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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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Replying to: michael_meg (Mar 31, 2008 6:29 am) Its a heavier E30. What I mean is, the interior volume seems almost an exact match of my wife's E30, while the vehicle has gained weight, mostly due to increased crash protection measures since 1987.
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Replying to: hpowders (Mar 30, 2008 12:31 pm) Well, you are not alone. I currently drive an Accord EX-L. Although mine is an '06. Even the 1-series offers me a better seating position and more legroom. I have the Accord set almost to its extreme limits. The front of the seat is completey up, the back completely down, and the travel is roughly 1/4" from the furthest setting. When I sat in the 1-series, i had at least 1" further to go back in travel, while still having the front fully up and back fully down. And, on top of that, the steering wheel falls easier to hand in the 1 with the above setting. My arms are more stretched out in my Accord. |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 31, 2008 10:35 am) I agree, a friend of mine owns an E30 convertible and the 128i 'vert is nearly the same size, inside and out. |
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Hmmm---since we're discussing "fitting" i'm 5'11 and have a 30' inseam, and the headroom on the 1 coupe is just barely marginal. My hair brushes the roof--i sit very vertically. The convertible has more headroom ( yes, with the top up.  )
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| While BMWs highly paid marketing folks are comparing the 1 series to the 2002, most of us are in agreement that it isn't. I know a few are comparing the 1er to the E30. My favorite BMWs, the car that started my complete infatuation with the marquee, the E36 coupe stacks up against the 1 series. Comparing a 135i to a 328is gives you this to chew on: The 135i is 1.5" wider, 2.8" shorter, 231 lbs heavier, and has a 1.6" shorter wheelbase than an E36 328is. | |
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I drove a 135i and 128i with auto trans recently. There seems to be a hesitation off idle. I'm used to driving a 6-speed manual, so maybe I could adjust my throttle tip in. I don't recall this hesitation in the 335i with auto though. I've been trying to find an auto I like - so far the DSG that Audi offers seems to have the best shifting performance. The exterior styling that may grow on me, but they're definitely not beautiful at first sight. I'm driving a MINI Cooper S JCW GP now and was surprised at how compliant the ride in the 135i is with the low profile run flats. The door handle comes out far enough to hit my knee if I don't keep my legs straight (seems more cramped than the MINI). Maybe I'll revisit them in a few months with the 6 speed manual; I didn't find either to be compelling enough to make we want to buy now. |
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