BMW 116i M Sport

metachi · 12 Sep 2009 at 15:51

price is £12,995, mileage is 6,531

spec:
Manual/Petrol
Silver
1.6ltr

M Sport Package
External Visible VIN
Security Wheel Bolts
M double spoke style 207M 7J/7.5J x 17"
Multi-function controls for s'wheel
Alarm system (Thatcham 1)
First Aid Kit & Triangle
Smokers package
ISOFIX Child Seat System
Armrest - front. centre
Park Distance Control (PDC). rear
Automatic Air Conditioning
Extended Interior Light Package
Head restraints. rear and folding

is it worth it?

( |-| |2 ][ $ · 12 Sep 2009 at 15:54

Year?

From a dealer or some gippo somewhere? Is it really worth M sport trim with ~120 BHP

paradigm · 12 Sep 2009 at 15:54

No, its a 116i, it isn't worth it.

Kappa · 12 Sep 2009 at 15:54

Depends what you're after out of the car. What year is it? I would prefer an older one with one of the diesel engines.

metachi · 12 Sep 2009 at 15:54

sry

2007
from a dealer

metachi · 12 Sep 2009 at 15:55

116 is cheapest insurance for me

Kappa · 12 Sep 2009 at 15:57

metachi said:
116 is cheapest insurance for me

Spend a grand less on the car and a grand more in insurance!

Theres a lot of interesting things to buy for £12k

paradigm · 12 Sep 2009 at 15:58

metachi said:
116 is cheapest insurance for me

Well, yes, but its a £12,000 car, surely if you can afford TWELVE GRAND, you can pay a decent amount of insurance to own a version of the car worth having.

mjt · 12 Sep 2009 at 15:58

^^ this.
spend less on a better car, spend more on insurance

i wouldn't spend £12k on a 116i. for that much it'd have to be much more powerful
and the smoker's pack would lead me to suggest that it stinks of fags

iaind · 12 Sep 2009 at 16:01

3k miles a year!?

10k for one with a real engine, a bit more for insurance and spend the rest on beer

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1204902.htm

metachi · 12 Sep 2009 at 16:03

iaind said:
3k miles a year!?

10k for one with a real engine, a bit more for insurance and spend the rest on beer

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1204902.htm

thats very old + 120..im looking for 116 or 118 ideally.

paradigm · 12 Sep 2009 at 16:04

metachi said:
thats very old + 120..im looking for 116 or 118 ideally.

Very old? They haven't been around "very long", so that's impossible.

Also, why do you only want the gay engined versions?

( |-| |2 ][ $ · 12 Sep 2009 at 16:05

metachi said:
thats very old + 120..im looking for 116 or 118 ideally.

You're looking for the slower ones ideally? Weird.

InvaderGIR · 12 Sep 2009 at 16:05

metachi said:
thats very old + 120..im looking for 116 or 118 ideally.

Why?

They are small pointless engines, all you are buying is the badge and not the car with them.

iaind · 12 Sep 2009 at 16:06

metachi said:
thats very old + 120..im looking for 116 or 118 ideally.

That makes no sense, whatsoever.

metachi · 12 Sep 2009 at 16:07

im currently driving a 1.4 VW polo. i think 1.6 enough for me?

jamoor · 12 Sep 2009 at 16:08

iaind said:
That makes no sense, whatsoever.

Allow me,

The car in that link is extremely old, it also happens to be a 120.
I happen to be looking for a 116 or 118.

paradigm · 12 Sep 2009 at 16:10

metachi said:
im currently driving a 1.4 VW polo. i think 1.6 enough for me?

1) the polo is a lot lighter, so the 1.6 will probably feel slower.
2) why are you after a car with great driving dynamics, only to hinder it with a crappy powerplant? If you are at all interested in the 1 series for any other reason than the badge, you'll want the power to go with the drivetrain and chassis.
3) are you going to get a 1.8 after your bored of the 1.6, then maybe a 2.0 in a few more years? There are no rules regarding engine size increases.

jamoor said:
Allow me,

The car in that link is extremely old, it also happens to be a 120.
I happen to be looking for a 116 or 118.

Are you purposefully trolling? You know full well he was referring to the fact that the car is neither "old", nor should it come with the 1.6 or 1.8 engine, when other, faster, larger engined examples are available for the budget.

( |-| |2 ][ $ · 12 Sep 2009 at 16:13

Isn't the 116i a restricted 2.0i these days anyway? Not that that's any excuse for buying a 116i.

Honest don't make the mistake of buying an under powered car. Once you buy a decent car you wont go back to underpowered ones.

iaind · 12 Sep 2009 at 16:13

metachi said:
im currently driving a 1.4 VW polo. i think 1.6 enough for me?

Well.

For a start a Polo is a smaller, lighter car so you cant compare engine sizes directly - what is it with young drivers and being obsessed by engine size alone?

I think the fact you're concerned with insurance on a fairly mundane BMW and dont understand that there's more than one contributing factor to performance than engine capacity, I'm guessing you're quite young? Probably too young to be sensibly considering a 12k car?

Sell the polo, buy a Golf or similar for 3~4k - put the rest in savings and buy a more expensive car when youre old/experienced enough to understand and appreciate it