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Originally Posted by Jcbmally
Why is everyone so against the new 135i, yes its no looker but after a test drive I was well impressed. Don't judge a book by its cover is all I can say.
My brother has the M140i and even he was impressed.
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Nothing wrong with the M135i and hot hatches universally aren't exactly Italian designed lookers are they?
The fundamental issue is it's another competent FWD in a sea of other competent FWD cars. If you said the 135i is a better drive than the M140i even without driving it I wouldn't try to dispute.
Now it all depends if you believe robotic levels of competence is the antithesis of fun or not. You'd never have to ask the following in a 135 X-drive.
Oh, it's raining.. Let's see if I end up going around the roundabout today at 30MPH or end up in a tree over there. I am of course joking but it did have a somewhat unpredictable nature with little provocation, kept you on your toes as such..
Whilst it may not have been THE most popular option to drive a 6 pot, RWD hooligan there was nothing else like it catering to a specific type of enthusiast.