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BMW 1 Series
« on: May 20, 2007, 02:08:18 pm »
A BMW sales person was telling me the 1 series will be coming to Canada in 2007, we are in May. When??
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2007, 02:10:48 pm »
He lied. :P
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2007, 04:15:32 pm »
Who cares, it's an over-priced poor VW Golf impersonator.
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2007, 04:17:53 pm »
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2007, 04:22:03 pm »
I don't think we will get them this year, you would think they would have announced it by now... unless they are going for a surprise attack.
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2007, 04:24:59 pm »
I bet we will get the same as the USA   a coupe and a convertible with the 6 cyl only. Maybe announced in the fall for spring 2008 intro.
I would not be surprised if we did not lose the 323i to make price room for the 1-series.... sensible people would snap up the last 323s if that happened.

I heard that we will get a diesel 3 series maybe late in 2008 as a 2009.
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2007, 04:26:16 pm »
Quote from: tpl on May 20, 2007, 04:24:59 pm

I heard that we will get a diesel 3 series maybe late in 2008 as a 2009.


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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2007, 04:43:51 pm »
yep me too!

 But I would look hard at a "proper" 1 -series.  hatchback, 4 cyl diesel or gas  but I would rather have a 323 sedan than a 1-series coupe even if the 1-series was fster. And once one is into the 3 series line one may as well break the budget completely and buy a 335. ( as my non-existent kids dont drain me dry  ;) :D ;D )

trouble is Airb for the amount of driving I do now I may as well get another Fit or a jetta tdi
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2007, 04:44:35 pm »
Quote from: Sideshow Bob on May 20, 2007, 04:15:32 pm
Who cares, it's an over-priced poor VW Golf impersonator.

???

The 1-Series is RWD; the Golf is FWD.  Plus, the North American 1-series will be a coupe, not a hatchback.

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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2007, 04:45:48 pm »
yes Mitlov and its all YOUR FAULT 'cos you Americans dont buy hatchbacks and dont buy 4 cyl engines.
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2007, 04:47:50 pm »
Quote from: tpl on May 20, 2007, 04:45:48 pm
yes Mitlov and its all YOUR FAULT 'cos you Americans dont buy hatchbacks and dont buy 4 cyl engines.

Yeah, blame the American with the four-cylinder wagon  ;D

Anyway, you want a four-cylinder hatchback built by BMW?

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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2007, 04:50:39 pm »
That coupe is fugly
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2007, 04:55:42 pm »
Quote from: Mitlov on May 20, 2007, 04:44:35 pm
Quote from: Sideshow Bob on May 20, 2007, 04:15:32 pm
Who cares, it's an over-priced poor VW Golf impersonator.

???

The 1-Series is RWD; the Golf is FWD.  Plus, the North American 1-series will be a coupe, not a hatchback.



That is a mismatch of design, and a complete pig's ear of a car.

Mitlov I was referring to the cars being in the same segment in the UK.  Regardless of it being RWD, it still an over-priced hatchback, the top of the range one is nearly $75K in the UK!
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2007, 04:56:58 pm »
Quote from: wing on May 20, 2007, 04:50:39 pm
That coupe is fugly

I'll reserve judgment until I see the unmasked product.  This photoshop (I think) is promising, in my book:

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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2007, 04:57:29 pm »
Quote from: tpl on May 20, 2007, 04:43:51 pm
yep me too!

 But I would look hard at a "proper" 1 -series.  hatchback, 4 cyl diesel or gas  but I would rather have a 323 sedan than a 1-series coupe even if the 1-series was fster. And once one is into the 3 series line one may as well break the budget completely and buy a 335. ( as my non-existent kids dont drain me dry  ;) :D ;D )

trouble is Airb for the amount of driving I do now I may as well get another Fit or a jetta tdi

I understand, that why I got a bike :rofl2:

I know I need a truck for another 10 years atleast( do not know if the body will last 10 years, but I hope)
the 323 CIC with maintence wll last a long time and is not bad on gas, and I have to really put a lot cash away for retirement so really I have try make do with what I have :'(
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2007, 05:12:40 pm »
Ok maybe fugly was harsh :P  The silver picture looks better but the rear looks odd.
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #16 on: May 20, 2007, 05:42:16 pm »
Quote from: Mitlov on May 20, 2007, 04:56:58 pm
Quote from: wing on May 20, 2007, 04:50:39 pm
That coupe is fugly

I'll reserve judgment until I see the unmasked product.  This photoshop (I think) is promising, in my book:



Do like. :thumbup:
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #17 on: May 20, 2007, 07:10:12 pm »
I hope the diesel makes it to Canada.  Besides Honda is releasing there Diesel sometime in '08 '09 and may compete with BMW.  I had the opportunity to drive the 1 Series in Austria for a couple of hours the week of the official launch. Lots of power in the diesel version, 2.0 litre. Big minus for this car is rear seat entry and room.  Still I think this car will be out of touch for the average consumer for what it is. It will probably be priced in line with the AUDI A3, 32k +.
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #18 on: May 20, 2007, 07:19:09 pm »
I very much doubt there will be a diesel 1 series in NA. The cheapest diesel 3 series will be in the high $40k range if not just over $50k...form what I have seen in the BMWCCA mag it will be a 335D not a 320D. I hope that they are wrong on that.
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Re: BMW 1 Series
« Reply #19 on: May 20, 2007, 08:13:05 pm »
Fack the diesel; I want to see a 255 HP six in that…. hideous….thing.
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