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10-03-2018, 10:29 AM | #221 |
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I had the pleasure of test driving a white 135is convertible with DCT locally before I confirmed I wanted a 135i convertible to replace my 987 Boxster. Sadly it was overpriced for a used vehicle at a shady used car dealer and the vehicle was poorly maintained (lots of warning lights, throttle/turbo had some strange hesitations during acceleration). I also saw maybe 2 other 135is convertibles during my search in the last few months daily online, but no manual. I did love the IS steering wheel (not sure if it's standard) but it's shaped differently from the 135i I bought coming my way. I'd like to look into retrofitting that style wheel on my 135i.
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https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show...&postcount=329 I know of a member here who has a 135is convertible with a manual transmission, so they definitely exist. Quote:
here is a link to some steering wheels. Some specifically for the 1 series. https://www.getbmwparts.com/c-steering-wheels-12 Here are a couple of pics. The first one is the M steering wheel for the 1 series. This is the wheel that comes on the Sport or M Sport package. The second one is the BMW Performance steering wheel, possibly the one you saw on the 135is convertible. |
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10-03-2018, 02:41 PM | #225 | |
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Esteban thanks for the info. Because so many used DCT were listed as "manual" and without the right interior pic to see the shift knob, I had to sometimes run through a VIN decoder and even that doesn't seem to show the difference in 6spd manual vs DCT? It required me to look at every single 135i convertible posted for sale online and each picture to make sure.
You are right about the steering wheel. I just went out to look at that 135is for sale (still for sale) and compared it to the one I bought in California (right pic) and the steering wheel looks the same. For some reason, in person, I thought it was thicker and smaller...and that's coming from a mk7 GTI which already has a nice small steering wheel (w/ flat bottom). *According to that list I test drove #88 on that list of 258. Kinda cool, too bad the car is kinda broken. Quote:
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10-03-2018, 02:56 PM | #226 |
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When searching for a 135is, you also need to search for 135i since I noticed many is are inaccurately listed and dealers don't really understand the difference. If you see the "is" wheels, normally once you see the trunk lid you realize they mislisted it.
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10-03-2018, 03:09 PM | #227 |
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Here's the list of 135is coupes and this list does show if the car has the DCT or if it's a 6-speed manual, unlike the vert list above which doesn't tell you what transmission the car has.
https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show...;postcount=332 |
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