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The Truth About Cars, Mike Solowiow, April 21, 2008: "After testing BMW 135i and 335i Coupes back-to-back, I can reveal that there are only two good reasons to purchase the smaller, cheaper car. Either you need a track day machine or you're an idiot." "The poorly-packaged BMW 135i proved too difficult (read: unrewarding) to drive in daily situations. If the 335i didn't exist, you could make a pretty good case for the 135i. But it does, so you can't." "The 135i...really is an ugly car. The 335i looks like Catherine Zeta-Jones by comparison." "The 335i Coupe is Bimmer's best molding of power and grace to date." Thanks for the support, Mike! Pretty much what I have been saying. If you want a tenacious, honest vehicle review, I strongly recommend "The Truth About Cars." A perfect antidote to the idiotic reviewing sites that never met a car they didn't love.
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I believe each of us is allowed 3 truthful posts per month. The other folks here must have exceeded their truthful allotment, so they get to talk about how wonderful the 1 Series is. I only have 1 truthful post remaining in June. Luckily, it is almost the end of the month. 
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Replying to: hpowders (Jun 24, 2008 10:59 am)
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Replying to: andys120 (Jun 24, 2008 1:22 pm) EDIT - of course, he didn't really test these cars in his review. They both had automatic transmissions... |
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Replying to: andys120 (Jun 24, 2008 1:22 pm) |
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Replying to: tagman (Jun 21, 2008 6:17 am) I started to reply earlier and the post went off into cyberland somewhere. If it happens to appear, please forgive me for repeating myself. I have configured a 135i about 5 times and ended up not choosing a single option. The sports package seems like an obvious choice, but the standard seats appear to be well bolstered. The shadowline trim is nice, but for 1,100 clams I can do without that. I guess I should sit in one and/or drive one the next time I am at the dealers instead of just looking at them. I think they are a little homely looking, but that's not something I base my car buying on - color either as long as it isn't blue. The wife likes heated seats so maybe I'll choose that. Whatever it takes to make her happy. Just curious - did you choose many options or just go "bare bones"? The 135i seems to have all the goodies already included. I've waited so long now I guess I might as well wait for the '09s to come out. 
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