New car time bmw 140

[Dafydd]

With the 2 young kids and a dog. I have recently purchased a 2004 passat estate 4motion.
This enabled us to chop in our golf gtd which has been great just a little boring, for a bmw m140i.
A bit of a middle ground. So far so good. It won’t be used all the time. I also didn’t have the urge to spend loads more per month on a vehicle. Photos to follow.
Marry Christmas

 

[imprezaworks]

With the money saved, photography class?

Looks ace, I think?!?!?

 

[Dafydd]

With the money saved, photography class?

Looks ace, I think?!?!?

:smile:

sorry mate, I’ll take some less shite ones tomorrow

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Please say it’s auto? Nice car. I want one so bad but cannot get the Mrs insured on one yet.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Very nice!

 

[cjgower]

Lovely car. Tempted to sell up and get one myself. It's the thought of fuel costs that's putting me off, which defeats the point of owning one in the first place.

 

[Dafydd]

Please say it’s auto? Nice car. I want one so bad but cannot get the Mrs insured on one yet.

Yup it’s auto. It’s sooooo slick. Makes the dsg on the golf feel from the stone age

 

[Dafydd]

Lovely car. Tempted to sell up and get one myself. It's the thought of fuel costs that's putting me off, which defeats the point of owning one in the first place.

To be fair it’s a third vehicle in the house so won’t be used all the time.
I’m not sure I’d want it as my only car where we live. We are in the country and the roads are pretty poor and muddy

 

[leedsboy]

To be fair it’s a third vehicle in the house so won’t be used all the time.
I’m not sure I’d want it as my only car where we live. We are in the country and the roads are pretty poor and muddy

Third car?! I wish my first car was something like that!

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Shadow ed?

Nice, make sure you get the diff and a JB4.

Lovely car. Tempted to sell up and get one myself. It's the thought of fuel costs that's putting me off, which defeats the point of owning one in the first place.

Fuel economy isn't bad, just the small tank makes it feel worse than it is.

 

[Inequality Street]

We are ordering one of these soon! It will also be the third car in our house.

What options have you gone for? Brand new or second hand?

 

[Dafydd]

Third car?! I wish my first car was something like that!

Third vehicle.... ones a vw transporter and the other is a 13 year old passat

 

[Dafydd]

We are ordering one of these soon! It will also be the third car in our house.

What options have you gone for? Brand new or second hand?

Brand new . As mental as it sounds they were doing 0% on m140i atm so made more sense than a second hand one.

Unfortunately for me, it was already at port so I didn’t build it. Hey ho.

It’s a shadow edition so it has a few options.
Not as well Specced as the gtd but it’s pretty good.
I’ll take some inside photos tomo

 

[Inequality Street]

Brand new . As mental as it sounds they were doing 0% on m140i atm so made more sense than a second hand one.

Unfortunately for me, it was already at port so I didn’t build it. Hey ho.

It’s a shadow edition so it has a few options.
Not as well Specced as the gtd but it’s pretty good.
I’ll take some inside photos tomo

0% is a cracking deal. We keep spec’ing ours to £41000 which is annoying as it’s next level up in tax/VED.

Our Golf r goes back in June so ordering m140 in March. Also going Grey, probably not shadow though as have a few different options and need to keep below 40K list price.

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Have you guys seen the TRL deals at all for this quarter? Worth looking into.

 

[JB21]

I really would like one of these and at only £339 a month with £2k deposit it's not crazy expensive. It would mean getting rid of the Clio track car though which I know I'd regret once the new car buzz has faded.

 

[Ian_182]

I really like these, nice and subtle but goes like a train.
Good luck with it.

 

[Dafydd]

I new @Daniel would prefer the Passat!!

 

[Dafydd]

Few more dirty photos but hopefully a little better. V pleased, the power will take a little getting used to after the golf.

 

[Stay Puft]

Id get the orange, lovely car though. Heard one on idle at the petrol station and sounded lovely

 

[imprezaworks]

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[Dafydd]

Taken with a slightly better potatoe phone @imprezaworks !!


@Davyy no way are either of us brave enough for the orange. Even though it looks awesome

 

[Craig]

That's very nice mate. Cracking buy

 

[imprezaworks]

Taken with a slightly better potatoe phone @imprezaworks !!

Potato. Tomorrow spelling

 

[MarkCup]

Nice. I've grown to really appreciate these. A mate has the 440 and he's now got the M performance exhaust on it...sounds immense. I should be getting a good go in it soon. For a slush 'box it's incedible.

Pictures? Rotating your phone 90 degrees before shooting will do actual wonders.

 

[charltjr]

Very nice! I seriously considered one of these before going for the Golf R, the discounts and finance deals BMW do on them are just insane. Engine is an absolute peach. Only reason I’ve not got one is I fancied 4WD this time round.

 

[Dafydd]

Very nice! I seriously considered one of these before going for the Golf R, the discounts and finance deals BMW do on them are just insane. Engine is an absolute peach. Only reason I’ve not got one is I fancied 4WD this time round.

That was a concern to me. Where we are living I didn’t want a rear wheel drive car as my only one.
We’d just had a golf gtd so I wanted a change.
I’ve got a new vw transporter as a vehicle and we have a 4 motion Passat so I kind of guessed it didn’t matter.
Engine is incredible

 

[Ian_182]

I bet once rolling these are on par with an M3/4...?

 

[Dafydd]

I bet once rolling these are on par with an M3/4...?

I haven’t been in one to compare ian. I haven’t had any fast cars for a little while. Young kids and big mortgages took over for a while. It certainly shoves you back in you’re seat .

 

[dann2707]

I really would like one of these and at only £339 a month with £2k deposit it's not crazy expensive. It would mean getting rid of the Clio track car though which I know I'd regret once the new car buzz has faded.

Ridiculously cheap. Mad to think the 18 year old apprentices at work could afford that easily.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

I bet once rolling these are on par with an M3/4...?

M2 yes. With a tuning box then they'll keep up with an M3. Which is mad!

 

[Ian_182]

Its pretty good power then given its half the price.
I guess the interior is not quite M3/4 spec though.

 

[Fletcher]

Nice. Best colour too.

 

[Dafydd]

Nice. Best colour too.

Is it the same colour as you’re m2?

 

[Fletcher]

Is it the same colour as you’re m2?

I think so... I take it your M140i is mineral grey?

 

[Dafydd]

I think so... I take it your M140i is mineral grey?

Yes it is mate

 

[182Trophy]

The new 3.0 engines are supposedly putting out 370+bhp out of the factory. Iv also heard they pull well all the way to the limiter. Could be b****cks though.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

The new 3.0 engines are supposedly putting out 370+bhp out of the factory. Iv also heard they pull well all the way to the limiter. Could be b****cks though.

Not that unbelievable

 

[hsustyle]

I've been in one of the these, so quality compared to a clio or even most German built cars. Much sideways also. Deceptively quick!

 

[davo172]

My only concern with these would be that they would be only pretty scary on anything but a dry day !