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      08-26-2019, 02:55 PM   #2
Lewis_F20
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Drives: 1 Series F20 118i Shadowline
Join Date: Aug 2019
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Decent vid, I also have picked up a shadowline edition of these with the 118i 1.5 engine.
I have to say I actually rate the engine, it's very perky and for my needs (mostly around town driving) it's a good engine which sounds quite sporty to my surprise.

I got such a good deal on it, it's hard to knock. I could have gone to the 120i however the price difference I felt would have ended up being wasted power and money for me and where mostly i will drive the car.

So far I have driven it on country roads and is where you would even know the car is being powered by the 1.5 as the car is that fun to sling around corners and I have rarely noticed a lack of power. I have really felt the benefits of the engine being lighter due to the 3 cyl, the steering feels great coupled with the M sport suspension that really holds the car well through the corners.
I just want to add as well I have find that its so smooth shifting between the gears and I don't feel any vibrations at all, it really does feel like BMW built this engine well.

All in all I'm really pleased with the car and looking forward to getting it out of the running in phase to really explore past 4.5k revs, as so far when I get to 4.5k the car still feels like it wants to deliver more. It's no straight 6 engine, but it has enough power to be interesting when you want it to be and fun to drive on those country roads.
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