Comments by "yankee2 yankee" (@yankee2yankee216) on "The New York Times"
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What this reviewer fails to mention is that being smaller than a 328i, the 128i, which has the same motor, is faster! anow I don’t care that much about speed, per se, but that’s nice. Another thing is this is a CLASSIC BMW, i.e. it has the most quintessential BMW motor ever made, that 3.0L 6. My own copy is a “stripper,” i.e. one without iDrive. It is also not a 135i, which has a twin turno and also a high-pressure fuel pump (HPFP) which is the 135i/335i Achilles heel, i.e. by breaking unpredictably and regularly (every few K to 30-40K miles). All those extra parts cause reliability issues, not horrible mind you, but my stripper doesn’t have them, so seems likely to be not only more reliable, but also much cheaper to own. Performance is, nevertheless, excellent, provided one does not need a supercar. So far, in normal driving, I have never come close to breaking it loose. It handles extremely well. I have no problem with the fact that my car is (or was, since it is OOP) the cheapest BMW... I have the pleasure of owning a REAL BMW, a REALLY REAL BMW (purchased 4 yo with 11K miles, i.e. practically brand new), for the price of a Toyota Corolla. It makes me feel smart! I got A LOT more car than a Toyota, for the same price! And she is VERY PRETTY! I guess you’d have to say I am pretty happy with my 128i.
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Just to fill out my bit a bit, my 128i has a 6-speed MT, and it’s a coupe. It has Boston Oyster leather seats, blue metalic paint and 18” alloy wheels, and NOTHING else. Oh, it has automatic windshield wipers with rain detection. I think that is rather nice... Luxury? Not much, but the leather, etc., but I like how the side windows drop down 1/2” when the door is opened, and go back up when the door is closed, guaranteeing a tight seal. I also like how the radio fades out and in when the station is changed, or when you turn it on. That smooth transition is nice... Yes, the rear seats are tight (my 14 yo, 5’2” daughter finds it tight), but this is nevertheless one of the very best front engine, RWD, MT sports cars with 4 seats, available, at any cost!
I am a bit of a socialist (seriously), and felt GUILTY at first, driving a BMW, that being a bit elitist and all, but considering what it cost, I am gradually getting over that!
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