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Well, beat you 330d lot..
its just a 3.0l petrol and F20 instead
Few pics of the car after returning from holiday and collecting I decided to defer collection from the Sep 28th, as i think driving it home only to leave it for a week would have been torture! Will add some first impressions tomorrow, but what I will say is I am very encouraged this car can do economical when needed. Using EcoPro mode on the 25 mile trip home (i was very tired) I got an impressive 37mpg! Over the same route my e90 330d would do 38-45 (depending on traffic). I did give it half throttle and 4k revs at one point to overtake and wow....it can also move! I think MaestroAl will chuckly that i finally ended up with Adaptive Suspension...and you know what, i think i may like it! You all know I lost patience with a mid-December delay for my F30 330d order I jumped at this dealer's car which had just arrived. Even more lucky was the colour and interior trim were exactly the same Spec: Z1BI F20 M135i 5-door Sports Hatch N55 3.0 Option 676 Loudspeaker system - BMW Business Option Z4B Complimentary upgrade - BMW Business Lou Package Z0A Driver comfort package Package Z0C Visibility package Package Z0D Sun protection package Package Z0F Media package - BMW Professional Multimedia Colour B45 Estoril Blue Metallic Upholstery LCSW Black Dakota leather Option 2TB Sport automatic transmission Option 2VF Adaptive M Sport suspension Option 4AD Brushed Aluminium Trim Option 4DL High-gloss Black interior trim finisher Option 494 Seat heating. front Option 6NF Telephone USB audio interface Option 6WA Black panel display. full Option 614 Internet
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Nice car looking forward to "your take on it", I have been invited to test drive one ( for the day), I think I will go after seeing yours.
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Cheers for all the comments guys i'll take 23, not sure about a stock broker :P
Took it for a good, if gentle run this morning (lad goes swimming over some nice twisty roads!) I think a lot of this will apply to the F30 330d, expect perhaps the exhaust change? So yesterday i was too tired and the car felt a bit too different to really get to like it. Plus in EcoPro mode, it did all feel a bit disconnected. The steering seemed vague and inconsistant. Noticeable throttle pedal lag (which i know is a good thing when in eco mode) Good news in Sport mode it felt much much better than yesterday. This car has got so much potential, its seems a crime to have to run it in! The steering while EPS, weighs up really well with good feedback and weight increasing at higher speeds. I think i am quickly calibrating myself to it...and I like it. Also in sports mode the suspension gets stiffer (more more like the normal M Sport ride) but much better as on non-RFTs. It is a bit fidgety at lower speeds, but suppose you can then knock it back into comfort. Really liked the change in exhaust note as well - it gets louder and more bassy . The auto gear box also stays in higher gears, but far more intelligently than the older ZF 6AT on my 330d. Manual mode now is far more of a manual....the engine started to labour up a hill, and i changed down before the car did....brill!!! The car seems very accurate and easy to place and just goes round the corners with incredible balance. Driving it slowly, the 1er feels like a bigger car, but when pushing on, it feels small and light. So BanziBarn...totally agree with your comment! I must say the user manual is really poor for the M135i e.g. what does the sport steering actually do? it doesn't explain advice dampers. Its more of 'push this switch'... oh well, i guess that is what forums are for!
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Defo take them up on this...give it a good hard drive
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Great write-up TMP! Quite a bit of a change from an 330d. I guess it feels more nimble than a 330d? Although that's a heavy engine your got up front for the size of the car.
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Invited to thrash it friday, so will be going to then, can't wait.
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So give it some stick and let us know! The new gearbox is really up there with the DCT i tried in the M3 as well.
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Well I test drove this M135i yesterday, no pussy RPM's 8K+
It is fast in sport mode but bumpy and hard and unsettled in sport suspension setting (just my opinion) around poor A/B roads. Pocket rocket would be my verdict. One thing I did notice was it was slow to down change on the paddles, not sure if it was just the box in this car still working out driving style. I managed to squeal tyres on full bore even in 3rd gear At these RPM's economy was 7MPG Cruising I saw 27.5MPG which for this car with no miles on it was good. The exhaust note once up the rev range was addictive, lovely sound. I liked it. A licence losser if you are not careful. PS) brakes were the upgrade M Sport, same as I have ordered for the 330D MS, these were very good, nice firm peddle and great feel. Gave a lot of confidence.
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Yeap changing up between 4.5k-5k, as yup running it in Quote:
Surprised that you found it a bit unsettled, was that when you were pressing on? I think its totally planted in Sport with Adaptive suspension, and better than my old M-Sport i would say (just a bit fidgety at low speed). The wheel base is only slightly shorter than the F30 as well. Glad you liked it overall though, and yes that note is very addictive Oi!!!! btw guys - do you know if the Adaptive suspension stops roll through corners? (in comfort the ride is so so good, yes it doesn't roll half as much as it should)
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No, M Sport adaptive still has M Sport anti roll bars, so even in soft mode will roll less than non M Sport |
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Pictures look great , as for "being unsettled" it was on crap "B" roads, so hard suspension on crap roads in light car= unsettled.
Other than that "Pocket rocket"
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You are going to like Adaptive a lot! I am starting to grin more and more - its taking a while as I learn to drive the car (its got so much to give). Also getting over the shock of petrol economy....
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