Comments on: 2008 BMW 1 Series Coupe

By: azz

azz — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:49:49 +0000

the coupe 135i or even tii will be great, the size of the car reminds me of the e36…Love it I will be getting one of these over the 3series now for sure!

By: No Name

No Name — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:47:25 +0000

Just read a test on the 123 diesel. a 150Kw twin turbo diesel 0-100 in 7.1 seconds. Sounded a great performer but pricey at $70K.

By: Fred

Fred — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:03:39 +0000

Well, if Lexus is Toyota, then Audi is VW.

By: Char

Char — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:18:31 +0000

BMWs are meant for those who can afford them, not those who buy “cheap” ones and start criticising them.

They cost more to design and make than commodores and vivas. Lexus, everyone knows it is a toyota. It does not matter what you call it.It remains a toyota. A BMW is a BMW.

For those who do not like BMW interiors, have a look at the Mercedes ones, you would probably throw up when you see one. An S class interior is copied from a 7 series one, including the boot that most people hated.

By the way I drive a Subaru Blitzen and no way affiliated to BMW.

By: bru

bru — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:08:01 +0000

hendrick you must be a audi or lexus dealer

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:21:03 +0000

I have a manual 130i which is fantastic, fast, handles really well and on track days it beats most of the Porsches. The 135i will be awsome and I can’t wait to get mine.

By: Merlin

Merlin — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:14:07 +0000

I went form a 5 series to a 3 series back to a 5 series,i will never go to any thing smaller that a 5 series.

The new generation cars cabins are a bit lacking,thats coming form some one who loves there bmw.It’s one reason why i took the e39 over the e60.

If you have to have a 1 series,the 135i is were it will be at!

By: Steve Brown

Steve Brown — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:50:30 +0000

I saw an article on the new 135i in the Saturday version of the West Australian on 7th July. Having driven the $135K, 335i the weekend before and learnt about the 9 month delivery on top of the price I ordered the 135i on the following Monday. I can hardly wait. 225kw and max torque from 1300rpm in a Baby Bimmer…Nirvanha!

By: Adam - 130i driver

Adam - 130i driver — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:32:11 +0000

I currently drive a 130i 5 door and it is the most agile fun car I have driven. I traded in the 3.0i Z4 for it. I have been waiting for BMW Australia to import the 135i – I will definitely trade up to it. To have the power of the 335i in a small car will make the 135i a fantastic drive. However, I’d much rather they put the 252kw E46 M3 engine in a 1 series. That would certainly tickle the accelerator foot. Either way… I can’t wait.

Why such a long lead time on release in Australia? Hurry up.

By: EBLoh

EBLoh — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:26:44 +0000

There is little doubt that all the current BMWs are pretty ugly cars. Lexus, Audi and Mercedes definitely have them beat on aesthetics. But lets not forget why we really drive BMWs. Everyone thinks my 130i looks like a girl’s car but it has the world’s greatest inline 6 cylinder engine that simply canes most cars on the road. It handles well but not too well so you can still slide the back out with DTS on. The engine has a beautiful sound that no iPod can beat. It has bigger brakes than most of the big cars around and has incredible stopping power. I’m going to upgrade to a 135i, preferably a hatch but I’ll accept the ugly looking coupe, and give my wife the 130i as a hand me down. She is already drooling at the prospect. I will then be able to drive the highest evolution of the BMW inline 6 cylinder engine in a little car that’s far cheaper and more fun to drive than a 335i (even though that’s a great car too).