You want my money BMW?

"BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura)
12/13/2013 at 13:49 • Filed to: None

Just make a manual, diesel, 2-Series and bring it to America. I live in an areas where the 3-Series is more common than a Civic, and the X5 is almost as bad. I just could never buy a "normal" Bimmer and respect myself.

DISCUSSION (26)

For Sweden > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
12/13/2013 at 13:54

Why not ask to make it rear engined as well?

m2m, apex detective > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
12/13/2013 at 13:55

Enjoy the next platform that'll underpin everything below the 3-Series soon. FWD.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > m2m, apex detective
12/13/2013 at 13:56

The 2 will remain RWD.

Anon > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
12/13/2013 at 13:57

And I live in a poor area where my base Mini Cooper could be considered a luxury vehicle.

m2m, apex detective > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
12/13/2013 at 14:01

Wanna bet? :o

Louros > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
12/13/2013 at 14:04

Why does it have to be diesel? Because diesel is cool according to internet commenters? You can get a gas 2-series with a manual, close enough.

ZDMW > For Sweden
12/13/2013 at 14:09

Waste of time, I wont get one until is has 2 engines, turbine in the front, diesel in the rear. Both are used to charge the batteries for the electric motors (1 for each wheel).

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Anon
12/13/2013 at 14:10

That's the type of town I came from. VW was considered a lux brand, and Volvo was an ultra-lux.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > m2m, apex detective
12/13/2013 at 14:11

Yezzir

For Sweden > ZDMW
12/13/2013 at 14:11

Only if the turbine runs on Shiracha

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > For Sweden
12/13/2013 at 14:12

I wasn't asking for anything out of the ordinary. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty sure they sell this exact car in Europe.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Louros
12/13/2013 at 14:13

Because if I get a german car, I would want diesel. I like diesel now, there's just no affordable performance diesels out there in America.

m2m, apex detective > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
12/13/2013 at 14:15

Well, crap.

Now I ran off to research, read some articles on the 1 er v 3 er relationship and am now aware that F30 and F20 (1 er since 2011) share a platform ... for now !

Kurz nach dem 2er wird übrigens der kompakte BMW-Van namens Active Tourer in den Handelkommen. Dieses Auto steht dann auf einer komplett neuen Plattform, die künftig nicht nur die Modelle von Mini, sondern nach aktuellem Sachstand auch die kommenden 1er- und 2er-Generationen von BMW tragen soll - dann allerdings mit Frontantrieb, in großen Stückzahlen und wie bei allen anderen Herstellern auch.

Ehe es für die noch ganz frische 2er-Baureihe zu dieser Umstellung auf Frontantrieb kommt, wird die Sache mit dem noch aktuellen Hinterradantrieb noch einmal weidlich ausgeschlachtet. Denn aller Voraussicht nach wird das jetzt vorgestellte Coupé bereits im kommenden Jahr durch ein Cabrio und später auch noch durch ein viertüriges Gran Coupé ergänzt. BMW sagt zum klassischen Antrieb in der kleinen Klasse also gaaanz langsam Servus.

Sauce: http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/b…

Yup. Zee Mini, zee BMW Active Tourer, as well as the 1er/2er successors will share a platform. A platform that'll give you either FWD or xDrive. I wonder what creative magic they will work to make that attractive.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > m2m, apex detective
12/13/2013 at 14:19

Yeah. With the new ones, the 2 is basically a continuation of the old 1 line. And the new 1 will become an upscale Mini.

m2m, apex detective > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
12/13/2013 at 14:22

D'oh ... I edited the comment , as I had run into an article I remembered ... did you still catch that?

Great Terrible news!

Louros > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
12/13/2013 at 14:22

"Performance diesel" is a contradiction

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Louros
12/13/2013 at 14:28

Kinja'd!!!

I hope you're trolling. Otherwise you're an idiot...

Louros > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
12/13/2013 at 14:35

I am neither a troll nor an idiot. Image in your reply won't load, but I'm going to assume its a photo of a GTD. Am I correct?

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Louros
12/13/2013 at 14:36

No, it's the Audi R18 TDI LeMans car.

Louros > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
12/13/2013 at 14:52

I'm talking about street cars, not race cars.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Louros
12/13/2013 at 15:00

You just said performance diesel. You made a blanket statement saying diesel could never fuel a performance car.

Anything seen in a race car will eventually trickle down to street cars. If they can build that, there's nothing to say it won't spin off a street car with what they're learning at Le Mans. They even had a supercar planned for a TDI setup.

Jagvar > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
12/13/2013 at 15:07

Get a Volkswagen, brah. Golf TDI might be your style.

911e46z06 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
12/13/2013 at 15:19

I'd settle for something naturally aspirated but powerful, not overly bloated, without 73 computers analyzing every driver input, that doesn't require a 2-year course to know how to change the oil.

Seriously, I'm a pretty huge BMW fanboy, and I'm not even considering any bimmers in my current DD hunt. They just don't make anything that interests me. Right now it's looking like CTS or SS.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Jagvar
12/13/2013 at 16:01

I've spent a lot of time thinking about that actually. I will as soon as they come down a bit in price. Even higher miles 2010 are over 20k. But yeah, with an upgraded fuel pump and the APR reflash, hell of a little sleeper.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > 911e46z06
12/13/2013 at 16:04

If you want a manual, it sounds like a G8 GXP or a 2008-2013 CTS 3.6 DI would be the right choices for you.

911e46z06 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
12/13/2013 at 18:36

Nah. I spend enough time in traffic that I prefer a slushbox for the DD. I have a couple manual hoonmobiles in the stable for when I want to get some serious driving done.

I'm leaning pretty hard towards the SS. Thing is excellent. I'm trying to drive a Taurus SHO before I make a decision though.