Sheefa Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 As above, both are roughly the same rental over the 4 year period with the 335i having slightly fewer options! The 135i is notably quicker, same Co2 emmissions on both. What would your suggestion be??!! Thanks Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 335i for practicality reasons... remap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 335i for practicality reasons... remap How would that work being a company car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanc Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 How would that work being a company car? Was wondering that as well... I thought you can't modify company cars? I will go for the 335i as well. I think the engine in the 135i is slightly detuned version of the 335i... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Who knows if they're modded? Most will come and reset it to factory before it leaves your posession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanc Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Who knows if they're modded? Most will come and reset it to factory before it leaves your posession. Ah, in that case a lil remap wont hurt 335i all the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Who knows if they're modded? Most will come and reset it to factory before it leaves your posession. Yep. It would actually be my car as after 4 years on the Employee Ownership scheme I have the option of a final purchase payment of £12,490.00 if I wanted to keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Do you think the 335i looks better than the 135i too in Coupe form? This is what I would go for: [ATTACH=CONFIG]140329[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanc Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Do you think the 335i looks better than the 135i too in Coupe form? This is what I would go for: [ATTACH=CONFIG]140329[/ATTACH] Well newest 1 serioes is a looker but end of the day its still a 1 series I will spec the 335i up tbh.... get those nice xenos with white angel eyes Those brakes looks pretty small in the picture you linked though unless you've specced massive wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 definitely 335 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Yep. It would actually be my car as after 4 years on the Employee Ownership scheme I have the option of a final purchase payment of £12,490.00 if I wanted to keep it. how much tax would you end up paying on the car every year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 how much tax would you end up paying on the car every year? this will help http://www.parkers.co.uk/company-cars/tax-calculator/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 It's different as on EES scheme so tax is not as much of a factor. I did spec up the 19" wheels, comes with Xenons etc so overall cost is bang on £40,000 So payments as follows: Monthly Rental - £655.38 Insurance - £110.00 My allowances are then as follows: Car Allowance - £255 Tax Relief - £36 Total Monthly Payment is therefore £460 per month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideexitsupra Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Both the 335 and 135 are soon due for facelifts. 1 series hatch has already been facelifted and the new 3 is out next year. Have you looked at the new C class coupe? I have the facelift C class estate and it's fab! The coupe has some really good write ups too. If it has to be the Beemer I would go 335 every time. Much classier than the 1 and loads more room in the back. You may need that extra space at some point in the 4 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 335 without a doubt, my colleague who sits next to me just brought one (though convertible). Gonna see it this weekend & drive it too, so far his been raving about it. The 1 series rear seats are diddly plus it looks funny at angles, man up dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 335i Coupe - had a 320i Coupe same as current model with m sport suspension option a few yrs ago when they were new out, was a lovely car to drive - always said I'd have another but with a big engine either 335i or 335d Coupe, though performance and economy of 320i Coupe is actually a decent blend for an everyday car - engine was actually behind the front axle line (effectively front mid-engined) and made for a light example being a 4-pot rather than 6 - found I could really hustle it along the local backroads. Good standard spec on them all too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 335 all day long! 1 series still looks visually unbalanced to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Thanks all. I only have a choice of BMW or Vauxhall so BMW it is. The 135i is actually quicker than 335i, 0-60 of 5 secs dead compared to 5.3 secs but so much more kit in the 3 series and it looks a lot better. Plus insurance is cheaper! I can't wait for the new one next year unless it's due for delivery in Jan as need to put in order tomorrow and takes 10-12 weeks to build. Looks like everyone thinks the 335i then! Thanks all and appreciate the brief review too TDR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 real men drive a 335i with a remap. leave the 1 series for the poofs, estate agents and women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 real men drive a 335i with a remap. leave the 1 series for the poofs, estate agents and women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Meant to say, the 3-Series Coupe will comfortably take 4 adults too (not 5 as they have a central storage / arm rest thing running through the middle where a 5th might sit in other cars) and has decent boot room. Very well executed Coupe design and another thing I really appreciated on mine was the standard HID lights, really lit up the road very brightly which is great given half the roads round here are twisty backroads with no lighting. Only thing I didn't appreciate was the muppets at the local BMW garage not replacing all 4 Coil Packs at the same time when it developed a misfire, instead choosing to replace one at a time meaning it was in the garage on 3 seperate occassions for the same fault and was just needing the 4th as I gave it back at the end of my 2-yr lease Modern BMW's feel very well screwed together, solid cars but reliability wise I feel they've been cutting corners on parts and as such the likes of a modern Toyota is a better engineered, cheaper and more dependable private ownership propspect. Any car is fine from new whilst it's covered by manufacturer warranty as you don't have to shell out for the repair - just the hassle factor of getting it to the dealership, arranging courtesy cars (usually lead times of weeks I found with BMW) or alternative transport if something goes wrong. Interestingly I found BMW would never give me any record of warranty work carried out, like they liked to sweep it under the carpet and keep up the public perception they're very reliable cars. Cheers, Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 How would that work being a company car? No one can tell its been flash mapped, a 335 Twin turbo diesel when remapped is quicker than an M3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 No one can tell its been flash mapped, a 335 Twin turbo diesel when remapped is quicker than an M3. It's the reliability I'd worry about - how over-engineered are the Gearboxes etc. on them to cope with the massive increases in torque that can be had, and are the Turbos still in their efficiency range at whatever boost level they get punted up to in order to make that extra torque? Cheers, Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9l3 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 we was looking at doing a day there. so I think as long as no problems I we be up for it I asked dad already he said sounds good. so put us down for now when would we have to confirm 100 percent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9l3 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 oops ignore last message wrong thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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