That's always my problem. Glad I got the trunk liner thing.

AGAV13 · 07-09-2015, 11:43 AM

Taking my car to the track for the first time today. Participating in the Track Night in America at Thompson Speedway in CT. I'm so excited.

PopsnBurbles · 07-09-2015, 12:37 PM

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Any dead hookers in the trunk we must subtract out as well? That's always my problem. Glad I got the trunk liner thing.

Oh crap! forgot about them! So that's about 120lbs a piece that's with their outfit included. Add in the 10lb emergency spade/shovel and the badass baseball bat to put them hookers in their place.

On a more serious note, I had about 10-15lbs of other stuff in the car with me at the time. I'm starting to think that the 3450 official "unladen" weight is a bit off, I'd say it's close to 3400 flat for a DCT + sunroof car.

3002 tii · 07-11-2015, 06:30 PM

Turns out somebody bought my car. The buyer reached out to me here but glad to know its going in good hands!

3002 tii · 07-11-2015, 06:31 PM

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Taking my car to the track for the first time today. Participating in the Track Night in America at Thompson Speedway in CT. I'm so excited.

I was going to try to go up there with COM but scheduling conflicts

gregthegr8 · 07-11-2015, 08:06 PM

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Turns out somebody bought my car. The buyer reached out to me here but glad to know its going in good hands!

Whoa! That's interesting. Must be kinda exciting and weird at the same time, huh? Hopefully they'll start posting and be active, too...and/or buy your PS shocks. =P

AGAV13 · 07-11-2015, 10:59 PM

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Taking my car to the track for the first time today. Participating in the Track Night in America at Thompson Speedway in CT. I'm so excited.

I was going to try to go up there with COM but scheduling conflicts

I had a blast, I highly recommend it to everyone if they have it in their area. My tires are officially shot, time to have the PSS put on next week.

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