I drove this today...

"Tom McParland" (tommcparland) 07/18/2014 at 19:46 • Filed to: bmw 228, ude, autox

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At the BMW Ultimate Driving Experience ( Met Life stadium in NJ). I got a dab of oppo...killed some cones and had a great time. Full report coming soon, but I will tell you this...the 228 coupe is the most "BMW" car you can buy. I also met fellow Opponaut JBH, he is a pretty cool dude.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Tom McParland 07/18/2014 at 20:01

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It's a damn good looking car too!

I'm sure the turbo 4 in this is better than the old I-6 in pretty much every way, but a part of me still wishes they had a N/A I-6 on offer, even at the expense of some fuel economy.

Because, nostalgia?

PS9 > Tom McParland 07/18/2014 at 20:10

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A smiling german car?? IMPOSSIBRU

Textured Soy Protein > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 07/18/2014 at 20:10

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The turbo I6 is the move. My 135is pulls like crazy and makes all kind of rorty noises.

Unfortunately the real noises in my car have apparently been replaced by fake noises in the M235i.

DipodomysDeserti > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 07/18/2014 at 20:19

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I've driven the I-6 and the turbo four back to back and I still like the I-6. It just sounds so much better, and the I4. People say their turbo four is refined, but to me it felt like a turbo four (I've owned three different turbo fours). I really like the two series though. My dad picked up an M235i and it's great.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Tom McParland 07/18/2014 at 21:07

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I will never have the chance to drive a good BMW...

/says the man who drove an E36 M3 as a starting point.

Brian Silvestro > Tom McParland 07/18/2014 at 21:16

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How much time did you get in the car? How many other people were there?

Tom McParland > Brian Silvestro 07/18/2014 at 21:19

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My group at about 20 people. 3 laps riding shotgun with the instructor. 2 laps with instructor then one more lap in a "relay" race...good times.

Brian Silvestro > Tom McParland 07/18/2014 at 21:23

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Cool. Did you have to be 21? Because I'm not that.

Tom McParland > Brian Silvestro 07/18/2014 at 21:26

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I think you just need a valid driver's license.

Brian Silvestro > Tom McParland 07/18/2014 at 21:31

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That's what the email said, yay!

Louros > Tom McParland 07/18/2014 at 22:30

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I'm doing this tomorrow. Much excite.

Jimmy Tango > Tom McParland 07/20/2014 at 10:49

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I drove MSport 428i GC at BMW Un4gettable event today. It kind of killed my dream being in a grand coupe. Not because the car isn't oppo enough, because I have a child and the car seat and front passenger legroom just don't play along. Not to mention myself as 6' can't hitting the headliner in the back seat without being in typical seating position. A sad day for me (love the MSport Wheel for sure.)

Start to looking at the F10, since my configurations of 528i and 428i GC are really less than 2 grand apart.

Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped > Tom McParland 08/01/2014 at 23:01

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as an autojourno, did the let you have freedom Or limit you to a course, a dull course? Give us the full automatch review.... Let's hear about the 335 or m3... Unless marketing screwed ya!