Jet Black and Savannah_Personal Review

[trfortin69]

I'd like to start this thread for people considering Jet black on Savannah 135i vert. I'd also like to provide a short personal review of my first few days in the vehicle.

I'll start by saying that when I purchased this vehicle I didn't have any inticipation on purchasing the 1 series with out the sport package. However since the new lease/finance rates were release I couldn't resist and my dealer offered me a deal that I couldn't refuse. I traded in my 06 330i 6 speed sport/prem/cold package/sat for this vehicle. With that said I had to eat 8 payments in order to buy this vehicle, so thank god I got a great deal, all in all it was a wash as far as payments go. Same payment and not much money out of pocket.

Unprofessional review: :iono:
I will say that I'm very glad I stepped up to this engine and went to a Convertible, however there are a few things I did notice compared to my old 330i, from an ergonimical standpoint the window control buttons are horrible, I keep hitting my elbow on the all windows down button and it's driving me crazy, they should have put the window control buttons in the same location as the e46 down by the stick shift. In a car with less room they really needed to do this. ON the other hand everything else seems to be ergonimically correct if not better than the 3 series.

As for the drive, this car has excellent straight line acceleration and very strong handling however has a very prominet oversteer issue. My 330i would have and still could eat this car for lunch on the twisties. I'm definately looking to upgrade my susupension and wheels immeidately after the winter.

The stick shift is much more precise and isn't as notchy as it was on my 330i, over all it has an excellent clutch and shift feel. However sever dive and squat issues (this will hopefully be fixed after my suspension upgrade).

Outside and inside of the car is truly incredible, the interior quality is just as good if not better than my 330i. The rear seats are pretty much useless unless you have a 2-10 year old child and not many more than 1 of them. If you put any older or more peeople than 3 then good luck. However, I might add that the trunk is actually pretty decent size with both the top up and down. By the way the outside looks pretty god damn good too.

The ride Quality isn't the best in the world past 80 mph, I'm experiencing significant vibration and lot's of engine feedback in the stick. THis may be normal but I don't think so.....I think it's related to the All season OEM tires. I'll replace those shortly and let everyone know if the quality improves. In my opinion I think it's the tires...TBC.

I'm done boring people with the details, here's some pics.
:eyebulge:

[TP 135i]

Interesting......you seem to have the only one with "a very prominent oversteer issue".
Everyone else complains of understeer.

[topvega]

Car looks nice... just not digging the tires... I think the sport pkg is a must...

[trfortin69]

Originally Posted by TP 135i

Interesting......you seem to have the only one with "a very prominent oversteer issue".
Everyone else complains of understeer.

understeer, sorry. No matter what, the car needs an aftermarket suspension, it has too much dive, squat and understeer.

[trfortin69]

Originally Posted by topvega

Car looks nice... just not digging the tires... I think the sport pkg is a must...

I agree, but I liked the color combo + I got if for around 6k off retail because it was an 08. I'll take the extra cash and purchase some Breytons put some dinan software in it, new suspension and all will be forgiven for not purchasing it with the sport package. However I will miss the sport seats in the sport package.

[Darth One]

hotness....that color combo woulda been at the top of my list except for:

1. the fact that i have another bimmer in that color combo
2. the existence of coral red :biggrin:

[emm3tt]

I have Jet on Savanna as well, only I went with the Gray Poplar trim. :w00t:

[trfortin69]

Originally Posted by emm3tt

I have Jet on Savanna as well, only I went with the Gray Poplar trim. :w00t:

do you have a link to any pics

[trfortin69]

Originally Posted by Darth One

hotness....that color combo woulda been at the top of my list except for:

1. the fact that i have another bimmer in that color combo
2. the existence of coral red :biggrin:

I love the coral, but my wife wanted white on Beige with taupe roof...total chick color so I comprimised with her and got black/beige...Oh yeah she also wanted Automatic...that would have really sucked!!

[emm3tt]

Originally Posted by trfortin

do you have a link to any pics

http://picasaweb.google.com/emm3tt/P...enterDelivery#

[trfortin69]

Originally Posted by emm3tt

http://picasaweb.google.com/emm3tt/P...enterDelivery#

That's really nice, I do like the way the coupe drives vs. the vert, but there's nothing like being able to take the roof off when the weather is right. Good luck and thanks for the pics.

[BlackjackMulligan]

Very nice! Which dealer did you use in NH? I ordered my Jet Black/Coral at Tulley....

[trfortin69]

Originally Posted by BlackjackMulligan

Very nice! Which dealer did you use in NH? I ordered my Jet Black/Coral at Tulley....

I go it at Ira, when is your coming in? FYI they have an 09 and an 08 BSM Coupe with Coral at IRA in Stratham, they gave me a Killer deal because it was on the lot...you should check them out..if you do call Joe Sanchez.
Good luck

[BlackjackMulligan]

Originally Posted by trfortin

I go it at Ira, when is your coming in? FYI they have an 09 and an 08 BSM Coupe with Coral at IRA in Stratham, they gave me a Killer deal because it was on the lot...you should check them out..if you do call Joe Sanchez.
Good luck

I have ordered at Tulley, getting a vert anyway. Deal was pretty good, thanks anyway!

[trfortin69]

Originally Posted by BlackjackMulligan

I have ordered at Tulley, getting a vert anyway. Deal was pretty good, thanks anyway!

Oh, convertible.....good luck....I can't wait for summer. :thumbup:

[T330]

Nice combo

[trfortin69]

Originally Posted by BlackjackMulligan

I have ordered at Tulley, getting a vert anyway. Deal was pretty good, thanks anyway!

blackjack, did i see you on route one hampton falls today?

[Leilani]

Originally Posted by trfortin

I love the coral, but my wife wanted white on Beige with taupe roof...total chick color so I comprimised with her and got black/beige...Oh yeah she also wanted Automatic...that would have really sucked!!

Love the Jet Black/Savannah Beige combo...nice! Much better IMO than white on beige with taupe, and I'm a chick. :wink:

[trfortin69]

this is in response to my last statement in my post, regarding some issues with ride quality after 80 mph, turns out the dealer delivered my car with all four wheels out of balance...WTF. I gave them high marks on the customer service survey.

[trfortin69]

Originally Posted by Leilani

Love the Jet Black/Savannah Beige combo...nice! Much better IMO than white on beige with taupe, and I'm a chick. :wink:

Sorry about the chick comment...don't hold it against me. I love your color cobo...really I do I'm not just trying to get on your good side.:wink:

[Leilani]

Originally Posted by trfortin

Sorry about the chick comment...don't hold it against me. I love your color cobo...really I do I'm not just trying to get on your good side.:wink:

No offense taken...really...it's the same as me calling guys "dudes"! :smile:

[trfortin69]

just an update, now that the car is 2 months old I'm really liking it. it took sometime to get used too and compared to my 330i it may actually handle better in certain instances. the turn in is a lot quicker and the tossability of it is much better than the 3 series. However one thing I don't think is as good as my 3 is the way you can accelerate into corners, the 3 is much better in this area, however that may just be because of my 17's with all seasons, I can wait to put my 18's on with ultra performance tires, that might help. Other than that a few complaints I have is that my roof leaks a little when using a high pressure washer, according to the SA it happens. Also, this car has a lot of squeeks and rattles. the build quality may not be as good as the 3, however that may just be because it's a convertible. Another complaint I have is that there isn't much out there for suspensions for the convertible. Other than that I love this thing.

I'd also like to add that I don't even listen to my radio anymore, I just roll down the windows and listen to the exhaust note...sounds even better with the top down.