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Re: Review: BMW 123d Coupe - 01-20-2008, 02:29 PM

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Yes, Xenons are a must for me as well in this car. For the rest, it's just great.
Sure..Without Xenons it looks rather pale..IMO,BMW should sell all its cars with Xenon as standard..C´mon,Renault Clio Sport has them as standard(btw,it costs half of 123d price to begin with).
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Re: Review: BMW 123d Coupe - 01-20-2008, 02:45 PM

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Yes, Xenons are a must for me as well in this car. For the rest, it's just great.
I think Xenons are a must for every BMW... you just cannot say no to angel eyes
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Re: Review: BMW 123d Coupe - 01-21-2008, 03:01 AM

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I really love the strong character line that is evident in this image! Looks great don't you think?
Yeah, it gives the right effect. The lower belt line, however... I think it would have been better with a straight line, or even a convex line to give a slight coke-bottle shape.

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Re: Review: BMW 123d Coupe - 01-21-2008, 04:07 AM

I think what it really needed was a slightly more pronounced ingress at the rear because it looks a bit like a hump back!!! Otherwise. Yummy!!!
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Re: Review: BMW 123d Coupe - 01-21-2008, 04:09 AM

The car actually look good IRL (xenon lights or not )
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Re: Review: BMW 123d Coupe - 01-21-2008, 07:58 AM

Actually, I'd say the car looks half as good as normal without Xenons. The front is too plain without them, the lights are from a 1995 BMW without those lovely Angel Eyes.
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Re: Review: BMW 123d Coupe - 01-22-2008, 11:56 AM

Great little car. Definitely one I'd like to have. I'd probably take this over the 135i since the power (and diesel torque surge) are more than enough for me, plus it gets good gas mileage, something I really want in my cars.
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Re: Review: BMW 123d Coupe - 01-23-2008, 02:32 PM

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Great little car. Definitely one I'd like to have. I'd probably take this over the 135i since the power (and diesel torque surge) are more than enough for me, plus it gets good gas mileage, something I really want in my cars.
While it may not be as economical as the 123d, the 3 liter twin turbo engine is very good as just sipping fuel... until you mash the pedals.
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Re: Review: BMW 123d Coupe - 01-24-2008, 01:41 PM

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While it may not be as economical as the 123d, the 3 liter twin turbo engine is very good as just sipping fuel... until you mash the pedals.
Definitely!

In a perfect world I'd have a 135i Coupe and a 123d Coupe. The 123d as an everyday fun car, the 135i for the weekend.

That way my fuel costs will be kept down!



Gorgeous car though. I love it. I'm supposed to go up to the local BMW dealer in February since they'll have an M3 which the salesman said I could testdrive. Looks like I need to see if they have a 135i or 123d Coupe there.
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Re: Review: BMW 123d Coupe - 01-24-2008, 03:30 PM

When Autocar drove the 123d, they noted:
"It has a voracious appetite for changing direction and in this sense feels more alert than the 135i."
And this sort of makes sense. The 123d, like the 135i, has an alloy crankcase, but being short by 2 cylinders likely means less weight in the nose which leads to greater agility. The weight distribution also probably improves.

Depending on where you live, the non-sport suspension and higher profile tires could be the more sensible choice. And unlike the 135i, it comes with the full compliment of "EfficientDynamics" technology.
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