BMW, Audi etc

[GP1416valver]

i love my grande punto GP 1.4 and have had 5 fiats in the space of 4 years driving (3 of them being brand new grandes) but if im honest i would love a bmw thats my dream car love them to bits. but at the mo cant afford my 1 series lol

 

[ghsaunders40]

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i love my grande punto GP 1.4 and have had 5 fiats in the space of 4 years driving (3 of them being brand new grandes) but if im honest i would love a bmw thats my dream car love them to bits. but at the mo cant afford my 1 series lol

In the same boat as you! Would love a 1 series, also could not afford it this time! Saying that my sporting gives the 118d a run for it's money! Both performance and nearly on the handling side!

 

[Tris Harris]

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i love my grande punto GP 1.4 and have had 5 fiats in the space of 4 years driving (3 of them being brand new grandes) but if im honest i would love a bmw thats my dream car love them to bits. but at the mo cant afford my 1 series lol

In the same boat as you! Would love a 1 series, also could not afford it this time! Saying that my sporting gives the 118d a run for it's money! Both performance and nearly on the handling side!

hmmm... you talk about BMW's being awesome... but all the 1-series at work have been back to the dealers at least 3-4 times each!

123d's i think they are, smart on the outside but crampt on the inside.

handling wise, lets just say they haven't been coping well with rear wheel drive in the snow

 

[GP1416valver]

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lol my perfect 1 series is a 118 d M sport with M double spoke wheels 143bhp standard but a good friend of mine works in bmw as a sales manager and he can do a remap to 177 bhp for free lol he took me out today in a 135i 3.0L twin turbo OMFG !!!! i nearly.... welll dieed lol plus the 118 d m sport is on £ 35 to tax a year

 

[Tris Harris]

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lol my perfect 1 series is a 118 d M sport with M double spoke wheels 143bhp standard but a good friend of mine works in bmw as a sales manager and he can do a remap to 177 bhp for free lol he took me out today in a 135i 3.0L twin turbo OMFG !!!! i nearly.... welll dieed lol plus the 118 d m sport is on £ 35 to tax a year

i'd take an a3 2.0tdi 170 s-line over one anyday :yum:

 

[GP1416valver]

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hmmm... you talk about BMW's being awesome... but all the 1-series at work have been back to the dealers at least 3-4 times each!

123d's i think they are, smart on the outside but crampt on the inside.

handling wise, lets just say they haven't been coping well with rear wheel drive in the snow

123 d is the best :d 2.0L twin turbo 206bhp your right with the rwd in snow but they are a good car. depends on what you want it for too. there is only me that really needs to be in it so space i aint bothered about.if you buy theM sport they handle brill cos they got active steering and suspension handle wicked

 

[GP1416valver]

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i'd take an a3 2.0tdi 170 s-line over one anyday :yum:

yeah but audi are no better on reliabilty my mate has a s3 in the garage i work and its always having coil packs and his girlfriend has the 06 a3 2.0L petrol s-line turbo and its crap its sounds like its rattling and its only done 30k

 

[ghsaunders40]

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123 d is the best :d 2.0L twin turbo 206bhp your right with the rwd in snow but they are a good car. depends on what you want it for too. there is only me that really needs to be in it so space i aint bothered about.if you buy theM sport they handle brill cos they got active steering and suspension handle wicked

Saying that, my GP Sporting is not so hot in the snow!

 

[Ninja59]

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want an alfa over either tbh esp if its a gt or brera, if it had to be a BM then probably the E39 M5 umum and reasonable price now http://pistonheads.com/sales/840998.htm in this colour , an audi unsure tbh but probably the A5/S5 (S5 if i cud afford it lol)

 

[Hellcat]

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Rather an Alfa Mito over a 1 series.

 

[auto_blanco]

I reckon the 1 series has some of the best steering currently available on a car and the handling is razor I mean precision sharp, really great to drive they are awesome especially with the big 6 petrol motor! The Mito 155 is great too but it just doesnt have the precision, I just think this stupid electric steering they all have ruins the package, I would literally pay another tax band up for the emissions a hydraulic PAS pump makes that doesnt ruin the drive. And you dont get torque steer in a BMW lol

 

[jami]

You get your BMW but yes they (mine) sucks in the snow, lost count how many times I needed a push, still good fun though and the kit you get with them is fantastic. Would love the 335 :worship: 3.0 v6 twin turbo

 

[FDF]

Jaguar X Type with the 3.0 v6 engine takes my fancy at the moment.

 

[Geordie Amanda]

I’m a bit late to this thread, but as an owner of a 123D, 3dr Hatch I can certainly recommend it as a great Diesel. It’s as quick as a Golf GTi, has bags more torque and is pretty economical considering the performance. It also handles beautifully and is fun in the wet. However the ride is a bit choppy (thank you Run-Flat tyres) and it is truly awful in the snow. Hence I also have a Sedici (complete with a non negotiable second gear, at least till it warms up and a very unpleasant vibration on the over-run).

I recommend anyone interested in the 1 series to take a test drive, they are deceptively quick and very nicely built. Of course nearly everyone hates you, but some of that heat has been taken by the Audi drivers of late.

 

[ChrisUK]

I want a previous shape Audi A4 S Line TDI lol. Looks like an RS4 but without the high revving 4.2Litre V8 and its associated running costs hehe.

 

[Big Black Stilo]

all you bmw 1 series lovers, i heard that BMW used a design they 'aquired' from rover (that they did in the 90's) that BMW couldnt sell on to anyone, even rover and the chinese, after selling off rover

the design was for a car called the rover 55 i think.

 

[Big Black Stilo]

knew i seen it somewhere! http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm?futuref.htm

 

[Geordie Amanda]

I like my 1 series for many reasons, but a main one for me is the fact that it looks individual. OK it’s a Marmite type car, but I like Marmite too.

In an age when all cars seem to be morphing into each other, thank God Mr Bangle came along and did something brave. It’s a bit like a ‘Hot’ meal (I mean this in the chemical sense). You might hate it the very first time you try one, but then you have a slightly milder version and find you love it, some people actually like the Hot version first time round and stick with it. I think that’s what Bangle did with design and am glad he broke the mould a little. Don’t get me wrong, cars like the Punto are gorgeous looking things, but there again it has a cousin that’s looks very similar out there doesn’t it.

Aston and Jaguar clones and a pile of VAG cars that are slowly becoming anonymous with their common DNA, the list is almost endless, I have started to crave for some excitement in car designs. I loved the original Multipla for the reason it was unique, a little ugly, but in the same way that Jean Reno is a little ugly, he is gorgeous too.

 

[Tris Harris]

I like the 1 series also

 

[ChrisUK]

I like the 1 series coupe :nerner:.