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Still, nice to get extra review material...
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04-09-2011, 12:23 PM | #4 |
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I agree that the article was oddly written.
As far as the video not being posted, chalk it up to C&D teasing us and extending the period of time that people have to visit their website to check if it's posted yet. |
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04-09-2011, 01:23 PM | #5 |
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"BMW tried to class up the joint with pieces of the always-racy synthetic suede, but their placement on the center of the dashboard, the shift boot, and the instrument-cluster hood is beyond weird."
Overall very good review but I do agree with the above - would have been better used on the seats and headliner. |
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04-11-2011, 11:32 AM | #8 | |
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04-11-2011, 11:44 AM | #9 |
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I like the door inserts, shifter boot and e-brake boot, but not so much the dash trim, door handle trims, or gauge hood. I would have been fine with the regular hood and the carbon fiber trim parts from BMW Performance for the dash and handle trims. Alcantara steering wheel option would have been nice though.
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04-12-2011, 07:26 AM | #11 |
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I find most of it to be spot on. Dissapointed they just took the 35is engine and dropped it in. Dissapointed in the materials choices for the interior (would love to see an AW/CR 1M).
For those that don't like it, it will be short lived. For those that do, it will be a collector. |
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04-12-2011, 07:28 AM | #12 |
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Considering that C&D generally speaks highly of BMWs, you might take it a damning with faint praise, but its seems pretty accurate.
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04-12-2011, 07:32 AM | #13 |
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It's just C&D.
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04-12-2011, 09:12 AM | #14 |
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i dont understand how everyone can love the 135i and then say this car is no good. this car is far better than the 135 in any/all aspects. its a wide bodied, RWD, Twin Turbo, LSD sports car. Its going to be amazing!
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04-12-2011, 09:17 AM | #15 |
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why does the fact that it uses parts from another M car make this a bad thing? you dont want to run larger rubber on your 1 series? you dont want more hp from the factory? you dont think the addition of a LSD and a super light weight fly wheel would make your car better? what is wrong with people?
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04-12-2011, 09:33 AM | #16 |
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odd? I think the author hit the nail on the head. It is a nice car and all, but it's a 135i with a tune and a bunch of m3 parts... stuff that alot of people have been doing on here for a while. Not that it's a bad thing, but it's true.
I am not one for modding cars, but if you were, it would be a tough sell to go from a lightly modded 135i (JB3 or proceed) and a few suspension goodies to this thing. I think the car looks nice and all, but i bet it will be forgotten about in a few years... this is no ///m3, and for the price, you really can't expect it to be.
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I think someone had to state the negatives of the car because every other article or write up about the car has said it's amazing.
Most negatives stated are not really negatives. It's an interesting article though. |
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The 135i is already RWD, Twin Turbo (2008-2010), sports car. The wide body means nothing to me. The LSD is cool. Worthy of an upgrade? Not for me. With the increase in price of the 135i's, the M coupe may make sense for alot of buyers. If I was in the market for a 135i, I would be interested. To me, the new pricing is a kick to the nuts. They boosted the price & got rid of any value packages, on a car that is at the end of it's life cycle. Who in their right mind would pay a premium for a car that is almost ready to be put out to pasture? I couldn't see getting this car after having the 135i. I wouldn't be surprised if the F20's 135 equivalent is faster than the M1 or whatever they call it.
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And it is not much more expensive than the 135i and it is cheaper than the 335is which has the same engine! Many people act that the M3 is an un-dethrownable king, yet when a car borrows parts, it degrades the car? Blasphemy. I severly endorce a BMW M car with this reduced price rather than a bespoke M engine (and bespoke suspension, cmon) which would cost 98% the price of the M3. This is not M3.1, this is 1M don't forget it. Different, yet great for its own reasons. Not to mention impressive .97 drag coefficient and braking numbers.
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But for the guy who already has a 135i with this stuff, it is hardly going to be an amazing difference.
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