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it was not a rational decision and certainly not
an economical. Even over here the M135 is actually a good package. By the time you equip a 120d with all the options including the M-Package, it is almost the same price as the M135 which comes with all those items standard.
The reason why I chose X-Drive: well not too long ago we did get quite a bit of snow in the Winter, but the last 2 had not seen much at all. There is a lot of power and torque to get on the road so that helps, but cornering you feel the weight and the x-drive. We used to have a Cooper S as a second car and that was no comparison so I can relate how you feel about the Clio.
I don't need fancy silver chrome frames around every switch, that's not what I mean. Not sure if the facelift has seen some improvements, but on mine the interior materials are not that great for most parts. The Alcantara is not bad and I think pretty much the only option. The leather options on the 1 series are pathetic. Black looks cheap, and then you only have two other colours, red and white...argh.
I have another 6 months on the lease. I'm thinking now to change to something (a lot) cheaper and economical, just a bread-and-butter family car, perhaps a Mazda 3 or an Alfa and from the saved money, I will finally buy that classic 60ies English Roadster I have been dreaming of since I was a teenager... 
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5000 Km / 3000 Miles in the Beemer
Where to start off ? So after a month i've already travelled quite some distance with the new 120 diesel. To give you guys an update; i bought this car to replace the Clio RS, but i'm keeping the RS as a second (kind of) car, still have an Audi A4 Diesel ...
A good car, but I thikn you will have more fun with the new Miata.
The design of this " 1 ", I alway found it weird. A BMW, yes, but not sure this is the one for you. Come on, go for a M. Maybe my next car. ;) Best, Nicolas.
I tried a bit harder today !
There even is a launch control ... but i fear it's more kind of a clutch-burner :-) ... take-off in first two gears is really impressive .. what follows then is seriously less impressive. The car should be as fast accelerating as the Clio but it doesn't g...
Congratulations Filip for your...
purchase ! This is a definitely a good looking , strong and and fun car . I wish you many, many years of safe driving:) Good review too. Best Edward
Thank you Edward !
It is good looking indeed ! Especially the nose where you can clearly see the radiator and intercooler .. never mind the numberplate (photoshopped and a bit of an unlucky choice of duplicating the wrong number and letter i guess ) ... . I'm getting more a...
Nice report
I can chime in some of my views as I have the same car, well almost. It's now 2.5 years so before the facelift and I drive a petrol, ahem the M135iX :) I fully agree overall. Mine does not have the runflat tires, I simply hate them, but still the ride is ...
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I considered the M135i and even the Golf R but for economical reasons i sticked to diesel. Even for a diesel the 50 (or 52?) liter tank is not enough .. and those runfatts ...AAAARGGHHH !!! Lucky i don't have X-drive ;-) ... as it is indeed a waste, my de...
it was not a rational decision and certainly not
an economical. Even over here the M135 is actually a good package. By the time you equip a 120d with all the options including the M-Package, it is almost the same price as the M135 which comes with all those items standard. The reason why I chose X-Drive...
Mazda 3
A car is never a rational decision unless you buy a cheap 1.2 liter Mazda or Ford ... . The 120d equipped with ALL the possible options will be more expensive than a 'standard' M135i .. but i only picked the necessary options like the M-pack, electric sea...
My dream
a Triumph TR4, talk about a hard ride :) I need a 4-Door, hatchback, everthing else I cannot "sell " at home as a family car ;), so no 4C. I will have a look at the Guiletta this weekend, a bit girlie maybe, need to see. I like the brand in general.
Drive ...
Drive the Giulietta, drive the Mazda 3 ... i think you will like the Mazda more ... the interior might not be like the Alfa but it is more than adequate ! Filip
That's a lot of miles!
You're really driving it a lot! I echo the sentiments about the 8-speed transmission, it's simply fantastic.
ZF .. some further thoughts....
Hi Patrick, it sure is a lot, tomorrow by the end of the day and after 30 days i will have around 5400 km, that should equate to 65.000 km per year (40K miles) ... but it will be more something like 30-35 Km (20K miles). The 8 speed transmission .. there ...
Can you change the standard setting ...
... or do you have to set it to SPORT each time you start the engine? Marcus
It ALWAYS starts up in COMFORT.
But that is not a problem to me, especially with a cold engine/gearbox i like to take it VERY easy the first 5 to 10 km. And the best part is when you decide to change it from Comfort or ECOPRO with the easy button the car really feels alive in a way that...
The tiny BMW 1 is too big/wide? ...
... Wow, didn't know you are driving on footpaths and wildlife tracks. ;) I think you would appreciate an X-Bow ... Marcus
It's probably bigger than ..
.. a 70ies 7-series :-) X-bow maybe, MX-5 and Elise surely ... even my Clio RS with the wider track and body is probably a lot wider than a 911 / 964 :-) Bim
Really? Wow ...
I was aware that with every generation, our cars grew bigger and bigger. But I did not imagine the amount of growth. Marcus
Indeed ...
Sometimes when you see a tall bloke in an old car he totally looks ridiculous :-) .. i bet i look quite ridiculous in my 205 .... :-) Filip
