Fresh pics 135 Hatchback...

igeneo · 07-21-2007, 03:31 PM

Hi guys,

I'm not in the market for a 135 or anything but I did come across this 135 hatchback a couple of hours ago on PCH in So.Cal. I thought you'd be interested so here are a few pics I grabbed.

atr_hugo · 07-21-2007, 03:46 PM

Hmmm, DST plates - that be the factory!! Double hmmmm, the roundel is blacked out.

dll08 · 07-21-2007, 03:49 PM

I wonder why they are testing the hatchback in the U.S, maybe they will have the production version within 2009...

atr_hugo · 07-21-2007, 03:51 PM

Hmmmm - twin tailpipes and they're black too. Hmmm - maybe a 135 mule?

atr_hugo · 07-21-2007, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ogeneo

Hi guys,

I'm not in the market for a 135 or anything but I did come across this 135 hatchback a couple of hours ago on PCH in So.Cal. I

D'oh! Yes a 135 mule - doubt it's more than that based on the crude cutout for the exhaust. Somebody is playing with a 135i dressed as a schlpermobile.

BForbes · 07-21-2007, 05:24 PM

Fellas, tame your horses. I highly doubt that is a 135i. It be anything really. It could be the diesel, 128i, M1, or a 135i. Or that could be a 1 series hatchback from Mexico for all we know.

Joop! · 07-21-2007, 05:27 PM

You're right oneshots2k.

It could be anything. The body of this 1 series is the pre-facelifted 130i (european) hatchback-model. So it could be a testmule for the 128i/135i, cause the 135i gets the same twin-exhaust as the 128i/130i.

atr_hugo · 07-21-2007, 05:32 PM

Nope - not a hatch from Mexico - DST plates, badges covered - that's a factory car. Trust me on this one.

Robert · 07-21-2007, 05:41 PM

It can be anything. I don't see any tell tale sign that it is a 135 instead of 120d or 130i

atr_hugo · 07-21-2007, 05:55 PM

DST plates = Distributor plates. That could mean either a dealer or the manufacturer - they aren't the California MFG plates which would be manufacturer only. That would probably mean the marketing arm of BMW in the US is the owner of the plate, since a dealer doesn't keep any 1ers in stock. ; -)

BMW services their press fleets out of NJ so they run NJ distributor (or MFG plates - need to go look at a pix of the M5 I had in the driveway a few years ago). This is not some schlub vehicle that someone is ashamed to show the BMW badge on.

igeneo · 07-21-2007, 06:37 PM

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Nope - not a hatch from Mexico - DST plates, badges covered - that's a factory car. Trust me on this one.

It was following a camoflauged Mini Cooper and being followed by a 3 series wagon, all with mfgr plates. They were headed north on PCH/Hwy 1, no doubt back to BMW's facility in Port Hueneme

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atr_hugo No longer moderate 325 Rep 4,401 Posts Drives: '13 135i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: - iTrader: (0)	Hmmmm - twin tailpipes and they're black too. Hmmm - maybe a 135 mule?
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BForbes Moderator 557 Rep 4,240 Posts Drives: BSM 135i/AW E90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orlando, FL iTrader: (0)	Fellas, tame your horses. I highly doubt that is a 135i. It be anything really. It could be the diesel, 128i, M1, or a 135i. Or that could be a 1 series hatchback from Mexico for all we know. __________________ - 04 Honda S2000(gone)
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Joop! Major 105 Rep 1,181 Posts Drives: G29 Z4 M40i Roadster Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Netherlands iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019/05 G29 Z4 M40i [10.00]	You're right oneshots2k. It could be anything. The body of this 1 series is the pre-facelifted 130i (european) hatchback-model. So it could be a testmule for the 128i/135i, cause the 135i gets the same twin-exhaust as the 128i/130i. __________________ BMW - Maßstab für Fahrspaß
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atr_hugo No longer moderate 325 Rep 4,401 Posts Drives: '13 135i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: - iTrader: (0)	Nope - not a hatch from Mexico - DST plates, badges covered - that's a factory car. Trust me on this one.
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Robert Major General 414 Rep 6,968 Posts Drives: 135i -> is350 -> Tesla M3 perf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Socal iTrader: (1)	It can be anything. I don't see any tell tale sign that it is a 135 instead of 120d or 130i
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atr_hugo No longer moderate 325 Rep 4,401 Posts Drives: '13 135i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: - iTrader: (0)	DST plates = Distributor plates. That could mean either a dealer or the manufacturer - they aren't the California MFG plates which would be manufacturer only. That would probably mean the marketing arm of BMW in the US is the owner of the plate, since a dealer doesn't keep any 1ers in stock. ; -) BMW services their press fleets out of NJ so they run NJ distributor (or MFG plates - need to go look at a pix of the M5 I had in the driveway a few years ago). This is not some schlub vehicle that someone is ashamed to show the BMW badge on.
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