Which 1er

Sam098765 · 20 Apr 2011 at 14:18

Guys,

Got a problem which needs resolving pronto. I am selecting my next company car and have been offered the following.

118d available now with all the options I want or

wait 12 weeks and have a 120d with most of the options I want.

118d is much cheaper on tax over the 3 years its £1,920 cheaper.

Anyone driven both that can give a comparison?

thanks

DRZ · 20 Apr 2011 at 14:56

Opt out of the company car and get the car you want now?

Philz0r · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:10

go with the 118d. if it has everything you want and is availible now.

Sam098765 · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:14

Can't opt out really as I will be traveling ~20,000 a year. In my mind that is a lot to put on a car. If I balance the figures it leaves me with enough for a £9k car.

The thinking behind holding out for the 120d is the power. I have a 1.9d A3 at the moment with 105BHP but it has been horrible with the lack of power. Going from 105 to 177 would be nice.

6thElement · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:19

It's a while ago now but I loved my 120d company car which I had back in '05 :eek:

Cristian · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:30

Sam098765 said:
Can't opt out really as I will be traveling ~20,000 a year. In my mind that is a lot to put on a car. If I balance the figures it leaves me with enough for a £9k car.

The thinking behind holding out for the 120d is the power. I have a 1.9d A3 at the moment with 105BHP but it has been horrible with the lack of power. Going from 105 to 177 would be nice.

then you have answered yourself, wait up for the 120d.
0-60 in 7.5 is nothing to be sniffed at.

PraxxtorCruel · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:46

1 Series, I've always felt they're the cheap mans BMW. I'd much rather go for a used 3, 5 series.

hurfdurf · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:55

PraxxtorCruel said:
1 Series, I've always felt they're the cheap mans BMW. I'd much rather go for a used 3, 5 series.

"cheap mans *ABC*" , I've always felt only a moron would use that kind of phrasing.

PraxxtorCruel · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:57

hurfdurf said:
"cheap mans *ABC*" , I've always felt only a moron would use that kind of phrasing.

Apologies if I offended you, maybe I should've added (') around it. Thought it would be the easiest way to say it.

Westyfield2 · 20 Apr 2011 at 16:02

143BHP vs 177BHP isn't it? 120D every day of the week IMHO.

For a 4pot dag-dag the engine's pretty good, and remaps to 215BHP

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Disco Boy · 20 Apr 2011 at 16:02

Sam098765 said:
Guys,

Got a problem which needs resolving pronto. I am selecting my next company car and have been offered the following.

118d available now with all the options I want or

wait 12 weeks and have a 120d with most of the options I want.

118d is much cheaper on tax over the 3 years its £1,920 cheaper.

Anyone driven both that can give a comparison?

thanks

Why not drive them yourself? Personally I'd take the £2k and enjoy the extra options for the cost of 34bhp because the 118d isn't exactly underpowered.

Muffin` · 20 Apr 2011 at 16:04

118d will be plenty quick for what the UK roads offer without loosing your job dependant license.

Is the 118d not avialbe with some nice extras like leather, uprated audio or something?

Sam098765 · 20 Apr 2011 at 17:11

It's a hard choice. Has anyone driven both here?

Not really got time to try them myself. The car will disapear very soon.

I have only tested the 118d and felt it could do with a bit more speed but was a nice boost from my 105BHP.

118d has the phone prep, radio, tinted glass, 18" wheels, right colour (white), M-sport pack, cruise, auto wipers & lights, USB and PCD front and rear.

So pretty loaded.

hurfdurf · 20 Apr 2011 at 17:41

PraxxtorCruel said:
Apologies if I offended you, maybe I should've added (') around it. Thought it would be the easiest way to say it.

Not offended in the slightest, I have never owned any kind of BMW, I just think its a really silly way of saying things.

[TW]Fox · 20 Apr 2011 at 17:58

Sam098765 said:
It's a hard choice. Has anyone driven both here?

Yes.

The 120d offers all the performance that you might reasonable want in day to day driving whereas the 118d sometimes feels lacking.

Dr House · 20 Apr 2011 at 18:11

I would get the 120d my self but the 118d is really not too bad. I had it for a couple of days when my car was in for a service.

Take both for a drive and see how you feel.

dovey · 20 Apr 2011 at 18:19

Is the extra 30odd diesel bhp worth 2 grand?

Juggy1985 · 20 Apr 2011 at 18:58

Get a petrol, the diesel engines in the 1 series are not that great. There have been quite a few cases of the cam chains snapping and writing the engine off.

[TW]Fox · 20 Apr 2011 at 19:01

Juggy1985 said:
Get a petrol, the diesel engines in the 1 series are not that great. There have been quite a few cases of the cam chains snapping and writing the engine off.

The diesel engines in the 1 Series are amongst the best 4 cylinder diesels available. By contrast, the 4 cylinder petrol engines suck a bit.

Juggy1985 · 20 Apr 2011 at 19:04

I was interested in a BMW 1 series diesel myself. Asked me uncle who's been a bmw and now a bmw sytner mechanic for 10+ years and said he'd had to rebuild 4 in the past 18 month, due to cam chain snapping, 1 as low as 60k on the clock.