BMW and M Power Owners
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It’s getting a lot of good reviews with many rating it higher than the M135i
Some in the press saying it's supposedly BMWs attempt at making something actually entertaining to drive in the 1 series line up (inb4 "omg FWD can't be entertaining its not RWD it's not a real BMW"), rather than chasing numbers with the M135i in a spreadsheet war with the Golf R, S3 and A35
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All those benefits are irrelevant though when it looks like a McDonalds Happy meal toy. 
All those benefits are irrelevant though when it looks like a McDonalds Happy meal toy.
Its funny, cos its true.
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At least the main thing is it's got a massive grill.
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Both my current insurer and moneysupermarket don't have the 128ti listed as a model. The woman at my current place i just spoke to suggested I double check with who I bought i from as that's a lot shorter than the other models.... I did mention my last one was a Z4.
Compare the Market lists the 128ti if that helps
1 series, non ti, in blue, looks as though it has a more elegant grill with vertical accents, or whatever they're called
https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/first-official-pictures/bmw/1-series/
maybe its just the picture angle
Compare the market were showing around £41 per month as the cheapest, i rang up my current ones again and they found the 128ti straight away and increased my monthly amount from £20 to £22 of which £26 was admin fees. Pleased with that.
Per month? Insurance companies tend to use horrendous interest rates for paying monthly.
The change reminds me a bit of when Audi first went from two small horizontal grilles to the huge single grilles in the early 2000s (I think B6>B7 A4 and C5>C6 A6 were the first to change?)
It was really jarring at the time and I recall most people slating the new look but years on from that, it's hard to imagine how Audi's current design language would look without the massive grilles.
I’ve seen a couple now and with the darker grille it certainly doesn’t look bad.
It's also odd when it's only £22 a month, suggesting the full policy is under £300 which is easily payable for most.
I suppose interest is negligible at that level for the convenience.
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You're really best off avoiding monthly payments for insurance. What they do is rather than bill your insurance monthly you're effectively taking a loan to pay it in full. It usually works out lots more expensive.
amazingly cheap, for a year fully comp on that; in Cambridge too, paying ~£200 older 320 with age+noclaims.