Owners intial comments on his BMW 140i

[vrskeith]

14 hours ago, vrskeith said:

So its a facelift after the facelift after facelift, before the 4cyl xDrive truly new 1 &2 series  arrives. 2018/19?

 

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/first-look/its-new-bmw-1-series-and-bmw-2-series

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/19361/bmw-m240i-m-performance-edition-showcases-styling-upgrades

[vrskeith]

On ‎16‎/‎05‎/‎2017 at 21:20, vrskeith said:

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/19361/bmw-m240i-m-performance-edition-showcases-styling-upgrades

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/bmw/bmw-m140i-2017-review/

5Star handling given by Car Magazine.? All road conditions? With Xdrive in UK as an option?

[Aspman]

X-drive is practical but the RWD cars drive better.

[vrskeith]

1 hour ago, Aspman said:

X-drive is practical but the RWD cars drive better.

Winter tyres at the ready, to calm things down a bit !? in your neck of the woods Aspman.

[Aspman]

1 hour ago, vrskeith said:

Winter tyres at the ready, to calm things down a bit !? in your neck of the woods Aspman.

 

335d is xdrive only. I drove a 330d rwd and it was honestly a nicer car to drive. But just not practical if there is any snow or frost at all.

Very mild winter but there was a little bit of snow just after I got the car and the 4x4 let me crawl up the drive without an issues.

 

Mate of mine has a 330d xdrive and he reckons winters are really still essential. Big fat run-flats are not good in the snow even with 4x4.

[XLBaconDoubleCheese]

The xDrives, are they primarily RWD until traction is needed? 

[vrskeith]

39 minutes ago, matt1chelski said:

The xDrives, are they primarily RWD until traction is needed? 

http://www.bmw.co.uk/en_GB/topics/discover-bmw/technology/xdrive/xdrive-technology.html

 

 

Edited 23 May, 2017 by vrskeith

[vrskeith]

Worth a look if only partial ?

 

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw/m240i/first-drives/birds-bmw-m235i-2017-review

[vrskeith]

Birds Tuned variety.

 

Edited 28 July, 2017 by vrskeith

[Aspman]

I've seen a few M2s kicking around and they are a nice wee car.

 

I thought Birds only did porsches.

 

[Clicky click] Birds  135/140 might be running 420hp. That's going to be a wee widowmaker.

Edited 28 July, 2017 by Aspman

[vrskeith]

 

[Ootohere]

So Dandanfings a Briskoda member that had a Mk2 Fabia vRS with some 'Interesting' Video reviews & mods, and a Audi S3 with some very 'Interesting' Video reviews & mods is now a BM driver.

 

[vrskeith]

8 hours ago, Awayoffski said:

So Dandanfings a Briskoda member that had a Mk2 Fabia vRS with some 'Interesting' Video reviews & mods, and a Audi S3 with some very 'Interesting' Video reviews & mods is now a BM driver.

 

BMW throwing some heavy discounting offers at present ,as my son-in-law has just got a X3 with massive discount, as high UNSOLD stocks persist in UK

[XLBaconDoubleCheese]

S3/M140i to 335d?! Strange one

[Ootohere]

Much strangeness , the videos of the leased S3 with various downpipes, remap, dynos and accelerations on the private public highway.

The Fabia vRS re-mods after remods & the car always running worse than standard made compulsive viewing.

 

PMSL when it was advertised on Briskoda as the G/F's car.

eg   (& re not running standard boost = tuning box fitted because the tuner 'APR dealer'  failed to unlock the CTHE ECU....)

 

Cut off by a BMW just changing lane and so a few years later thinks, must get me a grey BMW coz will suit my driving styleeee

 

Edited 9 August, 2017 by Awayoffski

[vrskeith]

Track chase with Audi RS3 Facelift.

 

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-video/video-audi-rs3-versus-bmw-m140i-review-hot-hatch-track-battle

[Aspman]

Watched some of Dandanfings videos.

 

Agree with a lot of what he says, but I get nothing near 50mpg, think the suspension is ok but the brakes are underpowered.

 

What was more of a shock was that his standard car made 340hp on a dyno. That's 27 up on the book.

 

[clicky click] 335hp+ seems to be the norm for the 335d. No wonder the bugger feels so fast.

Edited 18 August, 2017 by Aspman

[Ootohere]

?

Is this Dandanfings?

 

[vrskeith]

 

[vrskeith]

Joe configuring his new special shadow edition M140i -perks of a YouTube celebrity vlogger / salesman for BMW dealership at Heathrow.

 

 

[vrskeith]

Deals to be done!

[vrskeith]

Heathrow BMW - Dealership breathed on with the help of Motech, M140 I Shadow Edition.

 

Prices shown in vlog.

 

 

Edited 20 February, 2018 by vrskeith

[Aspman]

Advantage of having painted alloys not the diamond cut that dissolve in water.

 

My radio buttons have split again. Stupid little things but it does put you off the brand.

 

 

[XLBaconDoubleCheese]

Went to my local dealer and took a 140i out yesterday, forgot how smooth and effortless they were at launching up the road 

Edited 25 February, 2018 by matt1chelski

[Ootohere]

This week i will be watching out for the leased ones running the tyres they were delivered on being driven gingerly, or sliding to the kerb and slithering at junction.

In Aberdeen being where this is going to be an almost certainty.