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Duckw · 09-15-2007, 12:22 PM

Hello. The 135i looks good to this long-time auto enthusiast.

Among the cars I’ve owned: MG TD, Austin Healeys 4- and 6-cylinder, Mini-Cooper 1275 S, 2002, 2002-Tii, Taurus SHO, E-30, E-36, Porsche 996. My wife, a strict utilitarian, drives a manual 5-speed Forester. My current utility car is an ’04 Audi S4 Avant (V8), my drive for pure fun an ’05 Mini-Cooper S. Of all these, the Minis have been in many ways the most entertaining, but my four Bimmers have been my favorite all-rounders.

The 135i I looks like a “Q” ship with performance in the class of the Cayman S at only a little over half the tariff. (I’m guessing a 135 as I’d like it at maybe 38K vs. a Cayman S at around 65K, more than I now think reasonable for a toy. The 911 was a once-in-lifetime extravagance.) Not caring for the torque steer I’ve found in the second-generation MCS, like several others I’m thinking of the 135i as a successor to the R53.

1addicts.com certainly looks like the best way to keep up to date. Thanks to the organizers and contributors.

atr_hugo · 09-15-2007, 12:34 PM

Dang - helluva resume!! Welcome!!

mikeo · 09-15-2007, 04:32 PM

Duckw,
Welcome, and I agree with you regarding R56 S torque steer--it's a booger on the otherwise clean nose of the new gen MCS. Sounds like we are of a similar age: OLD.

ibeam81 · 09-15-2007, 05:33 PM

Mikeo, OLD is a state of mind and I don't think that you qualify. :wink:

sectos · 09-16-2007, 04:00 AM

hello
I'm from lyon, france
owner of a 325 e46 coupé, I'm more an more convinced my next one will be a 135i:wub:

atr_hugo · 09-16-2007, 07:40 AM

Lyon - nice town - was through there about 10 years ago. Welcome aboard!!

mikeo · 09-16-2007, 08:07 AM

Sectos,
Welcome to 1Addicts. Lyon is indeed beautiful country, and you have good taste in cars as well. Come late May next year we should be blasting through Lyon on the way from the Italian Lake District to Paris--in the new 135i, of course.

Duckw · 09-16-2007, 03:49 PM

atr hugo and mikeo,

Thanks for the welcome. I don't feel old. Hope that doesn't make me a menace on the road.

Tomorrow I plan to test drive a 335i. Call it an over-size preview.

sectos · 09-16-2007, 04:33 PM

thanks for the welcome. i do like lyon as well : not too big nore too small of a city

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Originally Posted by atr_hugo

Lyon - nice town - was through there about 10 years ago. Welcome aboard!!

just when I moved in

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Originally Posted by mikeo

Sectos,
Welcome to 1Addicts. Lyon is indeed beautiful country, and you have good taste in cars as well. Come late May next year we should be blasting through Lyon on the way from the Italian Lake District to Paris--in the new 135i, of course.

sorry, i didn't quite understand : will you be in europe next year? hollidays or some kind of bimmer gathering ?

09-16-2007, 06:30 PM

just wanted to say whats up. i came from e46fanatics, and i'm looking forward to the 1 series

09-17-2007, 07:48 PM

Hi all! New here, I have been in love since I first saw pics of the hatch and just learned about this site!

cody joaquin · 09-18-2007, 02:26 PM

Delighted to find this site as my wife refuses to talk with me about cars. We have an '04 325i, a '95 911 and an '05 Cooper S with modifications. I'm hoping for my next car with the solid feel of the BMW and the tossability of the MINI. I wonder if the weight and feel of the 135i will be too close to the 335i which now appears to be more of a GT than a sports car, in spite of its performance numbers. Any guesses when the 135i cabrio will be available in the U.S.? Thanks, Cody Joaquin

09-18-2007, 08:13 PM

This new 135i coming out will be a great car from what have read. There aren't too many rwd, turbo cars out that are in this price range. This car will be a huge success in the states. I plan to get one when they come out, but want to see it there is a huge mark up. Untill then I look forward to learning about these cars on here.

Nicolo · 09-19-2007, 07:36 PM

Hey everyone!!! Cannot wait till spring!

gbent · 09-20-2007, 02:49 PM

:smile: Well the big question at hand is whether to let go of my 2004 MINI Cooper S to move into the 135i. I think I have my wife convinced to do the European Delivery deal for our 25th anniversary this coming June. I really like the looks of the 135i & if the pricing comes in somewhere around the $31k base price I think it looks like a good move.

135idrive · 09-20-2007, 03:15 PM

Hey All, thanks Harold for the invite to say hello. My name is Kerry (guy) and I’m in the SF Bay Area and currently on 2 lists for the 135i. Driving an Audi A3 sport since spring 05 (great little sport/econ car + fantastic Direct Shift Gearbox ‘DSG’) but I can’t wait to mature to the E82, the sublime twin-turbo and that only in a BMW feel. Well, today’s the first day of Fall…only one more season to go!

Cheers

Kerry
135idrive

BtheMoneW · 09-21-2007, 11:16 AM

Hello everyone, my name is Nick and I'm new to the forum. Looking fwd to the 135i :thumbup: and meeting fellow 1sters

mikeo · 09-21-2007, 01:08 PM

Welcome, Nick!

320Devil · 09-21-2007, 01:20 PM

Hey Guys, looks like a great forum. All the information has been super helpful. I currently drive an 03 350Z which I've had for five years now. Great car and have no complaints, but after 5 years it's time for something new. I'm sure the 135 will be just as fun. Can't wait to get into a 135 in the Spring.

09-21-2007, 01:40 PM

Brand new to this forum.Looks great. Currently driving an E46 325i (www.e46fanatics.com). Can't wait to buy the 135!

Ccfond · 09-21-2007, 04:18 PM

Like many others here I fell in love with the 135i the moment I saw it. I can't wait to get my hands on one.

I love my 330ci but the 135i will be too much to resist.

Looking forward to doing a lot of information sharing with you guys before it's release.

:thumbup:

housy · 09-22-2007, 02:29 PM

Hi everyone! I live in switzerland and im waiting for the 135i to be come out. Sorry for my very bad english, i hope you can read my bad written posts in the future.

09-15-2007, 12:22 PM	#155
Duckw Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 241 Posts Drives: '08 135i, 2010 VW Sportwagen Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near Cincinnati iTrader: (0)	New Member Hello. The 135i looks good to this long-time auto enthusiast. Among the cars I’ve owned: MG TD, Austin Healeys 4- and 6-cylinder, Mini-Cooper 1275 S, 2002, 2002-Tii, Taurus SHO, E-30, E-36, Porsche 996. My wife, a strict utilitarian, drives a manual 5-speed Forester. My current utility car is an ’04 Audi S4 Avant (V8), my drive for pure fun an ’05 Mini-Cooper S. Of all these, the Minis have been in many ways the most entertaining, but my four Bimmers have been my favorite all-rounders. The 135i I looks like a “Q” ship with performance in the class of the Cayman S at only a little over half the tariff. (I’m guessing a 135 as I’d like it at maybe 38K vs. a Cayman S at around 65K, more than I now think reasonable for a toy. The 911 was a once-in-lifetime extravagance.) Not caring for the torque steer I’ve found in the second-generation MCS, like several others I’m thinking of the 135i as a successor to the R53. 1addicts.com certainly looks like the best way to keep up to date. Thanks to the organizers and contributors.
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09-15-2007, 12:34 PM	#156
atr_hugo No longer moderate 325 Rep 4,401 Posts Drives: '13 135i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: - iTrader: (0)	Dang - helluva resume!! Welcome!!
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09-15-2007, 04:32 PM	#157
mikeo Santa Fe Concorso 103 Rep 2,984 Posts Drives: '11 M-sport 328i, '13 X1 28i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Santa Fe, NM iTrader: (3)	Duckw, Welcome, and I agree with you regarding R56 S torque steer--it's a booger on the otherwise clean nose of the new gen MCS. Sounds like we are of a similar age: OLD. __________________ Santa Fe Concorso - The Southwest's Premier Automotive Gathering.
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09-15-2007, 05:33 PM	#158
ibeam81 Captain 20 Rep 722 Posts Drives: 2016 EBII M235i, 2004 Acura TL Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Germantown, MD iTrader: (0)	Mikeo, OLD is a state of mind and I don't think that you qualify. :wink:
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09-16-2007, 04:00 AM	#159
sectos Private 2 Rep 82 Posts Drives: 325 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: lyon iTrader: (0)	hello I'm from lyon, france owner of a 325 e46 coupé, I'm more an more convinced my next one will be a 135i:wub:
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09-16-2007, 07:40 AM	#160
atr_hugo No longer moderate 325 Rep 4,401 Posts Drives: '13 135i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: - iTrader: (0)	Lyon - nice town - was through there about 10 years ago. Welcome aboard!!
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09-16-2007, 08:07 AM	#161
mikeo Santa Fe Concorso 103 Rep 2,984 Posts Drives: '11 M-sport 328i, '13 X1 28i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Santa Fe, NM iTrader: (3)	Sectos, Welcome to 1Addicts. Lyon is indeed beautiful country, and you have good taste in cars as well. Come late May next year we should be blasting through Lyon on the way from the Italian Lake District to Paris--in the new 135i, of course. __________________ Santa Fe Concorso - The Southwest's Premier Automotive Gathering.
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09-16-2007, 03:49 PM	#162
Duckw Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 241 Posts Drives: '08 135i, 2010 VW Sportwagen Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near Cincinnati iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the welcome atr hugo and mikeo, Thanks for the welcome. I don't feel old. Hope that doesn't make me a menace on the road. Tomorrow I plan to test drive a 335i. Call it an over-size preview.
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09-16-2007, 06:30 PM	#164
thechosen1 Guest 0 Rep n/a Posts Drives:	just wanted to say whats up. i came from e46fanatics, and i'm looking forward to the 1 series
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09-17-2007, 07:48 PM	#165
cdtcpl Guest 0 Rep n/a Posts Drives:	Hi all! New here, I have been in love since I first saw pics of the hatch and just learned about this site!
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09-18-2007, 02:26 PM	#166
cody joaquin Enlisted Member 5 Rep 37 Posts Drives: Join Date: Sep 2007 iTrader: (0)	Delighted to find this site as my wife refuses to talk with me about cars. We have an '04 325i, a '95 911 and an '05 Cooper S with modifications. I'm hoping for my next car with the solid feel of the BMW and the tossability of the MINI. I wonder if the weight and feel of the 135i will be too close to the 335i which now appears to be more of a GT than a sports car, in spite of its performance numbers. Any guesses when the 135i cabrio will be available in the U.S.? Thanks, Cody Joaquin
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09-18-2007, 08:13 PM	#167
fructose Guest 0 Rep n/a Posts Drives:	New to the BMW world! This new 135i coming out will be a great car from what have read. There aren't too many rwd, turbo cars out that are in this price range. This car will be a huge success in the states. I plan to get one when they come out, but want to see it there is a huge mark up. Untill then I look forward to learning about these cars on here.
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09-19-2007, 07:36 PM	#168
Nicolo New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: Join Date: Sep 2007 iTrader: (0)	Hey everyone!!! Cannot wait till spring!
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09-20-2007, 02:49 PM	#169
gbent First Lieutenant 10 Rep 312 Posts Drives: Join Date: Sep 2007 iTrader: (0)	Time to give up the mini? :smile: Well the big question at hand is whether to let go of my 2004 MINI Cooper S to move into the 135i. I think I have my wife convinced to do the European Delivery deal for our 25th anniversary this coming June. I really like the looks of the 135i & if the pricing comes in somewhere around the $31k base price I think it looks like a good move.
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09-20-2007, 03:15 PM	#170
135idrive Enlisted Member 10 Rep 49 Posts Drives: Join Date: Sep 2007 iTrader: (0)	Hi all, Bay Area here. Hey All, thanks Harold for the invite to say hello. My name is Kerry (guy) and I’m in the SF Bay Area and currently on 2 lists for the 135i. Driving an Audi A3 sport since spring 05 (great little sport/econ car + fantastic Direct Shift Gearbox ‘DSG’) but I can’t wait to mature to the E82, the sublime twin-turbo and that only in a BMW feel. Well, today’s the first day of Fall…only one more season to go! Cheers Kerry 135idrive
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09-21-2007, 11:16 AM	#171
BtheMoneW Private 0 Rep 99 Posts Drives: MKIV 1.8T Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dallas, Tx iTrader: (0)	New here Hello everyone, my name is Nick and I'm new to the forum. Looking fwd to the 135i :thumbup: and meeting fellow 1sters
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09-21-2007, 01:08 PM	#172
mikeo Santa Fe Concorso 103 Rep 2,984 Posts Drives: '11 M-sport 328i, '13 X1 28i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Santa Fe, NM iTrader: (3)	Welcome, Nick! __________________ Santa Fe Concorso - The Southwest's Premier Automotive Gathering.
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09-21-2007, 01:20 PM	#173
320Devil Private First Class 3 Rep 132 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 17 X5M Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Estero, FL iTrader: (0)	Hey Guys, looks like a great forum. All the information has been super helpful. I currently drive an 03 350Z which I've had for five years now. Great car and have no complaints, but after 5 years it's time for something new. I'm sure the 135 will be just as fun. Can't wait to get into a 135 in the Spring.
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09-21-2007, 01:40 PM	#174
hcalvarez Guest 0 Rep n/a Posts Drives:	Brand new to this forum.Looks great. Currently driving an E46 325i (www.e46fanatics.com). Can't wait to buy the 135!
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09-21-2007, 04:18 PM	#175
Ccfond New Member 0 Rep 26 Posts Drives: Join Date: Sep 2007 iTrader: (0)	Greeting all Like many others here I fell in love with the 135i the moment I saw it. I can't wait to get my hands on one. I love my 330ci but the 135i will be too much to resist. Looking forward to doing a lot of information sharing with you guys before it's release. :thumbup:
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09-22-2007, 02:29 PM	#176
housy New Member 8 Rep 20 Posts Drives: Join Date: Sep 2007 iTrader: (0)	Hi everyone! I live in switzerland and im waiting for the 135i to be come out. Sorry for my very bad english, i hope you can read my bad written posts in the future.
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