BMW 135i test drive
#16
Lexus Fanatic
Nonsense. There is NO reason a male cannot buy one.
But I agree.....enjoy.
I did a formal review on a 128i convertible just a few days ago (see the review in CAR CHAT) and was quite impressed with it. I would have done a 135i but I had already sampled that engine in the 335i.
#18
Lexus Fanatic
The new 135i looks cool, but it will have that entry level beemer stigma like the 318. Also, the sensor issues never seem to be rectified with BMW. For such a solid car and great driving feel, you would think the engineers would focus on reliability in that aspect.
#20
Lexus Champion
In my 335i I have 8k dollars worth of options and yet I don't really see where that money went. I mean yes I can point here and there but other than the sport package and auto transmission I don't really see value in much else... feels like I should have paid maybe 4-5k tops for what I got above and beyond the base 335i. One thing that bothers me is that my 'premium leather' doesn't much if any different/better than the base fake leather stuff they use.
The 135i is a bargain IMO in terms of performance and practicality for the dollar at its base price... but with options it just stops making sense.
#21
Advanced
BMW options are stupid expensive. I'm of the belief that the only way to buy a BMW is in base configuration with the motor you want and only the options you absolutely must have.
In my 335i I have 8k dollars worth of options and yet I don't really see where that money went. I mean yes I can point here and there but other than the sport package and auto transmission I don't really see value in much else... feels like I should have paid maybe 4-5k tops for what I got above and beyond the base 335i. One thing that bothers me is that my 'premium leather' doesn't much if any different/better than the base fake leather stuff they use.
The 135i is a bargain IMO in terms of performance and practicality for the dollar at its base price... but with options it just stops making sense.
In my 335i I have 8k dollars worth of options and yet I don't really see where that money went. I mean yes I can point here and there but other than the sport package and auto transmission I don't really see value in much else... feels like I should have paid maybe 4-5k tops for what I got above and beyond the base 335i. One thing that bothers me is that my 'premium leather' doesn't much if any different/better than the base fake leather stuff they use.
The 135i is a bargain IMO in terms of performance and practicality for the dollar at its base price... but with options it just stops making sense.
I'm 100% there with you. That's how I was guided in buying my 335i
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#23
Lexus Fanatic
#24
Lexus Fanatic
BMW options are stupid expensive. I'm of the belief that the only way to buy a BMW is in base configuration with the motor you want and only the options you absolutely must have.
In my 335i I have 8k dollars worth of options and yet I don't really see where that money went. I mean yes I can point here and there but other than the sport package and auto transmission I don't really see value in much else... feels like I should have paid maybe 4-5k tops for what I got above and beyond the base 335i. One thing that bothers me is that my 'premium leather' doesn't much if any different/better than the base fake leather stuff they use.
The 135i is a bargain IMO in terms of performance and practicality for the dollar at its base price... but with options it just stops making sense.
In my 335i I have 8k dollars worth of options and yet I don't really see where that money went. I mean yes I can point here and there but other than the sport package and auto transmission I don't really see value in much else... feels like I should have paid maybe 4-5k tops for what I got above and beyond the base 335i. One thing that bothers me is that my 'premium leather' doesn't much if any different/better than the base fake leather stuff they use.
The 135i is a bargain IMO in terms of performance and practicality for the dollar at its base price... but with options it just stops making sense.
#25
There was a thread posted on CL with real data not too long ago. It showed that the majority of IS owners are women.
#26
Lexus Fanatic
When I said toss the stereotypes in the trash, I meant exactly what I said....not maybe. I'm not trying to be arrogant by saying that....just realistic.
Last edited by mmarshall; 03-27-08 at 11:19 AM.
#28
Lexus Champion
Of course they are. I never said otherwise. And a lot of women drive Miatas, Mini-Coopers, Foresters, and Outbacks too....but that does NOT make them "chick" vehicles or present any reason why men cannot buy and drive them....I drive an Outback myself. One of our male CL moderators has a Miata...and LOVES it. And when I had my yellow IS300 several years ago, young guys, more than girls, went ape-**** over it.
When I said toss the stereotypes in the trash, I meant exactly what I said....not maybe. I'm not trying to be arrogant by saying that....just realistic.
When I said toss the stereotypes in the trash, I meant exactly what I said....not maybe. I'm not trying to be arrogant by saying that....just realistic.
Would you agree that some men wear skirts, but skirts are generally, culturally speaking, still considered predominantly feminine clothing?
Would you be surprised if you saw a 1988 Cadillac Deville with 24" chrome spinners, pitch black tint, and subs you could hear from a mile away and then saw a mid-40s white man in a business suit step out of it?
Cultural norms and generalizations exist for a reason... though that doesn't mean that we can't still buy what we want and except people to be accepting of it.
#30
Lexus Fanatic
Would you agree that some men wear skirts, but skirts are generally, culturally speaking, still considered predominantly feminine clothing?
Would you be surprised if you saw a 1988 Cadillac Deville with 24" chrome spinners, pitch black tint, and subs you could hear from a mile away and then saw a mid-40s white man in a business suit step out of it?
Yes, D.C. has its share of pimp-cars, with both blacks and whites behind the wheel.