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M140i the sensible daily
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streetglow
New member
Congratulations on your new ride, I prefer the cloth seats as well.
Dirtydeedsman
Active member
Congrats on the car, Wishing you many many happy miles
Can I have more pics of those seats :fencelook:
Can I have more pics of those seats :fencelook:
Dirtydeedsman
Active member
Beautiful,
Those BMW stripes on the drivers seat :blowheart:
Are both driver and passenger seats electric?
Those BMW stripes on the drivers seat :blowheart:
Are both driver and passenger seats electric?
Dirtydeedsman said:
Haha, it’s the small details that make the differences. BMW stripes on both front seats(just can’t see in pic on passenger). Wish M stripe seatbelts were available too, but not an option on 1 series. Both front seats elec, drivers with memory settings for each key(seats and mirrors). Think you can also program various settings/variations per driver via idrive. The new idrive is really good. Touchscreen, voice, write letters on scroll wheel, all actually just works and is easy to use.
Those seats are much nicer than leather imho. In Europe, most are sold with fabric. Warmer in winter. Cooler in Sumer and still looks perfect after some years of reasonable use. Leather always looks second hand , shiny etc after a few years. No matter how careful u are.
Enjoy the car. It’s awsome.
Enjoy the car. It’s awsome.
RAArmstrong
///Member
Absolutely loving the seats!
Epic car!
Epic car!
Update time................
So the car is properly driven in now, almost 7000km on the clock. Bought the car as a daily and my new job is a 80km round trip each day, so all in all, working out well.
The Good - The engine, damn effortless power. The Tech, it does everything.
The not so good - Build quality doesn't feel as solid as the older BMW's. But its a 1 series vs 3 series I'm used to.
The bad - The steering. Electric steering feels dead, no feeling at all, no feed back to how the front wheels are gripping or not.
Overall - Very happy with the purchase.
General review
Its not an M car and it wasn't purchased with that intention. But it is as faster or faster than my proper M cars. Did I mention its fast!!!! F... fast, but you just don't feel or hear the speed.
Gearbox is amazing! Great fuel economy with the 8 speed box, but somehow it is always in the "right" gear and your have plenty of Nm for overtaking.
I've learned one very important thing from this car. I don't really know what fast is and I don't actually just want fast. To put in context, my slowest car "feels" the fastest. It not about speed, but more about the percevd speed. Higher revving car
So the car is properly driven in now, almost 7000km on the clock. Bought the car as a daily and my new job is a 80km round trip each day, so all in all, working out well.
The Good - The engine, damn effortless power. The Tech, it does everything.
The not so good - Build quality doesn't feel as solid as the older BMW's. But its a 1 series vs 3 series I'm used to.
The bad - The steering. Electric steering feels dead, no feeling at all, no feed back to how the front wheels are gripping or not.
Overall - Very happy with the purchase.
General review
Its not an M car and it wasn't purchased with that intention. But it is as faster or faster than my proper M cars. Did I mention its fast!!!! F... fast, but you just don't feel or hear the speed.
Gearbox is amazing! Great fuel economy with the 8 speed box, but somehow it is always in the "right" gear and your have plenty of Nm for overtaking.
I've learned one very important thing from this car. I don't really know what fast is and I don't actually just want fast. To put in context, my slowest car "feels" the fastest. It not about speed, but more about the percevd speed. Higher revving car
So 80,000kms later. What can I say, best little hatchback out there! Fun for for days, B58 and ZF boxes really work well together.
I can't think of anything that comes close to a replacement, but life moves on and lets see what the future holds car wise.
After a few waste of time potential private sales and and and, I got a good offer from BMW and the car was sold today.
She will be missed. Not a bad first family car at all!
Last pic next her oldest brother.
I can't think of anything that comes close to a replacement, but life moves on and lets see what the future holds car wise.
After a few waste of time potential private sales and and and, I got a good offer from BMW and the car was sold today.
She will be missed. Not a bad first family car at all!
Last pic next her oldest brother.
F30 M Sport
Member
Beautiful beast you have there
You missed the last post.. corrected.
BMW 1 Series M140i 5-Door Sports-Auto for sale in Cape Town - ID: 26834425
Used 2018 BMW 1 Series M140i 5-Door Sports-Auto For Sale - R 559 900 - ID: 26834425
www.autotrader.co.za
Looks like she will be up for sale soon at BMW. Looks like a very long spec sheet when they type it all out
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