New-to-me daily 135i
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New-to-me daily 135i
So I was in the market for a comfortable daily that would not be boring. I ended up getting 2012 135i with DCT. I've had it for a week and it's been real fun, the torque down makes it a joy in regular city driving and the DCT it's awesome. So I thought I'd share some pics. Also, is there anyone in here with one of those too, Im looking in that JB4 crap haha
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Meh. Why deal with that car as a BMW, with all the reliability issues of a modern German car, when you can have the same thing as a Focus RS (4wd, 320+hp, 5-door, turbo) next year for less money up front and way less money over the length of ownership?
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I raced a FoST the other day; it looked pretty good in my rear view.
really the only complaint i have with my wrx currently is how loud the trans/diff/gears are. chatter and whine. low speed parking lots of awful driving around in 1st and 2nd due to semi-straight cut gears.
seats are great, i could drive for 12 hours straight without the slightest bit of fatigue.
I am curious to drive an ST. I may prefer the power delivery for the type of driving I do (e.g. drive to my boyfriends house)
and to pick up TVs:
and shrubbery:
really the only complaint i have with my wrx currently is how loud the trans/diff/gears are. chatter and whine. low speed parking lots of awful driving around in 1st and 2nd due to semi-straight cut gears.
seats are great, i could drive for 12 hours straight without the slightest bit of fatigue.
I am curious to drive an ST. I may prefer the power delivery for the type of driving I do (e.g. drive to my boyfriends house)
and to pick up TVs:
and shrubbery:
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I understand shitting on maintenance costs for German vehicles if you don't wrench but if you do they aren't bad at all. I have about the same amount into my 4.2L C5 A6 (Audi) as I had into my previous car (honda accord). Had the Honda for 60k Miles and the audi for 55k.
The ONLY thing that i've had trouble with maint wise is the people at the algnment shop are idiots. The suspension setup is apparently confusing to them.
I also had a 318I with well over 300k and the only parts i changed on that were fuel pump and radiator.
Nice car OP. I do dig that bmw 5 door that we don't get :( grats zaph.
The ONLY thing that i've had trouble with maint wise is the people at the algnment shop are idiots. The suspension setup is apparently confusing to them.
I also had a 318I with well over 300k and the only parts i changed on that were fuel pump and radiator.
Nice car OP. I do dig that bmw 5 door that we don't get :( grats zaph.