Frankfurt IAA Show Coverage / Discussion

[Big Red One]

Originally Posted by atr_hugo

Cameras don't see color as well as we do - and what is your gama set at? BRO speaks truth!!

Well, truth be told - I don't have this monitor calibrated. :sheepish grin:

This is just the family jalopy PC in the kitchen. And I've never bothered to learn how to calibrate the MacBook Pro I got a few months ago because Adobe hasn't yet bothered to release Photoshop Elements for Intel Macs, so I'm not yet doing any real editing on that machine.

[Euro Durch Tod]

Originally Posted by mikeo

Looks to be even smaller than the brake ducts on my E36 M3. :iono:

Dpesnt look to be anythin behind it pull out the dremel and open it up!

[imported_Sweeper]

Originally Posted by Drillslinger

Nobody told me the 135i was a hybrid plug in electric car!!!!!:drinking:

[Robert]

Originally Posted by Drillslinger

I've been measured at 5'6" and 5'7" so we'll just say 5'6"
I've set the front for me and then sat in the back and had plenty of room. But, my 6' friend set the front and while it was OK for me in the back... my toes were under the back edge of the front seat. With the front seat all the way forward I had no problem getting out

I'll have more tomorrow folks but it's after 1am so g'night :drinking:

Good night. If you ever come to LA Auto Show I will bring you a beer. :drinking:

[Maximus Decimus]

:respekt:
Drills, I can only imagine the looks on people faces as you were getting undercarriage shots. The efforts are much appreciated however. Really looking forward to the show now.:drinking:

[larryn]

Awesome shots! thank you very much!!

There is one clarification though. You mention that you can clearly see the solenoid in this pic:


If you are talking about that black rubber thing, I have it on my e90 too. It's used to keep the muffler from vibrating the car, and is not a solenoid. There is no wire that goes into it (the one in the pic is the brke line directly behind the vibration damper).

The valve on the 2nd tip is generally controlled by a vacuum line, and is on the right tip (looking at the back of the car), and is closer to the chrome cover part.

Edit: See part number 8 in this hyperlink. You can also see the actual location of the vacuum actuated valve on the right exhaust tip.

[Drillslinger]

Originally Posted by blackjoker

Oh, I was referring to the visibility, sorry. Like in my Rabbit, the dash seems too high and makes me feel uncomfortable as far as controlling the car. In my S2000, the seating position was perfect. Low seating but the dash was low and the hood swooped out in front of me so I always knew where the front of the car was. Is it like this in the 1 series?

Sorry dude, I didn't concentrate on that aspect as much as I should have. I did notice that the dash seemed about the same height as my MINI (perhaps a touch higher but that can be solved with seat position) however, compared to the MINI there's ALOT of hood out there

Needless to say, after seeing it in the flesh and sitting in/around/under it, if it drives as well as it looks and feels... I MUST have one :roundel:

[ducati]

Thank you so much for the photos! Looks GREAT. Love the alu suspension arms. Sedona Red looks very nice in the Top Gear photos with good white balance.

Don't worry about the WB issues, Drillslinger. WB is an annoying fact of life with digital photos. Your photos have been most helpful!

This car is looking GREAT!!

[Drillslinger]

Originally Posted by larryn

Awesome shots! thank you very much!!

There is one clarification though. You mention that you can clearly see the solenoid in this pic:


If you are talking about that black rubber thing, I have it on my e90 too. It's used to keep the muffler from vibrating the car, and is not a solenoid. There is no wire that goes into it (the one in the pic is the brke line directly behind the vibration damper).

The valve on the 2nd tip is generally controlled by a vacuum line, and is on the right tip (looking at the back of the car), and is closer to the chrome cover part.

Edit: See part number 8 in this hyperlink. You can also see the actual location of the vacuum actuated valve on the right exhaust tip.

Sure enough I couldn't get underneath enough to tell so I simply made an assumption :iono: Thanks for the clarification and with the exception of the slightly different muffler, it looks exactly the same on the Coupe

[Drillslinger]

Just a heads-up, we'll be doing the whole "vacation" thing today and driving to Belgium tomorrow, so you probably won' hear much from me until tomorrow night. The friends we're staying at in Belgium will have Wi-Fi so I'll be able to post more pics from there

[mlevere1988]

Drillslinger, you have given us the best information and picts that we could have hoped for and we haven't had to wait for some mag to publish it.

I am so gratefull that we have had a representative there at the show.

Have fun on "vacation" and I am looking forward to some more pics and hearing more of your thoughts on the 135.

Thx!

[ducati]

Enjoy your vacation! Have a few Augustiner's for me, before you leave München.

[bimmernotbeamer]

Thank you very much for the pictures! Your effort is greatly appreciated!

[321]

Drillslinger you are my hero!! thanks a lot!

[sectos]

it will be mine :wub:

thanks Drillslinger

[kere]

Thank you Drillslinger!
Now I'm also (ok 99%) sure that this will be my next car. I guess the next date to wait is November 1st, thats the date the car arrives to my local dealer.

[atr_hugo]

Here's blurb from AutoWeek that chose the 1er as the 'Most Fun' vehicle at the IAA show in Frankfurt. (I'm telling ya when the press goes gaga over this car, the demand'll go up and you know where that bites us . . . in the wallet! ; -)

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...8/newsletter01

[1ster]

Originally Posted by atr_hugo

(I'm telling ya when the press goes gaga over this car, the demand'll go up and you know where that bites us . . . in the wallet!

Yes, it does, because it causes dealers to get cute with ADM, add-ons, and other BS. Other than the new Evo and maybe the new STI, I can't see any other car coming out in 2008 that is nearly as exciting for the mass market.

Just remember: Honda Fits routinely go for above MSRP.

[stampchez]

Originally Posted by 1ster

Yes, it does, because it causes dealers to get cute with ADM, add-ons, and other BS. Other than the new Evo and maybe the new STI, I can't see any other car coming out in 2008 that is nearly as exciting for the mass market.

Just remember: Honda Fits routinely go for above MSRP.

What in the heck is a Honda Fit? What a stupid name for a car lol.

[mikeo]

Here are a couple versions of the 130i rear muffler. Both show the electro-vacuum valve that the 'golf tee mod' refers to. I think the bottom illustration is most like the 135i photo Drillslinger took. The mod, best shown in top illustration, calls for disconnection the vacuum line from the valve, then plugging it and capping the fitting on the metal valve actuator.

[ducati]

Only Germans can make a muffler so complex

Honda Fit is an excellent car. Not designed for the US, neither was the name.

[1ster]

Originally Posted by ducati

Honda Fit is an excellent car. Not designed for the US, neither was the name.

Yeah, but they call it the Jazz in Europe. I think that would have been a better name for America.