01-13-2014, 07:10 PM | #24 |
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The 2 series looks promising from exterior, however, it is my impression or it is really cheap inside?
I mean, I am looking at the door panel and at the dash, man, I really hope it will not be one cheap plastic in there, or as much as I love the exterior, if the interior is cheap I will just not be interested anymore... |
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01-13-2014, 07:20 PM | #25 |
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I'm not sure how I missed it, but for some reason I thought it had the same 4 gauge cluster as the F30. Now I see that there are only three gauges (no coolant temp gauge, ugh) and the fuel gauge is bundled in with the other gauges for a two gauge cluster look…hello E90 repeat.
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01-13-2014, 07:47 PM | #30 |
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love it. looks great
-not feeling the mirrors being different colors -wheels are nice but need something better bigger -rear black diffuser or whatever that is just not working, I guess on the black col one you cant really see it so
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I wish cars still came with full instrumentation, with like 6 gauges like they used to: tach, speedo, coolant, oil pressure, volt meter, and fuel. |
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01-13-2014, 08:15 PM | #34 |
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did anyone notice that the rear seats have their own air conditioning now?
My 128i does not have aircon for the rear seat
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01-13-2014, 08:24 PM | #35 |
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Hmmm just noticed the door speaker and its funky shape.
Yeah like other's I hope the interior quality materials is good. The photos seem to convey hard cheap plastics to me. Hope I'm wrong.
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01-13-2014, 08:27 PM | #36 |
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I definitely noticed, our X1 only has the vents under the seats. You said 0-60 same as E90 M3 did you mean E46 because the E46 was 4.8 and the E92 M3 was anywhere from 4.3 to 4.6 according to most car magazines. I see they changed the manual time to 4.9 from 5.0 but raised the 228 time to 5.5 from 5.4.
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01-13-2014, 08:31 PM | #37 | |
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I would believe it. I have seen videos of stock 135i vs M3 and they were neck and neck. With launch control and the quick 8 speed, i wouldn't be surprised if it was faster!
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01-13-2014, 08:35 PM | #38 |
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Ouch, the interior looks even worse than I was expecting. Everything appears to be hard plastic, possibly even the upper dash. The only soft touch materials appear to be the upper doors.
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01-13-2014, 09:03 PM | #39 |
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Im digging the 228i!!! tons of potential for mods.
Can someone post pics of the engine bay of the 228i at the auto show.............Thanks!!!
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So adaptive suspension comes standard on the M235i, but you can still get the M-Performance suspension as a port add-on item? Confused.
Either way, car looks hot! I am trying to justify to myself how to go from F30 to F22... how can I make it work with two small kids. Ha! |
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That's how my E82 is now, so I wouldn't be surprised
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Interior is as cheap as the E82 1-Series'... bottom dash, lower door panels and center console are hard plastic.
That's what $30-$44,000 will get you nowadays, I guess. Quote:
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I guess if we could only have one - sportiness or luxury in the 2series, the target is sportiness from the 2002 comparisons. Still, a decent amount of luxury is a must for a BMW branded car.
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