Cheers. Glad you replied! I didn't actually realise the 3 series is a totally fresh model. I've always preferred the interior of Audis and was leaning towards them however a friend has just taken delivery of a new 3 series and was singing its plaudits. Difference in price between the two is negligible but the 3 series may be the front running due to the freshness of it.
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Cheers. Glad you replied! I didn't actually realise the 3 series is a totally fresh model. I've always preferred the interior of Audis and was leaning towards them however a friend has just taken delivery of a new 3 series and was singing its plaudits. Difference in price between the two is negligible but the 3 series may be the front running due to the freshness of it.
S55 Engine bay cleaned up a little so a quick phone video of it because lockdown boredom and can't really drive it anywhere (Scotland still in full lockdown mode)
Disclaimer - It's got Carbon stuff I'm aware of the hate, and it's a video with music 99% of OCUK will say is just bad bad noise, so more hate.
Disclaimer - It's got Carbon stuff I'm aware of the hate, and it's a video with music 99% of OCUK will say is just bad bad noise, so more hate.
2 months and 2500 miles with the puddle jumper F40
Really warmed up to it and it certainly doesn’t feel as hard as it did when it arrived.
the 3 pot makes a hilariously gruff sound especially as you close in on the limiteramd it handles superbly when you drive it with a bit of enthusiasm
Still haven’t washed it though
Really warmed up to it and it certainly doesn’t feel as hard as it did when it arrived.
the 3 pot makes a hilariously gruff sound especially as you close in on the limiteramd it handles superbly when you drive it with a bit of enthusiasm
Still haven’t washed it though
Like the styling of the current 1er, I just can't get my head around how they had the cheek to call it an F40. - A bit like Tesco branding their own brand blended scotch with the same name as a decades matured single malt......
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They have not branded it as an F40, it's branded 1 Series. The F40 is an internal product destination code not a brand.
What is unusual is that it's an F series rather than G
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Same platform as MINI so same letter code makes sense internally?
Trying to check out how much the extended warranty will be (dealer AUC warranty expires this month) and the site is asking me for a pin and login details from my invitation letter. I haven't received anything yet though. Does the letter arrive on time, or should I call and do it over the phone? Is it worth haggling?
You know what I mean, you'd have thought even the Germans wouldn't have gone near that hallowed name, product destination code or not.They have not branded it as an F40, it's branded 1 Series. The F40 is an internal product destination code not a brand.
What is unusual is that it's an F series rather than G
But yes why F not G makes no sense at all.
It’s on an F platform because it shares its underpinnings with the Clubman.
It is so fugly though. I puke a little every time I see one (metaphorically)
Literally ask myself what the designers were thinking...like were they high on something lol
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Indeed and the rest of the MINI range on the UKl1 and UKL2 platforms. Now called the FAAR for FWD based rather than the RWD CLAR and guess that then ties into the F prefix.
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5 series LCI announced.
That's the next car sorted
looks nice, V8 and 6 cylinder PHEV. I see they have dropped the 6GC aswell. The Countryman has had its LCI too.
Some other have delayed facelifts to avoid ended up with loads of unsold previous stock. Interesting it hasn’t slowed the BMW product release.