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      12-14-2005, 09:41 PM   #1
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Would you buy a 1 series?

In the current hatchback configuration as it is sold in the Euro market?

Would be very interesting to get some feedback on this...
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      12-14-2005, 09:42 PM   #2
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wtf?? I tried to make it into a poll, selected how many choices(2) and as soon as i submitted the thread... nothing... mods help!
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      12-14-2005, 10:10 PM   #3
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I would only be interested in a coupe version.
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      12-15-2005, 12:02 AM   #4
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if they made a 135.... id take it no matter what form it was in... if it has the interior like my 330.... and its smaller and faster, im down

Check out the coupe impressions:
http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209
http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=228

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      12-15-2005, 12:16 AM   #5
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I'd take a three door 130 or a three door 135 if they make one.
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      12-15-2005, 12:24 AM   #6
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I was considering one but I have heard they aren't as luxurious as they seem in pictures. I can't really decide without ever seeing one in person.
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      12-15-2005, 12:35 AM   #7
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I was considering one but I have heard they aren't as luxurious as they seem in pictures. I can't really decide without ever seeing one in person.
I love you Nikki, but since when has BMW ever truly been "luxurious"?
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      12-15-2005, 01:02 AM   #8
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I would have bought one in a second

the 3 is too damn big!!!

if the 1 was a reality, I might have only "needed" one car
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      12-15-2005, 01:14 AM   #9
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      12-15-2005, 02:03 AM   #10
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Has anybody ever saw a 1 series yet?

I saw one in San Diego (La Jolla, actually) over a couple months ago. A white one. I was damned.
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      12-15-2005, 03:38 AM   #11
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I've driven a 120d for half a year. great car. But the looks....
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      12-15-2005, 04:01 AM   #12
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I would have bought one in a second

the 3 is too damn big!!!

if the 1 was a reality, I might have only "needed" one car
What he said. The E90 is to big.

Only I'd like a small lightweight coupe, with 6-spd manual and a high-revving 2.5L inline-4 that does 250hp and 35mpg.

Yea I was thinking about the E30 M3 when I said the above.
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      12-15-2005, 07:25 AM   #13
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They have them here they look hideous, but not as bad as the previous 3 series compact. They generally have smaller 4 cyl engines and are not well specced.

I wouldn't get one because they are too small, and the E90 is the perfect sized car for me. I would have a 130 as a toy, but as others have said they aren't as well made as the 3, nor can you get options like active cruise which is now a mandatory feature for me now I have had it.
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      12-15-2005, 08:57 AM   #14
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In the US, I heard dealerships are open to the 1 series but only with a 6 cyl and in coupe (ie. 2 series). I'd be open to that. BMW drive for less $$. The old guard enthusiasts(sp?) in the US would be all over the 1/2 series.
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      12-15-2005, 09:15 AM   #15
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      12-15-2005, 09:18 AM   #16
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They have them here they look hideous, but not as bad as the previous 3 series compact.


I still like my car...

325ti compact

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      12-15-2005, 09:22 AM   #17
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NOPE!

Drove one for a week - went ok, handled well, but looked hideous (inside and out) and the driving position (RHD) was atrocious.....centre of the steering wheel lined up with the clutch FFS!!!!!!
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      12-15-2005, 09:36 AM   #18
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      12-15-2005, 03:15 PM   #19
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They have them here they look hideous, but not as bad as the previous 3 series compact.
Ouch.

Well, she's only mine through this coming Saturday when the buyer shows up.
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      12-16-2005, 08:15 AM   #20
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I am sorry if I offended compact owners I was a bit harsh, and I should think sometimes before posting.

I just think that with the E36 based model, BMW did half the job they could have done by truncating the sedan to get to market quickly. The E46 based model was much better looking, though I wasn't crazy about the high-jewel rear lights, the shape was more resolved and it looked like it was designed with more purpose.
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      12-16-2005, 08:21 AM   #21
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If it was comfortable inside, I'd get one in a heartbeat.
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      12-16-2005, 08:23 AM   #22
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