Hi All,
Some of you may recall that I had a 118D before this, I had added 60k to the clock in just under 2 years - the service pack had finished, it needed a whole new set of tyres and a pretty expensive service.
It was going to cost me the same to upgrade rather than paying out for the work that needed to be completed so I decided to get rid and get something else.
As i'm on a hire purchase agreement, my equity in the car was minimal, if non-exisitant. I was able to agree a deal where my monthly payments stayed the same which I was pleased with. It's an approved used car and had just under 6k on the clock.
I picked up the 120D in late November and I love it, it feels so much more powerful than the 118D, the X-Drive is simply magnificent - it's more or less impossible to get wheel-spin and the traction you get still surprises me!
It's pretty much fully loaded bar the navigation, I really wanted the Pro-Nav however they are pretty rare on the 1 series. I wasn't sure if I'd like the Red Dakota leather when I purchased the car however the seats are so comfortable, they're heated too which has been nice in the cold.
It's also got the Xenon light package, which is brilliant - I do seem to get flashed a fair bit though from people thinking I have my highbeams on. @ColinG - Do you get the same also?
Overall, it's a great car - I prefer having 5 doors (I had the 3 door before) The MPG is a little less but that's probably my lead foot on the motorways
Untitled by SimonNicholls27, on Flickr
by SimonNicholls27, on Flickr
by SimonNicholls27, on Flickr
Some of you may recall that I had a 118D before this, I had added 60k to the clock in just under 2 years - the service pack had finished, it needed a whole new set of tyres and a pretty expensive service.
It was going to cost me the same to upgrade rather than paying out for the work that needed to be completed so I decided to get rid and get something else.
As i'm on a hire purchase agreement, my equity in the car was minimal, if non-exisitant. I was able to agree a deal where my monthly payments stayed the same which I was pleased with. It's an approved used car and had just under 6k on the clock.
I picked up the 120D in late November and I love it, it feels so much more powerful than the 118D, the X-Drive is simply magnificent - it's more or less impossible to get wheel-spin and the traction you get still surprises me!
It's pretty much fully loaded bar the navigation, I really wanted the Pro-Nav however they are pretty rare on the 1 series. I wasn't sure if I'd like the Red Dakota leather when I purchased the car however the seats are so comfortable, they're heated too which has been nice in the cold.
It's also got the Xenon light package, which is brilliant - I do seem to get flashed a fair bit though from people thinking I have my highbeams on. @ColinG - Do you get the same also?
Overall, it's a great car - I prefer having 5 doors (I had the 3 door before) The MPG is a little less but that's probably my lead foot on the motorways
