Bad things/drawbacks for the 1 Series?

[Redline]

Originally Posted by grant

I can't fit with a helmet

Turn the headrest around. Usually unless your seat is a recaro or bucket seat..you won't fit in with helmet.

Then again...I can't fit in with helmet on the Exige S...

But I can on an S2000

[Jaguar66]

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[imported_135Driver]

Originally Posted by grant

I can't fit with a helmet

Really? hmm, that sucks since the track requires a helmet for 12.9 second cars or less.

[hellrotm]

Originally Posted by BrownBoy

We've all been focusing on the good things about this car but I'm just curious as to the things you don't like about the 1 series. Current owner's input would be excellent! So far I've come up with:

• Rear seats headroom/footroom
• Turn signal -needing to hold it down
• RFTs and having no spare tire
• High interest rates for financing and leasing

Anything else you guys can think of?

I agree rear legroom is limited.

But, the 1-series has more rear headroom than a 3-series.

[alivebacon]

Originally Posted by BrownBoy

We've all been focusing on the good things about this car but I'm just curious as to the things you don't like about the 1 series. Current owner's input would be excellent! So far I've come up with:

• Rear seats headroom/footroom
• Turn signal -needing to hold it down
• RFTs and having no spare tire
• High interest rates for financing and leasing

Anything else you guys can think of?

You don't need to hold it down for the turn signal...

[alivebacon]

Reaching back for the seatbelts, agreed.

[roadburn]

Geez, some people will complain about anything.

Have you DRIVEN this car, or are you just reading magazine articles?

I'm picturing guys who, if they got lucky with a tall, blonde Las Vegas showgirl, would start bitching about her having razor burn here and there.

Let's try to maintain a little perspective....

The 135i kicks ass.

[bimmertech]

Originally Posted by 3to1

Interestingly, I just had to replace both front RFT's on my 2006 325i, while the rears are still doing ok. :iono:

the bridgestone turanza rft's wear irregularly on the front tires. they wear excessively on the inside shoulder, they usually get chopped and cause a lot of noise.

[thesmokingone]

Originally Posted by curtdragon

all you guys crying about flats when was the last time you had one?

not too long ago and it wasn't even like I hit something, guess I should be aware of huge holes in the street the state gov just ignores.

[thesmokingone]

Originally Posted by roadburn

Geez, some people will complain about anything.

Have you DRIVEN this car, or are you just reading magazine articles?

I'm picturing guys who, if they got lucky with a tall, blonde Las Vegas showgirl, would start bitching about her having razor burn here and there.

Let's try to maintain a little perspective....

The 135i kicks ass.

I think its a good thread though cause I would rather get the negative stuff here then on the g37 forums where they will pick apart every little detail.

[grant]

Originally Posted by 135Driver

Really? hmm, that sucks since the track requires a helmet for 12.9 second cars or less.

I only track on road course where all cars need them too...

[TagMan]

Originally Posted by thesmokingone

I think its a good thread though cause I would rather get the negative stuff here then on the g37 forums where they will pick apart every little detail.

I agree. It isn't as if everyone here just complains about the 1-Series. We've all paid more compliments to this car than possibly any other car in history. And the supreme compliment is paid with our wallet. There is nothing wrong or threatening with being objective and acknowledging the 1er's few shortcomings. It's called honesty. It's being fair and balanced. To discuss the 1er's faults is to not be in denial. It's a good, healthy, and mature perspective. The car isn't perfect... But it's sure damn close!!!

[imported_Dodgy]

It's good to hear the niggles that people have with the car. Maintains perspective. With all the favourable reviews, it was almost sounding too good to be true.

1Addicts was almost becoming an Ad portal for BMW.

Most things mentioned are minor, and we've probably taken them into account in our purchase decision anyway.

No harm done.

[Robert]

How can we forget the headlights!

[imported_Dodgy]

Originally Posted by robert

How can we forget the headlights!

You don't like the corona rings, or the orange turn signals

[BMW Dreamer]

As I was doing alot of web-surfing, I found a class action law suit for early tire wear from the run-flats and BMW's camber in the rear. Many having tires wearing out at 15k or less. The run-flat standard on the car is bad IMO. They should be am option, with a space saver tire for non-run-flats.

I haven't had a flat for ALONG time, but I have read about MANY who own BMW's complaining about getting flats EASY with the OEM run-flats. Many getting them very soon after taking delivery.

[Yoot1]

What I dont like; the car feels soft.

Clutch travel is too long and not stiff enough (I already ordered a drilled CDV).

The door handle sticks out so much I hit my leg against it.

Still, I love the car. Its fast and nimble.

[BrownBoy]

Two more weeks of ownership have gone by.

Is there anything else you 1er owners have noticed with having first-hand interaction with the car?

[Joraq]

Little to no storage space, as mentioned above. The aforementioned hard to reach seatbelt. Better gas mileage would be nice.. (currently 22.1 and i'm driving kinda soft).. More wind noise than I imagined. RFT's with no spare is definately not a plus. I spoke to my salesman about that and he told me BMW was reccomending against this as they have calibrated the suspension for the rougher riding RFT's. He said the dynamics of the car would be off... It does make sense as the car companies do tune their cars to the tires. Anyhow, when my RFT's die, I will be hard pressed to replace them for some new expensive RFT's that don't have as much grip as cheaper lighter tires. All the technology I got is cool, but it isn't as seamless and perfect as you would expect it to be (CA, Navi/I drive).. I'm a little worried what will happen to all these gizmo's when the car ages.. That being said, the car is still a beast, I'm looking forward to driving it home from work already!

[plien69]

Things I've noticed:

• It takes a while for iDrive to "wake-up" after the car is started. i.e. the soft keys aren't immediately active. I have to wait 10-15 seconds after ignition before I can change a radio station with them.
• 6 pots Brembos look awesome and have great stopping power, but these are the dustiest pads I've ever experienced on a BMW.
• MPG is slightly disappointing. The best I've gotten was around 22.5 mpg, and I was really treading lightly to achieve that.
• Manual seats occasionally don't return to original position after tilting forward
• Power window and mirror controls are set a little bit too far back for me. The exact opposite of the problem in the E90.
• Small fuel tank capacity means the low fuel chime dings when there's still slightly less than a 1/4 tank left.
• eLSD is not as seamless as BMW would have you believe

[weezie77]

Originally Posted by Mad Dragon

Buy the alarm. Problem solved. :biggrin:

so it doesn't come with an alarm? Might be a dumb question but I didn't even see that as an option

[dbtheo]

why is anyone complaining of rear seat room?:iono: Seems to me that if you are buying the smallest 4 seater that bmw makes & and it has just 2 doors, having a small back seat would be a given. If anything, I'm pleasantly surprised at the amount of space in the car.