The Compensator

^ Well said. Hmmm... So you think it would be better than the 125i then? I really want the NA N52 engine and I love the design (Alpine White with Performance parts is yummy), but the interior in the E8x 1 Series is meh and not the best quality. :( On the other side the M135i is a pocket rocket, much more comfortable and has better interior.

Themselves. Soon.

No rear view mirrors? How's that even possible?!

I have an iPod classic, and while I love it so much, I hate its size. Too fat and too heavy. Would love to have a modern cell phone, so I wouldn't have to carry a fat iPod and a fat Nokia.

:evil: I consider myself as a handsome cyclist, who has no fear of mud and many kilometres on the odometer. But yeah, some cyclists have no idea how to behave on public roads. Anyway... We are in the process of buying a new addition to our family. Me wants this; an M135i in any color. Puff Daddy wants this one; an LCI 125i Coupe in Space Grey. ...or do I want an E82? I am still not sure, but I'm leaning towards the new 1 Series. I originally wanted the 125i Coupe just because it's got the famous naturally aspirated straight six, almost bought one but someone stole it right before we agreed to the dealer that we want to buy it. The problem is that since May I have not found any good 125 with the options we want and we decided to buy a car until this Fall. Well, bugger.

It is the exact opposite imho. You definitely hear the engine and exhaust more outside, but since the cabin was designed to be very quiet you can't hear the engine/exhaust at all so BMW had to bring the noise to the passengers. Almost every car manufacturer is doing that nowadays - Peugeot, Ford, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (911, Cayenne), Lexus and so on. Sometimes it is a simple channel going from the engine to the cabin (case of older Pugs) or more complicated things (see Pork). You can turn down the symposer by putting the car into comfort mode. As long as it is only a system that enhances the real noise I don't mind it. But, and that's a big but(t), BMW has clearly gone more cheaper and artificial way. The problem is, as we know, that they recorded the sound of the engine, tweaked it a bit obviously and put it into the car's software. So what you're hearing is about 40 % real deal and the rest is fake-ish real deal. Do you want a BMW that plays a fake noise? No. Does the M5 sound bad inside the cabin? No. I wonder why BMW didn't want to design a system like Porsche's for their new cars even though they had this sort of thing in the old Z4 3.0si several years ago. It wouldn't be that ridiculous and would do the job equally good or better. Maybe money was really the object. By the way, not only the M5/M6, M135i, M550d do have the ASD - in late 2011 they started putting it into the Z4 roadsters, then F12/F13 640d and will probably continue in this in the future. According to realoem.com other cars seem to not have it, not even facelifted 5 Series, 7 Series, 3 GT etc. The new X5 is still not listed on realoem, though. As we know, you can plug it off but it also disables the whole sound system including radio, bluetooth and whatnot (does not apply to Bang & Olufsen in the M5 and M6)... HOWEVER, some German M5 owner has found out that there are probably options in the car software where you can change the reproduced sound so it can play some diesel N57 noise! In my opinion, the whole ASD thingy is totally stupid. Specially in M cars.

True dat, though car > bike.

'Cause motorbikes are dangerous. I am scared of them. You can just roll over in a second, but if you want to roll over in a car you'd have to be in a Mercedes A-class. Or a Renault Kangoo.

No, just no. Everything with less than 4 wheels except MTBs and Morgan Threewheeler is bad.

Yeah, guess this is it. :hmmm:

Ozz. :nods:

On Sunday, I saw an Alpine White BMW M550d xDrive Touring while riding in an Alpine White BMW 320d xDrive F30 M Sport. Not bad.

Yay, no more

Finally I see a black iPhone 5. :btup

I am impatiently waiting.

Ah, I'm sorry to hear that mate. :( Ry, dom't you want to give/trade in your MkVI for your parent's MkVII? :p A lot of people said VW did a lot more cost cutting with the MkVII (or new Škoda's), i.e. rear door panels now are made from hard plastics etc., not mentioning the rear axle... :hmmm:

Show us your car - Page 247 | turboduck forum Unfortunately, due to my age I am not allowed to drive it. :/ What's ugly?

There should be some pics of it on previous pages. It's an E91 M Sport.

Then everything's okay. :nods: When I think about it, the swagon we have does not have that "extra thing" that we're talking about... Hmmm, or is it the exterior design? I have no idea at all, man. :hmmm: