Ouch... Harsh Review!

[AZ135]

From the Edmunds long term test. There isn't one positive thing said in this review.

http://blogs.edmunds.com/roadtests/2...sted.html#more

[ssabripo]

yeah, i think I'm gonna take top gear's review more serious than some retard at edmunds who obviously doesn't know much about cars.

that's just gay

[gnpower]

This guy needs to take the stick shift out of his you know what.

[Robert]

The review is written by a person with pen name, S.B. True, who has no single relevant hit on google. I am not sure what he's talking about but he's entitle to his opinion regardless if looks foolish.

[david @ eas]

This guy doesn't know what he's talking about. My only complaint was the stock Run-Flat tires, that was it. Sure the first time you look at it some people will say, "well what is it?" I fell in love instead

[MOCKBA]

I like a pic to the review, very nice color and angle of shots. I guess everyone has a freedom to have own opinion. Believe me if I already owned 328, then I more likely gave a negative review to all competitors with similar price. It is our human nature, do not blame the guy. He could be my good neighbor.

[MOCKBA]

Originally Posted by robert

The review is written by a person with pen name, S.B. True, who has no single relevant hit on google. I am not sure what he's talking about but he's entitle to his opinion regardless if looks foolish.

License plate is clearly visible, just go to DMV and get detailed report of the guy. Why Google?

[M3Newbie88]

Hmm.. guy sounded kinda biased to his 328i there.. I personally think the 135i looks alot more aggressive then the 328-335is look.... the 3 serious is more luxury and elegant looking.. our cars look like bull dogs waiting to pounch on the road... just my 2 cents..

[larryn]

http://blogs.edmunds.com/roadtests/2...-of-motor.html

Same guy, 6 months ago, pretty much gushing over the 135i. He's a fruitcake. Probably switched from boxers to briefs that day, and wasn't feeling too good. :wink:

(1)the 135i offers stupid stonk speed on demand; (2) in tight corners the 135i is frankly in a different league due to its relative lack of body roll and superior (if not quite E46 M3-like) steering feel; and (3) the 135i's clutch and shifter are a joy to operate

[Brandon26pdx]

Originally Posted by MOCKBA

License plate is clearly visible, just go to DMV and get detailed report of the guy. Why Google?

It's Edmund's test car so I highly doubt the car is registered in the author's name.:wink:

[Maine1]

What planet is this guy from? He is saying he measured the 3 as shorter than the 1. The 3 is actually 10 inches longer. Take away the harsh run-flats and the suspension tuning balance is great.

[ORIGIN M.]

Who cares.

The car is awesome!

[aitsu]

California DMV is not available on publicdata.com

[Monaco35Dream]

Originally Posted by #1

Who cares.

The car is awesome!

[BForbes]

Originally Posted by robert

The review is written by a person with pen name, S.B. True, who has no single relevant hit on google. I am not sure what he's talking about but he's entitle to his opinion regardless if looks foolish.

Haha..thats great.

[RWD4Life]

Originally Posted by ssabripo

yeah, i think I'm gonna take top gear's review more serious than some retard at edmunds who obviously doesn't know much about cars.

that's just gay

Do you actually the link to that review?

[Rawhide]

Hmm, I sure do get a lot of turned heads and compliments for such an "ugly" car.

Whatever.

[mbrunner]

I hate to say it, but a small level I do agree with some of what he had to say. I don't have that strong of a hate towards the car though. I love the 1 for what it is but he does have a point there.

The 135i is not Gods Chariot... but to some of the members here it might as well be.

You don't have to agree with anything he says, that is fine. But I do agree, but that doesn't mean its not worth buying.

[ORIGIN M.]

People read reviews to learn something about the car. Who cares what kind of car he would rather own. That review was horrible. The car is awesome!

[xantdieselx]

I really didn't buy the car for what people think of it. I bought the car for how it makes me feel when I drive it. That is more than enough for me.

[Dick Brown]

Not sure why this guy hates the 1 or calls the interior cheap. I thought the interior uses very good quality materials. I enjoy driving the 1 more than my Boxster or my Audi A8. The Boxster has cheap materials not the 1.

Jerry Garrett from New York Times also doesn't like the 1, he wrote:
Worst Premium: BMW’s 1-Series is right-sized, but how can you charge a 3-Series price for a car that is less, in every way?

Yet here is a top 10 list from another reviewer which I think was also from the NY Times:

Here are my favorite vehicles of the year:

1. BMW 1 SERIES Coupe or convertible, I’d kill to put the 128i or 135i in my own garage. It outhustles the larger 3 Series and costs at least $4,000 less.

2. HONDA FIT I’ve owned economy cars that made me want to stash them behind a Dumpster. The Fit, in contrast, makes a virtue of cheapness. It’s the roomiest, best-handling car in its class and gets 35 m.p.g. on the highway.

3. G.M.’S GIANT SLAYERS I’m referring to the Corvette ZR1, Cadillac CTS-V andPontiac G8. The 205-m.p.h. ZR1 (638 horsepower), CTS-V (556 horses) and Pontiac G8 GT (361) deserve a three-peat mention. All of them can hang with, or beat, snooty European models with bigger names and much bigger price tags. All three put the lie to the notion that G.M. cannot build a world-class machine that doesn’t have a hound dog in the back.

4. MERCEDES-BENZ GL320 BLUETEC The Mercedes M-Class diesel is terrific, but the larger GL may benefit even more from the Bluetec clean-diesel technology. This royal-plush S.U.V. gets 23 m.p.g. on the highway.

5. DODGE CHALLENGER If you never got the pony car you asked for in the ’70s, hop into the reborn Challenger. The Dodge, whose three engines max out with a 425-horsepower Hemi V-8, is as fast and extroverted as you’d expect.

6. LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO LP560-4 Lamborghini fixed everything that was wrong with the previous Gallardo — hair-trigger brakes, balky transmission — and amped up everything that was right: the future-classic styling, superb all-wheel-drive performance and a 560-horsepower V-10 served under glass.

7. TOYOTA VENZA Toyota knows more about the American family than Oprah, so it’s not surprising that its Venza — a Camry-based tall-wagon thingy — is an ideal family conveyance: Enormous inside, effortless to drive and easy on gas. What’s surprising from this conservative automaker is the Venza’s daringly different styling.

8. BMW X6 With apologies to my colleagues, some auto reactionaries just don’t get it. They say the X6 is ugly. But pretty women reacted to the tall, swoopy design as thoughJustin Timberlake were inside, so I’ll stick with that. The BMW isn’t supposed to seat six or be socially defensible. It’s supposed to be the Ferrari of S.U.V.’s, and its game-changing performance unseats the Porsche Cayenne as the class benchmark. Only a Hooveresque economy is keeping this Bimmer from being a smash with the style-first, cost-who-cares crowd.

9. NISSAN 370Z The Nissan GT-R has been gobbling up auto awards this year, so I’d rather extol this other Nissan sports car, which costs half as much. Starting at $30,000, the 332-horsepower Z is stronger, swifter and more solid than the departing model, and it looks terrific. If there’s a sweeter two-seater for less than $40,000, I haven’t driven it.

10. DODGE RAM Conventional wisdom flatters the Ford F-150. But the Ford doesn’t satisfy my truck jones as the Ram does. The Dodge looks badder and it rides and handles better. And its available 390-horse Hemi V-8 thumps anything from Ford or Chevy.

[Mega Man]

I would just tell him, "It's even uglier as it passes you."