• I’m parting ways with my 2006 BMW 130i because it has a whole litany of small and not so small issues and it’s now causing more pain than joy. I’m pretty gutted about it, I’m leasing a brand new little 3-cylinder hatch instead and I’ve never been less excited about a new car.

    I’ll miss that wonderful noise and the oversteer and the revs and the driving position and….

  • It seemed to slip under the radar somehow, probably because of the M135i which still commands good money. This I bought for £4k 5 years ago and I can’t imagine how you could buy a more fun car for that sort of money. It’s still worth a grand so I’ve had great value from it, just a shame I can’t justify keeping it going and that beautiful engine will probably be in a scrap heap come MOT time.

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