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Replying to: priggly (Mar 28, 2008 6:16 pm) |
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Well we looked at the 1 today. I did not drive it as they did not have a manual - no point as I'll just detest it with an automatic. My sister loved the way it drove but felt frustrated she could not find one with a manual. She and my wife both thought it was a very attractive car - much more so than the 3 series coupe which they both found to be far too large. My sister's on the fence as to going with the 128 vert or coupe - great fun, great package, attractive price but still she's worried it's a little too much of a grin-inducing car and not enough banal family car. She's also holding out to drive a manual before making a final decision. She took a shine to the Navi system (seems to be just as awful as the 3 series navi/interface in my eyes and a major waste of $2000 but it's not my money). She feels Navi plus sport package and PDC will work for her. Naturally sales people caution it must be built... is this normally a shocking thing to buyers? So you wait a few months to get your car. No big deal. My view from the passenger seat - it feels like an e90. It's quiet. Little engine noise. interior space is a bit snugger than my departed e90 - a pleasing feeling that the Buicky e90 never bestowed. Back seat space fit my wife and sister easily (they're but sub 5-4 and petite). According to my sister it reminded her of my e90 in terms of the driving feel (but then again she liked the e90's feedback while I found the car muted). I'll drive one eventually with a manual and give a full report. Still for 30-31k it seems like a nice little car. Can't think of anything else that cheap that I'd consider. |
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I stopped at the dealer yesterday. Salesman was very nice, even after I explained I'm at least 6 months away from buying and just wanted to sit in it to see if I fit. He offered a test drive even after my explanation. In the end, however, the 128 they had was blocked in and I didn't want to trouble them to move all the cars. He said come back anytime during the week and he'd be happy to let me drive it. Anyway, the 128 they had was with premium and auto. I want to test an auto, anyway, to see how it is. SO, sitting in it ... I thought it was a great fit. I'm really surprised at how comfy it was for my 6'5" frame. As a matter of fact, I was just at a Chrysler dealer (shopping for the wife) a couple of hours before and found I did NOT fit in a 300 SRT8! My head rubbed the ceiling. Not the case in the 1-series! I mean, if that ain't a kick in the head, I don't know what is. BMW just knows how to compensate for tall people, it seems, even in the smallest of cars (I fit in a MINI, too). The cockpit was pretty typical bimmer. It just felt "right." Color was redrock metallic (i think that's the name) with black guts. I really liked the color in person. Kind of an orange tint to it. But for $475, I think I'd stick with a base color. Too bad the lease numbers aren't there yet. Crazy high 24-month residual, but a .00275 MF is a tough nut to swallow. I ran the numbers last night and it seems a comparable 328i sedan could be had for $30/mo more. Although, I think I'd still go for the 1-er even at such slim savings. I find it more attractive, and the more compact/balanced package is more appealing to me. I'm looking forward to a test drive.
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Replying to: nyccarguy (Mar 25, 2008 6:00 pm) I brought back a leased 2002 325i with a couple of scratches and dings in 2005. They took it back cheerfully with no problems and my spanking new silver 545i was already waiting for me. Unfortunately the 3 years with the BMW V-8 are almost up. What next? To 1 Series or not to 1 Series....that is the question. |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 30, 2008 7:25 am) I am 6'2"- mostly legs. I practically got laughed off the Luxury Lounge thread by the active anti-BMW faction there when I posted that I test drove the 2008 328i sedan and the 2008 EX-L Accord sedan and discovered to my surprise that even though the Accord was supposed to offer more driver's seat leg room, I found the 328i MUCH roomier for my legs with quite a bit more seat travel in the 328i. BMW always knows how to accommodate folks like us. I have also tried Acura, Infiniti and Lexus vehicles. Only the BMW's fit me like a glove. This week I have to go try a 128i coupe. My 545i lease is up in July.
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I went to the Denver Auto Show over the weekend and sat in a 135i. I'm 5'11" with a 30" inseam on my pants, but normally I have to have the seat all the way back in its travel to be comfortable. The power seats in the car I sat in were working, so I moved the seat all the way back. Found, to my surprise, that I had to bring it forward in order to reach the pedals. Nice!
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Replying to: michaell (Mar 30, 2008 8:00 pm) http://www.turnfast.com/tech_driving/driving_seating.shtml
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Replying to: blueguydotcom (Mar 30, 2008 8:50 pm) The last time I drove a stick shift regularly was in a Ford Focus, and I didn't need the seat all the way back for that in order to have my left leg at a comfortable angle when the clutch was fully depressed. My point was that there is more room in the front seat of the 1-series than I would have thought, given the overall size of the car. |
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I've test driven a few 128s now. It's rapidly becoming a matter of "when", not "if" for me. I did a "lifestyle" test yesterday and brought along my roll-aboard suitcase and my iPod to see whether it really works for me. With the top down, my suitcase went in and out better than in an overhead bin on the plane, and I could probably fit a 2nd one in there. And the iPod was fully accessible through the radio, all my play lists and everything. I did the same tests with the A4 convertible and the EOS yesterday. The iPod interface is laughable on both of those, actually maddening. Sure, they'll play your iPod, but you really can't control what it plays, because it doesn't show you track titles or playlists. With 6000+ songs on my iPod, I'd have been royally pissed had I bought either of those and paid for the iPod connector without trying it. As for storage, the A4 could handle the suitcase with the top down. I could get the suitcase in the EOS with the top up, and it fits with the top down, but I couldn't get it in or out that way. And those practical matters aside, the 128 just has me grinning like a fool when I drive it. The others haven't done that. |
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Am a lifelong BMW owner, took a test drive -- honey, they shrunk the 3 series. What a great, sophisticated, heavy, reasonably priced little car... but somebody forgot to laugh when the set the thing up. It's dull.
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