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03-24-2014, 09:51 PM | #419 |
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Greg, 10 more days!!!! You hear me! TEN MORE DAYS! We gonna go DONKEY KONG.. haha
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03-24-2014, 09:53 PM | #420 |
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How different/meaner will it sound? Are there videos of a dinan stage 3 with the BMW PE? I've heard stage 2, but never paired with the PE, usually it has the dinan exhaust as well, which I don't think sounds as good. Not sure anything sounds as good as the PE. Guess we'll find out soon.
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IMHO, it should sound the same. Tunes shouldn't affect the exhaust note but we will see and hear my friend. I sure hope I wont lose that nasty crackle and pop burble but if i did, I would not mind. 373 horsepower & 408 lb-ft of torque is gonna be fun.
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03-24-2014, 10:13 PM | #422 |
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Have no idea what an IDEI article is.
The article left me somewhat unsatisfied, too, as the reviewer didn't quite match my opinion of the same car. And now that she has some MPSSs on,... Let's just say her new shoes are nice. But the article did sum up how my preferences are. I bought the car enjoying the fact it was lacking all of the new fangled nonsense. I don't care about other people's preferences, but it is nice to partake in my own. But, yeah. The article as a whole is pretty blah. The car seems boring, tech packages are the end of the world, etc. It would be nice to read an article that isn't boiled down to "it's not as cool as a 1M." I understand that it isn't, but it's not like every 5 series says "it's not as cool as a M5." Y'know? |
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03-24-2014, 10:17 PM | #423 |
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lol, IEDI is a doctor friend of ours from Brooklyn, NY who owns a Blue 135is MT, like the one in the article. Who apparently is oddly missing from this forum tonight.
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03-24-2014, 10:22 PM | #424 |
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An IEDEI article would be a how-to article of doing donuts in the snow in NY in a 135is followed by a thorough bashing of the 2-series.
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03-25-2014, 08:20 AM | #426 |
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I'm currently on a trek from LA to Portland, and I have to say that, when compared to a Z3M coupe, the cabin and comfort is downright luxurious. And I'm considerably worried that something is going to fizzle out at any moment. Eep, dudes. Eep.
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I'm still interested in reading it! Post it up IEDEI
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03-26-2014, 11:54 AM | #430 |
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WELL SAID!
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03-26-2014, 12:06 PM | #431 |
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My DCT is broken and out of commission. Some joker at BMW forgot to add my fourth pedal, and doesn't have the second stick.
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Interesting that you came from a Cayman S to the 135is. I had considered the Cayman over the BMW, but it seemed slightly less practical (this IS my DD, after all) and a bit more expensive. I'd be interested to hear more of your opinions on the differences between the cars
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I think I'd have to obviously get a Cayman S for it to be comparable on the power front, and at that point, lightly optioned it's $70k+ and can EASILY get up into the 80s and 90s. Hard for me, personally, to justify it financially unless I had a complete shitload of extra disposable money. Definitely have thought about it though. |
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I had a first gen Boxster 986 with tiptronic, and later a 2007 911 with MT. Both fun cars to drive, but I wouldn't trade my 135 with DCT for anything either
OK well maybe a FF. straight up trade. Wait no not even. Quote:
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04-02-2014, 04:13 AM | #435 |
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That's because Porsche clutches are much too heavy for street driving IMO. I love driving my 6MT 135i, I own both also, and feel BMW got the manual spot on.
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The clutch on my M is extremely light and has a great deal of play. Unless you compare it to my is, and then it's pretty heavy, and more akin to an on and off switch. Meaning the 1 series clutches are... Feathery light, and excessively playful. Which makes driving require much less focus.
The Cayman clutch on the one I test drove was a little stuff, but excellent. The ones I've actually driven have enough miles worn on the clutch to make it perfect. Manual transmissions keep my left leg ripped. Other activities keep my right arm buff. It looks strange, but at least it's exercise. |
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How many 135is convertibles have been built 2013
I have a 2013 Space Gray 135is convertible #28060 246 of 264. I see the post of the all the Vin numbers of convertibles built, but what about just the 135is convertibles.
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You took the roof off my car!!
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<<<< mb135is Sorry about the top, had to do a rag top, Shows off that coral interior.
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