My new car

86JR · 19 Dec 2009 at 15:06

Effortless getting up to speed is one thing, effortless overtaking or hillclimbs is another.

These things are slow and yours looks to be base model ?

And i bet you could have bought a 330d or something for a lot less ?

Big-Mac-Please · 19 Dec 2009 at 15:09

Great post twoblacklines real great :rolleyes:

86JR · 19 Dec 2009 at 15:10

Ok im sorry.

how about i try again

OMG YOU BOUGHT A BMW

Big-Mac-Please · 19 Dec 2009 at 15:14

Great input!

Steedie · 19 Dec 2009 at 19:00

Wow....life changing input there...thanks?

It's not an M Sport no, it's an SE, but in terms of being base, hardly, it has pretty much every option going in it. And it's not slow either, it's not fast, but by no means slow

I could have got a 330d for the money yeah, but at the end of the day, I'm glad I didn't. The more I see the 3 series, the more it looks a bit plain to me. Sure it's probably a more comfortable ride, and is more luxurious, and certainly faster. But the 1 series is a bit more fun to drive apparently and I certainly prefer the looks

So thanks for your post, it's probably the least useful I've ever seen grace the Motors forum, and that's saying a lot :rolleyes:

[TW]Fox · 19 Dec 2009 at 19:08

twoblacklines said:
These things are slow

They are not that bad, quicker than your Passat and you dont think thats slow.

Out of interest is your Passat X reg, and was it driving into town at 11pm last Thursday?

daveydave · 19 Dec 2009 at 19:13

Steedie said:
then I'll just drive and when I need to fill up, I'll do it.

My wallet does the crying for the both of us

Lol you should think yourself lucky! I get roughly 250 miles to a tank...

iaind · 19 Dec 2009 at 19:18

Lol - 0-60 in 7.4s and twoblacklines is saying they're slow....lol

Obviously 174bhp diesel in a mid sized hatch is really slow compared to a 110bhp diesel in a large saloon

mjt · 19 Dec 2009 at 19:19

iaind said:
Lol - 0-60 in 7.4s and twoblacklines is saying they're slow....lol

Obviously 174bhp diesel in a mid sized hatch is really slow compared to a 110bhp diesel in a large saloon

i think it's only got 163bhp though as it's pre-facelift.
it's disgustingly slow. i can out-accelerate it on my pushbike :rolleyes:

iaind · 19 Dec 2009 at 19:21

mjt said:
i think it's only got 163bhp though as it's pre-facelift.
it's disgustingly slow. i can out-accelerate it on my pushbike

Oh god, that means it's 0-60 in 7.9s then - he's probably better off walking

86JR · 20 Dec 2009 at 10:58

[TW]Fox;15560044 said:
They are not that bad, quicker than your Passat and you dont think thats slow.

Out of interest is your Passat X reg, and was it driving into town at 11pm last Thursday?

no, its AD02 reg.

86JR · 20 Dec 2009 at 10:59

Steedie said:
Wow....life changing input there...thanks?

It's not an M Sport no, it's an SE, but in terms of being base, hardly, it has pretty much every option going in it. And it's not slow either, it's not fast, but by no means slow

I could have got a 330d for the money yeah, but at the end of the day, I'm glad I didn't. The more I see the 3 series, the more it looks a bit plain to me. Sure it's probably a more comfortable ride, and is more luxurious, and certainly faster. But the 1 series is a bit more fun to drive apparently and I certainly prefer the looks

So thanks for your post, it's probably the least useful I've ever seen grace the Motors forum, and that's saying a lot

Im just confused that the car in your sig looks nothing like the model you own.

JackRegan · 20 Dec 2009 at 11:15

Some people just can't be happy for others. The lads 23 and only been driving for just over a year and is sitting in a reasonably new, tidy BMW diesel.

A long time ago granted, but my second car was an old 1.3 Mk2 rusty escort which required most of my spare time to be spent trying to fix the damn thing. I remember the thrill when I changed it in 1991 for a 1984 Ford Orion 1.6 GL.

I can't recall anyone down the pub or at footy telling me to my face that my new car was crap, or I should have bought a Sierra Cosworth cos they're faster ect, cos it would'nt have gone down well. It seems in this age of the internet forum, some people seem to lose their manners and post things I'm pretty sure they would'nt say face to face.

Nice car mate, enjoy it!

WantoN · 20 Dec 2009 at 11:31

JackRegan said:
Some people just can't be happy for others. The lads 23 and only been driving for just over a year and is sitting in a reasonably new, tidy BMW diesel.

A long time ago granted, but my second car was an old 1.3 Mk2 rusty escort which required most of my spare time to be spent trying to fix the damn thing. I remember the thrill when I changed it in 1991 for a 1984 Ford Orion 1.6 GL.

I can't recall anyone down the pub or at footy telling me to my face that my new car was crap, or I should have bought a Sierra Cosworth cos they're faster ect, cos it would'nt have gone down well. It seems in this age of the internet forum, some people seem to lose their manners and post things I'm pretty sure they would'nt say face to face.

Nice car mate, enjoy it!

Here here.

Enjoy the car chap, impulse buys are wonderful things

Ant

Steedie · 21 Dec 2009 at 08:17

twoblacklines said:
Im just confused that the car in your sig looks nothing like the model you own.

Well because I haven't had a chance to get a good photo of my car yet, given the naff weather and state my car is in after doing back road journies, given the chance I will have a more relevant sig

86JR · 21 Dec 2009 at 17:16

JackRegan said:
Some people just can't be happy for others. The lads 23 and only been driving for just over a year and is sitting in a reasonably new, tidy BMW diesel.

A long time ago granted, but my second car was an old 1.3 Mk2 rusty escort which required most of my spare time to be spent trying to fix the damn thing. I remember the thrill when I changed it in 1991 for a 1984 Ford Orion 1.6 GL.

I can't recall anyone down the pub or at footy telling me to my face that my new car was crap, or I should have bought a Sierra Cosworth cos they're faster ect, cos it would'nt have gone down well. It seems in this age of the internet forum, some people seem to lose their manners and post things I'm pretty sure they would'nt say face to face.

Nice car mate, enjoy it!

I would say it to his face, anyone who really knows me would tell you the same. Im 23 and I wouldnt buy that either. Think of the cars you could get for that cash.

Sin_Chase · 21 Dec 2009 at 17:21

twoblacklines said:
I would say it to his face, anyone who really knows me would tell you the same. Im 23 and I wouldnt buy that either. Think of the cars you could get for that cash.

Yeah but you're a tit so we would not expect anything else. :rolleyes:

86JR · 21 Dec 2009 at 17:22

If you say so.

Princey · 21 Dec 2009 at 17:25

He called you a tit twoblacklines.

Steedie · 21 Dec 2009 at 17:34

twoblacklines said:
I would say it to his face, anyone who really knows me would tell you the same. Im 23 and I wouldnt buy that either. Think of the cars you could get for that cash.

You could probably give me a whole list of cars, and I'd probably tell you "no thanks" to most of them.

I wanted a 3 series at first, as I had my heart set on a BMW, always have, ever since I was a kid. It was only when I spoke to a guy at work about them and he asked me if I'd looked into the 1 series as an entry point into BMW, due to my driving experience and requirements, that I really took notice.

So it was always going to be one of the two, and once I actually sat in the 1 series and test drove it, I knew I'd be happy with it

I didn't want a super quick car, I didn't want a car that would be massively more expensive to run than my Fiesta and I certainly didn't want anything older than 5 years