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07-25-2009, 03:49 AM | #1 |
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135i A/W For Sale
Hey Guys
I'm selling my 135i M-Sport Alpine White Boston Black Leather Manual 20500 KM Sunroof Hi-Fi Logic 7 Navigation Electronic Lumbar Support Heated Seats Xenons Auto Headlights and Wipers Full M-Sport Kit Voice Control Tint R 435 000 Neg Gimme a shout and you can come have a look at the car 083 205 0862/ 083 569 0199 I'm getting the steptronic... |
07-27-2009, 01:41 AM | #2 |
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Okay,
So I had the Steptronic(with paddle shift) 125i with a similar spec to my 135i this weekend in Durban as a test drive..It's really cool to change gears with a button like an F1 driver but when I got back in my 135i this morning and drove to work on the N12, the roads were quiet at 6:15am and so I dropped down to 4 from 6 and blasted off..When I got to work, I took a look at the car while I let the turbos cool and decided...There's no way I want to part ways with this awesome machine! The manual's more fun and involved...No more paddle shifting for me thanks.. |
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07-27-2009, 07:50 AM | #3 |
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Drives: 135i M DCT
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I Told you So...LOL
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07-28-2009, 02:21 AM | #5 |
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The steptronic is bloody good ....
By the manual is soooo much gooder ...
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2008 Alpine White 135iM, High gloss black / satin chrome trim, Xenon lights, Hi-Fi sound, ext. lighting package, BMW Performance wheels, side skirts, pedals, gear knob, exhaust, high gloss black grills, carbon mirrors, carbon decklid spoiler, 35% security laminate, Tii graphics |
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07-29-2009, 10:35 AM | #6 |
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The 135i has the sport auto gearbox which is slightly more responsive than the 125i's box. I'm very happy with it.
It has a wider ratio spread then the manual which is great for economy. In higher gears and low revs there is so little engine braking effect that it becomes a bit annoying in bumper-to-bumper traffic; sport mode fixes that, preventing it from taking off in 2nd and shifting up below 2000rpm. (Ironically, I almost only use "sport" mode in peak traffic.) That being said, this little foible is still far better than driving a manual in bumper-to-bumper traffic. If I didn't live in the big smoke (Jozi), I would have got the manual. For a relatively powerful car, it's such a light clutch and shifts are really slick. In the good old days I had both a manual and an auto (well, CVT) car; the grass was always greener! The one thing about the auto though is that I find the paddle-shift to be a gimmick. If you rapidly drop the throttle past about the half-way point, it drops gears almost instantaneously (even pre-empting the full kick-down feature) and you soon get used to controlling gearing with your right foot. I see the Z4 s-drive35i has the DCT box...pity that isn't on offer in the 135i... |
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