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Why you should buy the 2008 BMW 128i Convertible: You just found out that the Botox you had injected straight into your eyelid didn't leak into your brain thereby ending an existence that has, up to now, been mostly pointless. No longer. Your new life is going to have meaning, you're going to shun materialism and embrace the world. To celebrate this epiphany you're going to buy a blue one, because blue is the color of tranquility. More »
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Piloting the 2008 BMW 1-series Convertible out into a crowded street, top down, I couldn't help but feel a little self-conscious. I'm not much for the attention drawn by convertibles, and this is a shiny, brand-new BMW convertible. No less than three minutes into my journey I'm stopped by someone on the street who yells "Hey, buddy." I'm guessing the gentleman wants to ask about the car so I try to assume the confident poise of someone who might actually buy this particular vehicle, only to have him point out that the fuel door is open. Thanks. At the next stoplight I quickly thumb a message to Mark Arnold, who is following me in another car: I FEEL LIKE A DBAG. According to Mark, I also look like one. But it would be worth looking ridiculous for a vehicle that's supposed to be the spiritual successor to the venerable E30, a car that made no compromises on its way to becoming the ultimate driving machine. More »
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We can imagine that tuners have been anxious to start hawking their gear for the 2008 BMW 1-Series as the car has a lot of potential and lacks an "M" version. HARTGE, which also tunes the hatch version, has their first round of offerings available and they include the expected wheel/tire combinations, an adjustable sport suspension and all manner of carbon fiber bits for the interior (carbon fiber is the new ball bearings). The company's approach to the 1-series is more about handling and performance than it is about wild looks. They offer one exterior tweak: carbon casings for the exterior mirrors. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=367432&view=rss&microfeed=true Detroit Auto Show: Besides the X6 WTF SAV, BMW has a very expensive 1-series convertible to sell you. $34,000 may not get you the twin-turbo I-6, but you can bathe your newborn in the backseat. More »
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Say guten tag to BMW's latest cabrio. It's the droptop version of the 1-Series that debuted earlier this year. We've already seen the press shots, back in October. But after all those months, BMWs come up with a suitable US base price of $34,000 to start. That's for the 128i; no word on the 135i convertible, which is expected in Fall 08. In other news, the back seat is the size of an infant's bathtub. More »
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The guys over at Kicking Tires have the scoop on pricing today, with announcements for both the BMW 1-Series and Mini Clubman. BMW's Mini Clubman is going to start out just under the $20K mark at $19,950 for the stock version (before all the real charges) and $23,450 for the turbocharged Clubman S. That's a premium of $1,900 over the regular-sized version. More »
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One of the first pre-production BMW 128i models was spotted earlier today on the 210 in Los Angeles, fairly near the Bumbeck compound. Apparently this car — or one exactly like it — has been seen in the area by at least one other forum member. BMW staff, or select others, are likely confirming the coupe's worthiness in the heart of LA's Freewaygarten. Don't worry, this isn't the last 1-Series that'll be spotted in El Lay. Not by a long shot. [1Addicts] More »
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Whether or not you think the new BMW 1-Series is the spiritual successor to the beloved 2002, or just a message of false hope from Munich, the car's entry date is set. BMW 128i fan site, ahem, BMW128i.com, procured two images from a BMW Flash page. The slideshow compares the coming 1er to the 1968 BMW 2002, and confirms the miniature coup-ay will debut in Spring 2008. Will it do better than the company's previous dabblings in the downmarket? We're optimistic. [via BMW128i.com] More »
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The 2008 BMW 1-Series coupe has been officially, though somewhat anticlimactically, released. Considering most of the specs and details of the new four-seater rear-drive coupe have made their way online this past week, we're surprised the BMW PR team has anything else to talk about. But they've found a few things, but it's pretty much everything we've been talking about the past week, including the lack of a US diesel. So yes, it's now official — the BMW 128i and BMW 135i are coming to America. Hopefully they will find a queen. Actually, forget the queen, as the 135i has the same twin-turbo, 3-liter inline 6 with 300 horses and equal level of torque sitting in the engine bay of the big brother 335i. Full press release in its enormous entirety after the jump. – Ray Wert More »
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