My 1-series 3-door

MR42HH · July 28th, 2008, 12:09 PM

Hello,

This is my new 1-series. Only a humble 118d, but with sports seats, premium HiFi and USB/iPod connection it's perfect for me, and a nice step up from public transport.

http://forums.finalgear.com/members/mr42hh-user26350/albums/my-car/bmw-welt-the-firt-view-i-got-of-my-car-560.jpg

This was the first view I had of it in BMW Welt

http://forums.finalgear.com/members/mr42hh-user26350/albums/my-car/bmw-welt-561.jpg

http://forums.finalgear.com/members/mr42hh-user26350/albums/my-car/bmw-welt-562.jpg

http://forums.finalgear.com/members/mr42hh-user26350/albums/my-car/bmw-welt-563.jpg

Nice back view, but I'm thinking about swapping out the taillights for BMW Blacklines

http://forums.finalgear.com/members/mr42hh-user26350/albums/my-car/the-interior-a-pearlpoint-orange-cloth-leather-because-i-like-orange-stuff-and-its-rare-a-radio-professional-because-the-standard-business-radio-sucks-a-manual-a-c-because-i-dont-want-to-pay-a-560-for-the-auto-a-c-a-manual-gearbox-because-an-auto-in-a-1-series-would-be-insanely-stupid-a-heated-seats-because-its-a-great-thing-to-have-in-winter-564.jpg

The interior
•Pearlpoint Orange cloth/leather, because I like orange stuff and it's rare
•Radio Professional, because the Standard "Business" radio sucks
•manual a/c, because I don't want to pay €560 for the auto a/c
•manual gearbox, because an auto in a 1-series would be insanely stupid
•heated seats, because it's a great thing to have in winter

http://forums.finalgear.com/members/mr42hh-user26350/albums/my-car/bmw-welt-566.jpg

This is the picture the BMW Welt guy took of us with my digital camera in the exact moment when the official photographer took a picture of us - naturally we were looking at the photographer.

Final Daihatsu · July 28th, 2008, 12:16 PM

Black BMW

http://www.sporthoj.com/forum/images/smilies/nya/yoparty.gif

Viper007Bond · July 28th, 2008, 12:18 PM

Nice!

MXM · July 28th, 2008, 12:18 PM

That car has grown on me so much. I used to dislike it when it came out, and right now it's the first car I would consider if I were to go all sensible and decided to buy a new hatch (as long as it's not coupe, still hate that one). Of course I would look at 120i, which would cost insanely much here, so I would end up in something boring and fwd images/smilies/sad.gif

Dins · July 28th, 2008, 12:19 PM

We rented a 318d a week ago. It's not fast, but very economical and does just fine in just about every traffic situation. Did an average of 5,3l/100km, not slouching either. Decent car you have there.

MR42HH · July 28th, 2008, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MXM

That car has grown on me so much. I used to dislike it when it came out...

Same for me, however when I saw the first pictures of the 3-door when it came out last year I thought.... "ummm, maybe I need one of those".
The 3-door with the optional chromeline trim just looks so right.
Regarding the fuel economy (you can see the ~39 mpg in the signature): I'm still in the "hey, I've got a new car! let's see what it can do!" phase. I did 51 mpg recently on the trip to my girlfriend (120 km away). If you keep it under 2000 rpm for most of the time it will do ~50 mpg easily.

Anyway, some more pictures:

http://forums.finalgear.com/members/mr42hh-user26350/albums/my-car/bmw-welt-568.jpg

BMW Welt from the outside

http://forums.finalgear.com/members/mr42hh-user26350/albums/my-car/bmw-premium-lounge-569.jpg

Premium Lounge (where you can sit and have snacks all day when you pick up your car)

http://forums.finalgear.com/members/mr42hh-user26350/albums/my-car/the-stairs-567.jpg

The stairs to the car "premiere"

http://forums.finalgear.com/members/mr42hh-user26350/albums/my-car/usb-audio-interface-571.jpg

The USB/Audio interface's main screen. Just plug in a USB drive full ob music or an iPod, and it will index the files. Then you can browser by artist, genre, album... just like on an iPod.

http://forums.finalgear.com/members/mr42hh-user26350/albums/my-car/usb-audio-interface-572.jpg

Browsing through the "artists" list. A click on the scroll dial opens the list of albums for that particular artist.

http://forums.finalgear.com/members/mr42hh-user26350/albums/my-car/the-car-570.jpg

SL65 · July 28th, 2008, 01:38 PM

Woah, I love that cool looking platform your car is sitting on for the "premier"! Looks like a really big event and experience!

I can't lie though - I'm not a huge fan of the 1-Series in general.

But its good you got the chromeline trim. It does make the car stand out, particularly combined with the black paint. I also like the orangey leather....very cool!

Have fun with it all!

jensked · July 28th, 2008, 02:40 PM

Nice seats!! You picked a very cool color scheme. I used to dislike that car, but now i'm used to it, I envy you images/smilies/smile.gif

Especially in black it looks superb. And 1.8d, that's probably the most sensible choice.

Don't forget to post more pics!

WIN!

M3_Powered · July 28th, 2008, 03:00 PM

Looks nice man, Congrats!

Aiolos · July 28th, 2008, 03:42 PM

Nice interior! I personally would've gotten the auto a/c cause I think it looks cooler and nicer, but I LOVE that seat color, good choice! images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

I'm not a huge fan of hatches, but that 1-series front is really growing on me, and I'm loving those 135i's that are popping out around my area more and more.

That place where you pick the car up is sweet! Wish they gave a crap and did something like that in the US, instead of just oh, there's your car in the parking lot, and here are your keys, and peace out, have a good day. images/smilies/dry.gif

America needs more style images/smilies/cool.gif

Congrats man! Have fun!

anti-net · July 28th, 2008, 03:49 PM

I actually like the 1er, I've always liked BMW hatchs (remember the 3-series Compact?) It looks a lot better than when it first came out. My favourite 1er is this one though:

http://www.forum-auto.com/uploads/200512/funboy2b_1135524523_bmw_120d_cs_front2.jpg

Great little racer.

Dins · July 28th, 2008, 03:53 PM

Does yours come with the start-stop-automatic, gear indicator and airflow-flaps behind the air intake?

Found those to be very cool bits that really help economic driving.

MR42HH · July 28th, 2008, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aiolos

Nice interior! I personally would've gotten the auto a/c cause I think it looks cooler and nicer, but I LOVE that seat color, good choice!

Thanks

It was really no competition. Every 1er I see on the road has some shade of grey or black or.. beige. I'm so glad to have the orange.
The auto a/c would have been another 560€. I agree that it looks better, but I had set myself a limit, and there was more important stuff than auto a/c (about 7500€ of more important options).

Quote:

That place where you pick the car up is sweet! Wish they gave a crap and did something like that in the US, instead of just oh, there's your car in the parking lot, and here are your keys, and peace out, have a good day. images/smilies/dry.gif

America needs more style images/smilies/cool.gif

Iim not lying, 50% of the people picking their cars up there were Americans.
135is and 335is...

Quote:

Congrats man! Have fun!

Thanks a lot. I will have fun.

Hidden_Hunter · July 28th, 2008, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MR42HH

Iim not lying, 50% of the people picking their cars up there were Americans.
135is and 335is...

It's a tax minimization thing afaik

Spectre · July 28th, 2008, 08:26 PM

No, it's just that BMW has a "factory delivery" program that is a very cheap way to get a tour of Europe. And they're promoting it these days, which is different.

LeMans GTR · July 30th, 2008, 10:33 AM

I would've gotten a Mini, but your 1er is still very nice nonetheless

H0nzik · July 30th, 2008, 12:55 PM

Wait, uhm, so you can order a BMW for the American price tag (which is usually like half the European one) and you're still able to pick up the car in Munich? Why does anyone buy BMWs in the European showrooms?

MR42HH · July 30th, 2008, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H0nzik

Wait, uhm, so you can order a BMW for the American price tag (which is usually like half the European one) and you're still able to pick up the car in Munich? Why does anyone buy BMWs in the European showrooms?

I don't think they'll sell to Europeans for the American price tag, besides that you'd need to change a lot of parts to make it road legal in Europe, pay the European taxes, you wouldn't have a warranty, you have a lower speed limiter, all-season tires, no small engines....

devil500 · July 30th, 2008, 08:54 PM

That's an awesome way to pick up the car..It makes you feel like it's a one off :p

If I ever order a BMW I'm going to for sure ask for the European delivery just to get a peak at the F1 cars and all the other pretty things over in Munich as well as tour Europe :p

tedb43o2o3 · July 31st, 2008, 04:03 AM

Wow the building of BMW is stunning.....

July 28th, 2008, 12:09 PM	#1
MR42HH Joined: Jun 25th, 2008 Last Online: November 26th, 2008 Location: Germany Age: 28 Posts: 13 Car: BMW 118d 3-door Rep Power: 0	My 1-series 3-door Hello, This is my new 1-series. Only a humble 118d, but with sports seats, premium HiFi and USB/iPod connection it's perfect for me, and a nice step up from public transport. This was the first view I had of it in BMW Welt Nice back view, but I'm thinking about swapping out the taillights for BMW Blacklines The interior •Pearlpoint Orange cloth/leather, because I like orange stuff and it's rare •Radio Professional, because the Standard "Business" radio sucks •manual a/c, because I don't want to pay €560 for the auto a/c •manual gearbox, because an auto in a 1-series would be insanely stupid •heated seats, because it's a great thing to have in winter This is the picture the BMW Welt guy took of us with my digital camera in the exact moment when the official photographer took a picture of us - naturally we were looking at the photographer. __________________ Last edited by MR42HH; July 28th, 2008 at 01:16 PM..

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Dins Joined: Jul 27th, 2005 Last Online: 08:33 PM Location: Duesseldorf, Germany Age: 23 Posts: 752 Car: 325i Rep Power: 21	We rented a 318d a week ago. It's not fast, but very economical and does just fine in just about every traffic situation. Did an average of 5,3l/100km, not slouching either. Decent car you have there. __________________ "[...] Front wheel drive is the work of satan." - James May "Yes." - Mika Hakkinen

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SL65 Ambitious but rubbish! Joined: Jul 12th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 9,123 Car: 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Rep Power: 39	Woah, I love that cool looking platform your car is sitting on for the "premier"! Looks like a really big event and experience! I can't lie though - I'm not a huge fan of the 1-Series in general. But its good you got the chromeline trim. It does make the car stand out, particularly combined with the black paint. I also like the orangey leather....very cool! Have fun with it all! __________________

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MXM old porsches do run! Joined: Jun 9th, 2004 Last Online: 10:24 PM Location: Finland Age: 26 Posts: 2,660 Car: Porsche 944 LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	That car has grown on me so much. I used to dislike it when it came out, and right now it's the first car I would consider if I were to go all sensible and decided to buy a new hatch (as long as it's not coupe, still hate that one). Of course I would look at 120i, which would cost insanely much here, so I would end up in something boring and fwd

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jensked Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: November 28th, 2008 Location: Flanders, Belgium Age: 25 Posts: 3,987 Car: RIP Opel Astra -> 2006 Toyota Corolla Wagon Rep Power: 40	Nice seats!! You picked a very cool color scheme. I used to dislike that car, but now i'm used to it, I envy you Especially in black it looks superb. And 1.8d, that's probably the most sensible choice. Don't forget to post more pics! WIN! __________________

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Aiolos Joined: May 28th, 2007 Last Online: 03:38 PM Posts: 429 Car: 2005 Toyota Rav4 :-/ (Mom's) Rep Power: 7	Nice interior! I personally would've gotten the auto a/c cause I think it looks cooler and nicer, but I LOVE that seat color, good choice! I'm not a huge fan of hatches, but that 1-series front is really growing on me, and I'm loving those 135i's that are popping out around my area more and more. That place where you pick the car up is sweet! Wish they gave a crap and did something like that in the US, instead of just oh, there's your car in the parking lot, and here are your keys, and peace out, have a good day. America needs more style Congrats man! Have fun!

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anti-net Joined: Mar 17th, 2007 Last Online: November 25th, 2008 Location: Cornwall, UK and Birmingham, UK for uni Age: 19 Posts: 1,241 Rep Power: 18	I actually like the 1er, I've always liked BMW hatchs (remember the 3-series Compact?) It looks a lot better than when it first came out. My favourite 1er is this one though: Great little racer. __________________ My Twitter You'd be surprised how close it is. I've actually got 57 cubic feet of cheese in there, and if you covert cheese into dogs, that's 4.3 great Danes - J.Clarkson

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Dins Joined: Jul 27th, 2005 Last Online: 08:33 PM Location: Duesseldorf, Germany Age: 23 Posts: 752 Car: 325i Rep Power: 21	Does yours come with the start-stop-automatic, gear indicator and airflow-flaps behind the air intake? Found those to be very cool bits that really help economic driving. __________________ "[...] Front wheel drive is the work of satan." - James May "Yes." - Mika Hakkinen

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devil500 Joined: Aug 8th, 2007 Last Online: 09:57 PM Location: NYC Age: 16 Posts: 418 Car: Soon to have something :) Rep Power: 7	That's an awesome way to pick up the car..It makes you feel like it's a one off :p If I ever order a BMW I'm going to for sure ask for the European delivery just to get a peak at the F1 cars and all the other pretty things over in Munich as well as tour Europe :p __________________ Robert Kubica: 2008 Canadian Grand Prix Winner

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