1 Series at Houston Auto Show!!

128er · 01-24-2008, 08:27 PM

I just saw a commercial for the Houston Auto Show (1/26/08-2/3/08), AND THE 1ER IS GOIN TO BE THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

Faikius · 01-24-2008, 09:09 PM

I wonder if it will just be on display or if we will be able to sit in it and such...

GatoGrande · 01-25-2008, 12:18 AM

When is the Houston Auto Show??? I will be there this week and if its on - I will stop in...

HKF · 01-25-2008, 07:10 AM

It starts today at noon (CST) and runs through next weekend.

xspeedy · 01-25-2008, 08:29 AM

Can we get a confirmation? If it is there, I may make the drive from Austin to see it in person. I want to know if the in-person styling is agreeable before I order one.

confusion · 01-25-2008, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by xspeedy

Can we get a confirmation? If it is there, I may make the drive from Austin to see it in person. I want to know if the in-person styling is agreeable before I order one.

hmmm... so tempting. i was bummed (but not surprised) that it wasn't in austin. figured it would be in houston, though. i just really hate that drive.

HKF · 01-25-2008, 02:33 PM

Correction. The show starts tomorrow.

DCC · 01-25-2008, 04:19 PM

Houston Auto Show from 1/25 thru 2/3

and yes the 135 will be there. I got a invite from the local BMW dealer with a pair of comp tickets to go see the 1 at the show.

confusion · 01-25-2008, 06:55 PM

turns out i have a birthday party to attend 2/2 in houston. how convenient! :headbang:

Jack · 01-25-2008, 07:00 PM

I will be going to the Houston Auto Show!

HKF · 01-26-2008, 02:58 PM

I didn't see a 135i. They seem to have only a black 128i on display. You aren't able to sit in it.

sk8r · 01-26-2008, 08:36 PM

128i

larryn · 01-26-2008, 09:39 PM

Hmmm. It has the Euro rear headrests. The ones we are getting a bigger than that. Those are the flip up kind that I wished we were getting. The ones we get cut down on visibility, and really, how many people are we really going to regularly have in back?

turbomg · 01-26-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by larryn

Hmmm. It has the Euro rear headrests. The ones we are getting a bigger than that. Those are the flip up kind that I wished we were getting. The ones we get cut down on visibility, and really, how many people are we really going to regularly have in back?

So take the headrests out?

larryn · 01-26-2008, 09:51 PM

Lol. Good reply. :smile: I want them there for when I do have people back there, but tucked away when I don't.

I was mainly pointing it out because we keep getting strangely configured cars at these shows, and added the b!tchfest in as an afterthought. :wink:

turbomg · 01-27-2008, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by larryn

Lol. Good reply. :smile: I want them there for when I do have people back there, but tucked away when I don't.

I was mainly pointing it out because we keep getting strangely configured cars at these shows, and added the b!tchfest in as an afterthought. :wink:

I understand your position completely. I have a hard time believing that the fold down units are somehow unfit for U.S. consumption, but clearly someone has decided that is the case.

I also think that the only think we can have learned from these show cars around the country is that we still don't have half a clue as to what is and is not specced on our cars.

HKF · 01-27-2008, 07:28 AM

How has it been confirmed that we aren't going to get the fold-down type of headrests?

larryn · 01-27-2008, 07:33 AM

Well, you're right. Nothing has been confirmed. However, the 3ers are delivered with the fold down headrests everywhere except the North American market (my center one on my e90 is the fold down kind, but the outboard ones are a chunk of cow covered foam), and pics of the 1ers we've seen from Europe show the fold down ones, but quite a few of the US show cars have the monolithic ones installed.

These coupes should only have two anyway, since there is no middle seating position.

ARES45 · 01-27-2008, 10:54 AM

I may talk to my dealer and see if they can order the fold down ones, I don't like the big ones at all. I know I could take them out, but I am not sure if I would like the looks of it.

Brandon26pdx · 01-27-2008, 03:35 PM

Better than the one they have at the Portland show.

ihatepostmodernism · 01-27-2008, 08:18 PM

So I came back from the show today. The car looks good in person. The sweeping edge does not look terribly sharp or awkward. While the car is small, it is not too small. Also, It looks good in black. It got a good amount of attention with positive comments. From a distance, the car looks good, and at first sight up close, it looks good as well. Only after staring at it for awhile did i find some proportions to look funny. Also, it looks good even with the 128 suspension with the tiny 215 tires and small wheels. It must look really good with the lower suspension, body kit, and bigger wheels/tires. The big kidneys make it look aggressive from 20-30 ft away.

That said, after the show I am 95% sure I will be switching my order to an M3. I have the $$ and I want a car that I will not feel compelled to make any mods to.

hellrotm · 01-28-2008, 01:04 AM

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That said, after the show I am 95% sure I will be switching my order to an M3. I have the $$ and I want a car that I will not feel compelled to make any mods to.

lol, I'll give you a couple months before your buying your first mod for your M3. If you have ever modded car before, you know modding is a sickness, that many have yet to find a cure for. Eisenmann exhaust on a M3

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larryn Lieutenant General 2148 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	Hmmm. It has the Euro rear headrests. The ones we are getting a bigger than that. Those are the flip up kind that I wished we were getting. The ones we get cut down on visibility, and really, how many people are we really going to regularly have in back?
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larryn Lieutenant General 2148 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	Lol. Good reply. :smile: I want them there for when I do have people back there, but tucked away when I don't. I was mainly pointing it out because we keep getting strangely configured cars at these shows, and added the b!tchfest in as an afterthought. :wink:
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larryn Lieutenant General 2148 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	Well, you're right. Nothing has been confirmed. However, the 3ers are delivered with the fold down headrests everywhere except the North American market (my center one on my e90 is the fold down kind, but the outboard ones are a chunk of cow covered foam), and pics of the 1ers we've seen from Europe show the fold down ones, but quite a few of the US show cars have the monolithic ones installed. These coupes should only have two anyway, since there is no middle seating position.
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ihatepostmodernism Private 9 Rep 96 Posts Drives: Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	So I came back from the show today. The car looks good in person. The sweeping edge does not look terribly sharp or awkward. While the car is small, it is not too small. Also, It looks good in black. It got a good amount of attention with positive comments. From a distance, the car looks good, and at first sight up close, it looks good as well. Only after staring at it for awhile did i find some proportions to look funny. Also, it looks good even with the 128 suspension with the tiny 215 tires and small wheels. It must look really good with the lower suspension, body kit, and bigger wheels/tires. The big kidneys make it look aggressive from 20-30 ft away. That said, after the show I am 95% sure I will be switching my order to an M3. I have the $$ and I want a car that I will not feel compelled to make any mods to.
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