[GreenThree]

Pros:

Great exhaust note (noticably louder than sedan from inside)
Sporty feel of RWD, a nice change from AWD
Feels light and nimble
Exterior styling

Cons:

Two doors are a no-go because I usually have 3-4 passengers
Not as practical (If it snows, I am screwed)
Interior is not as nice as sedan

Conclusion: In my case, not practical enough for a DD. But really fun to drive for the week!

For those that have driven it, what do you think about the 128 compared to the 328?

[aretardedorange]

Not screwed in snow. I have RWD drive car in NY and it handles fine in snow. You need good all seasons and good driving sense. NEVER have had snow tires.

[viperssd]

Lol, I look at 4 door loaners the other way! Too many doors, too easy to give people rides

[Rush21]

Been wanting to test one out since my girl is interested in purchasing one, in the near future. I think I will be ok especially with the doors and space. Once you go coupe, there's no going back

[dre_2ooo]

Ha my 330 is RWD with with snow tires and I trust it over any AWD+all seasons any day of the week

But I agree with you on interior and 2 doors.

[John 070]

Bummer, I got both a hardtop and a convertible 128i as loaners. Very poor. Of all the cars I liked the new X5 the best. For whatever reason, the 328 E92 x-drive the 2nd best, but it burned a lot of fuel, had 40 miles when I got it...

[Forcefed3]

Go beat that loaner up.

[Nalod]

NEw cars don't get good mpg.

When I had a 530 and went to my E60 site the indignity of driving a 3 series was similar to those who report driving a non sport, non-Turbo 3 series loaner and wonder why any owner of such a vehicle even bothers to grace the planet. The quality of interiors in the 3 is not up to the 5. The 1 is not up to the level of the 3.

I on the other hand thought the 3 series was great fun and sought out a Sport package to test drive and liked it better than the 530i. Don't get me wrong, it was a great car!

I recently drove a 1 series and thought the same. Great fun and for the money factor it was a blast. Im not going that small and I am very happy with what I have but the size of the 1 is the size of a three was 15 years ago and is mostly true to the original formula. 3 series were not luxury cars as they are now. They were small and lightweight with small displacement engines.

IM sure the next 3 will continue to bloat. The 1 series will fill in the demand left behind. Then the 1 series will get bigger and in 10 years we'll have a new 1/2 series!

[WWONG]

Your only valid con is that the interior is not as nice. Everything else is just your situation.... sooo.... BAD REVIEW.

[roundle]

Was it AT or MT?

In my opinion, the 1-series w/ Sport, and w/out Nav, has one of the best, most timeless interiors in BMW's entire fleet (it's simple--I like that). My E91's interior is just OK (too many different materials, and why the hell isn't the dash driver-focused like previous versions?).

For a second car, I am seriously considering a 128i 6MT w/ ZSP (and leather, moonroof, and anti-theft--that's all I require!). The 1-series drives and feels more like older, more agile 3-series (cross between an E30 and E46, sort of like a modern E36). However, given that I'm paying $7 per gallon for gas, I'll probably go with an EU SPEC 123d (Coupe)--Diesel's about 25% cheaper here and the 123d gets up around 45MPG...

[m_thompson]

Originally Posted by GreenThree

Cons:

Two doors are a no-go because I usually have 3-4 passengers

Convince BMWNA to bring the 128i hatch to the USA and you can have 5 doors. It is available in Canada and Mexico.

Originally Posted by GreenThree

Not as practical (If it snows, I am screwed)

A 128i goes great in the snow if you install winter tires.

[chenx15]

i had a 128 loaner once for three days and i loved it.

[GreenThree]

Originally Posted by WWONG

Your only valid con is that the interior is not as nice. Everything else is just your situation.... sooo.... BAD REVIEW.

When have you ever read a review that is not opinionated? This is a forum, so I'm not entitled to my opinion, right?

This thread sums it up nicely: Two doors does not work for me because I usually am driving with 3 passengers. For someone who drives the majority of the time alone, or with one passenger, the coupe is not a con.

Originally Posted by roundle

Was it AT or MT?

In my opinion, the 1-series w/ Sport, and w/out Nav, has one of the best, most timeless interiors in BMW's entire fleet (it's simple--I like that). My E91's interior is just OK (too many different materials, and why the hell isn't the dash driver-focused like previous versions?).

For a second car, I am seriously considering a 128i 6MT w/ ZSP (and leather, moonroof, and anti-theft--that's all I require!). The 1-series drives and feels more like older, more agile 3-series (cross between an E30 and E46, sort of like a modern E36). However, given that I'm paying $7 per gallon for gas, I'll probably go with an EU SPEC 123d (Coupe)--Diesel's about 25% cheaper here and the 123d gets up around 45MPG...

Its a loaner. AT of course! I agree with you that the driving feel is excellent. Of course RWD provides a different feel than AWD. The interior is simple. But the 328 interior is also simple, just executed better IMO.

Originally Posted by m_thompson

Convince BMWNA to bring the 128i hatch to the USA and you can have 5 doors. It is available in Canada and Mexico.



A 128i goes great in the snow if you install winter tires.

I'm not going to add winters though - its a loaner

[dsharma814]

Originally Posted by Bargamon

IM sure the next 3 will continue to bloat. The 1 series will fill in the demand left behind. Then the 1 series will get bigger and in 10 years we'll have a new 1/2 series!

haha

[Deltari09]

IMO, N52+1ER almost =N55+3ER
but i can't get over the pathetic interior in the 1ER.

[clumsyalex]

just curious which dealer did you go to? i ended up with a brand new 128 loaner about a month ago.

[Philz BMW]

cons: looks like a chick ride.

lol

j.k

[GreenThree]

Originally Posted by clumsyalex

just curious which dealer did you go to? i ended up with a brand new 128 loaner about a month ago.

I'm in Boston

[c_jeong89]

My friend has a 128 and I can tell the exhaust note difference but im not stock anymore. That was the only thing I liked about it.

[GreenThree]

The exhaust note is so much sweeter than the 3. Like there is a considerable difference. Is this because its a coupe? Or because its a 1? Sounds better than the PE for the 3 IMO!

[arctic330i]

I wonder how the 1M will be

[zamboni]

I think most people under estimated the E82 128i performance, I had both cars in sport package and my E82 handle better than E90, it's a great DD car the only bad thing is had a small gas tank other than I don't have any complain about this vehicle.