@@Afacenda7 No one fucking cares bastard

+Dodo M Overall the Golf is a nicer car though + that engine note :)

keno88 To you maybe, and that's fine by me :)

Totally agree dude

Dodo M which 1s worth more now though. Yes thanks

You mean 1M?

I have both. and tbh, my 130i having bought it in November 2007 and the R32 in December 2008. The R32 is slowly falling apart. The interior is in a sad shape, with plastics falling off and leather cracking even if I took care of it well. The 130i still looks almost new interior wise. As for paint, I had the R32 repainted as the paint was fading. The 130is paint is still good, never needed it to be repainted. As for repairs, i'm from south east asia. I'm not sure in Europe but the total i've spent on the R32 is atleast 3-4 times more than i've spent on the 130i. Although having said that, I love the R32 neverheless along with the GTI MK5. My neighbour had a MK7 and perhaps he was unlucky to have a problematic one. Performance? I beg to differ but over here it's not that damp and wet, the 130i destroys the R32. and after 8+ years, the 130i retained it's performance whereas I feel that i've lost a lot from the R32 =( The 130i is my everyday to drive car. Even when the M135i, M2 and E60 M5 is in the garage. If reliability is what you're asking for, the 130i in my experience over the R32. But for the MK5, i'd opt for the GTI as it's more reliable than the R32. As for our Beamers, the most costly of the lot I had to say was the E46 M3 and if you ever effed up any of the sensor on the E60 M5, you'd better be prepared to pay the bill.

many hanks for the review! Im from Australia btw. Will go for a 130i! Any problems to look out for?

Sydney Hustler can't say I've encountered any major problems. I know two other 130i owners, one of them got the instrument cluster and steering changed because some drinks were spilled at the bonnet short circuiting the battery. So I'd be careful with that as the battery is located beneath the storage compartment. I brought heavy stuffs so it's fine. Just don't fiddle with it too much. As for what to look for, mine is the face lift version. And tbh, it looks better. and thankfully It didn't come with the sunroof option. i heard probs with those. Engine wise, the N52 B30 is one of BMWs best engines to date. Despite mine being a late 2007 model, I never experienced any knocking sound from the engine. Mostly due to my frequent long distance drives once in awhile and some spirited driving. But the 2008-2011 130i have a fix for those so you don't have to worry. There was a time I left my car un driven for months and as soon as I used it for a day or so. The display showed issues with my abs, dtc and dsc. I at first thought it was my sensors that are dead along with other stuffs. Thankfully I brought it to my friends workshop, to find out that my sensors just needed cleaning. And my rear brake pad wear sensors along with the pads needed replacement (which might have been the problem lol) Anyway. that's the only biggest thing I've got. Which wasn't a real big thing. As for maintenance. I change my Oil and filters in every 7-8k Miles, Fuel Filter in every 4 oil changes. AT Fluid change in every 30k miles. Air Filter once a year. Changed my spark plugs at 60+k miles although they were still fine, but better be safe. My shocks are surprisingly long lasting. Even at 100k miles. But I changed my suspensions anyway as I wanted a new feel 😂 All the 130i comes with the m sport package. So you'd get the 18" M Alloys, Steering wheel, M Suspension and the body kit makes the E87 so different vs the other E87s. If you're buying a second hand one. like any other cars. The number one enemy is RUST. look out for those, under, inside etc. See of the car has been in an accident, do some soft knocks on both sides to see if they're the same. who knows. Give it a drive and see if you like it. It's a Naturally Aspirated engine. No turbos and unfortunately no turbos for you to fit in later on as it's not made for one. The R32 and GTI has this amazing pull at low to mid revs that makes it feel fast 😂 While the pull feel is constant up to high revs on the 130i. I know this is long, but better type em rather than put em up one by one 😂

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dilawer321 Lol seriously though, rwd is toss in the snow.

Clearly not though is it

@@dannymac23 Ignore that fucking degenerate

sad boi

You do realize you are the first comment on this channel

@@carchimeschannel wow , sorry bout the language, don't know what happened back there...12 years ago...wasn't me :))

Clearly Notmaname 😱 I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE INACTIVE. I forgive you