Picked up my M135i today- gentlemen get your Kleenex ready for some car porn...

[fabiamk2SE]

Spoke to you before on facearse, but very nice Tom! Atleast you knew what you were in for ;). 

 

Anything put you off the M140i or is it just an age, price thing? Bloody expensive things arent they aha. 

 

Lookin forward to many more pics! 

[Lady Elanore]

The M135 with MPE sound much better than the M140 with MPE  

[vrskeith]

14 hours ago, Furbytom said:

 

Thanks Keith. Took delivery of some Eibach springs today so it won’t stay standard for long haha.

Tom,

That's good, thought you would be at it soon ,based on your M135i history.

So will you be using Dan Prosser's Autocar long termer, or a Motech / Achilles  model mods or doing a Furbytoms own bluesky variation. 

 

[VRS Mike]

very nice. I've just picked up some 17" steelies with winter tyres for mine. Will be getting an extended rear spoiler and refurbishing the standard alloys in a slightly darker shade but that's as far as my modding will go.

 

 

[Furbytom]

3 hours ago, vrskeith said:

Tom,

That's good, thought you would be at it soon ,based on your M135i history.

So will you be using Dan Prosser's Autocar long termer, or a Motech / Achilles  model mods or doing a Furbytoms own bluesky variation. 

 

Probably do my own thing Keith, although nothing extreme haha

[Lady Elanore]

I thought I would enquire how the modding is/isn't going? Are you have traction issues in the cold weather. I know I am  So far it's been 'mostly' fun 

[VRS Mike]

8 hours ago, Lady Elanore said:

I thought I would enquire how the modding is/isn't going? Are you have traction issues in the cold weather. I know I am  So far it's been 'mostly' fun 

 

my cross climate tyres on steel wheels have made a big improvement in traction, due some snow in the coming days so will see if I can get the car off the drive. My insurance has been updated for mods buy yet to purchase a spoiler or get my wheel colour changed.

[vrskeith]

So its replacement is well on it's way, 

 

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/bmw/1-series/106417/new-bmw-m135i-xdrive-prototype-review

 

 

 

 

[vrskeith]

 

[Defenderben]

Looks very Mercedes like for some reason, probably the silly little plastic fins here and there.

 

[vrskeith]

 

[vrskeith]

Replaced at last

 

 

Edited 11 December, 2019 by vrskeith

[vrskeith]

 

 

 

[fabdavrav]

Following post may be controversial...

 

Friends got the new 2020 M135i xdrive..had a good look around it the other day......not impressed & even he's having second thoughts & he's a BMW fan having owned various smaller "M"...

 

Personal notes (having been in his other "M"s...&.considering this car is supposed to take on the Golf R/Merc):-

1. defo tell its the cheapest range in the group.

2. sounds like a diesel tractor on start up! (aftermarket exhaust required to solve)

3. rear foot room (i.e. height of space to stick feet under seat) with bucket seats is way less than current Golf

4. bucket seats are to narrow!!…& he commented on it first & he's very slim build (70kg).

5. rear camera, just like the Octavia..exposed all the time!! ...VW have it retracting behind the boot badge on a mass produced cheaper car!

6. rear diffuser is to short & you can clearly see the whole of the bottom section of the exhaust back box.

7. screenwash tank is black plastic, not clear/white, so can't easily tell the screenwash level.

8. the 4 pot calipers are way too big for the number of pots...the Porsche Macan Brembo 4pots are lighter, dirt cheap & you can fit 17" alloys over them! (& yes I know the Golf R has single piston types)

9. digital dash needles/speedo/revs...no "analog style" round type...unlike Golf..

10. main earth point behind big "+" is just a surplus cable crimp terminal (eye)….not a proper bayonet metal bracket

11, steering wheel not flat bottomed..

 

& the styling....NOPE....fake rear brake vents, extended fake upper section of the main grill.....looks like a Kia or various other Asian cars.....…..but that's personal choice..

 

Only things I really liked was the rear roof tails, buttons still on the dash (unlike new Mk8 Golf), factory 4 pots, twin struts for the bonnet (MK8 Golf has none as they pinched it to give to the MK4 Octavia)

 

I'd personally pick the previous gen M135i..

Edited 3 January, 2020 by fabdavrav

[Ootohere]

 

 

[vrskeith]

Pick up used demo low mileage at reasonable money around here. https://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/vehicle/201912285638343?

Edited 9 January, 2020 by vrskeith

[vrskeith]

 

[vrskeith]

 

[Aspman]

We have the JCW Countryman with that engine/gearbox combo. I've driven the JCW Clubman as well.

If I'm honest for day to day driving I don't really like it all that much. the gearbox often seems hesitant to kickdown at moderate revs / throttle yet too eager to kickdown when your Cruising around 70 on the motorway.

 

Driving in a hurry it all works a lot better. Maybe I'm just too used to the torque on the 335d but it's a better combination there for everyday driving.

 

The rest of the car is great the quality inside is really good and we're pleased with it. But If I was moving on from the BMW to a petrol it wouldn't be to that combination.

Edited 22 January, 2020 by Aspman

[penguin17]

On 18/01/2020 at 08:09, vrskeith said:

 

The grille on the 1 series is hideous.  It's just too big for the front of the car and completely spoils it for me.   It looks like it should belong on an X5.  It's like BMW have looked at the latest Focus and though "How would we make this fuglier". 

[Aspman]

1 minute ago, penguin17 said:

The grille on the 1 series is hideous.  It's just too big for the front of the car and completely spoils it for me.   It looks like it should belong on an X5.  It's like BMW have looked at the latest Focus and though "How would we make this fuglier". 

 

Yeah the supersized kidney grill is 'orrible on all the new models. Have a look at the 7 series for the worst example.

[KenONeill]

3 minutes ago, penguin17 said:

The grille on the 1 series is hideous.  It's just too big for the front of the car and completely spoils it for me.   It looks like it should belong on an X5.  It's like BMW have looked at the latest Focus and though "How would we make this fuglier". 

 

1 minute ago, Aspman said:

 

Yeah the supersized kidney grill is 'orrible on all the new models. Have a look at the 7 series for the worst example.

Apparently the styling studio is at the top of the fugly tree...

[penguin17]

2 minutes ago, Aspman said:

 

Yeah the supersized kidney grill is 'orrible on all the new models. Have a look at the 7 series for the worst example.

I can't.  I'm running low on eye bleach.  I used a load when I looked at the M8 front end. 

1 minute ago, KenONeill said:

 

Apparently the styling studio is at the top of the fugly tree...

and their cars fall down and hit every branch on the way 😁

[Lady Elanore]

You think that's bad, you should see the prototypes of the new M4 that's coming!!!!!!!! (it probably warrants even more exclamation marks to be honest) 

[Lady Elanore]

I hope you are sitting down

 

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/spy-shots/bmw/new-2020-bmw-m4-revealed/