I wish we were buying an M series. I'm almost sure we are going with the 135i, since it's a bit less expensive. After market is huge for these cars too, so tuning it for a little more power should be pretty easy. It kinda reminds me of my Mini Cooper just with a lot more power

 

cool. love the burnt orange they come in. 1 series are sharp!

 

I've always liked the 1 series even though a lot of people give it flak.

That said, take a look at this car (http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=927394). Very similar to my old 335i minus a bunch of options. They are great cars and will handle nearly as well as the 135i, especially for daily driving, but provide better usability.

Also, be careful a tune and a few other mods and the power becomes addicting. I've never had a car where 130+ would come so quickly...it just pulls and pulls and pulls.

Good luck finding the right car.

 

A stealership not being truthful.......I am SHOCKED

I go to a dealership to get parts that I can't find ANYWHERE else and that is it!!

Good luck!

 

I guess I'm lucky to have a dealership I can put some trust in.

I bought the car at a dealer in Wilson and got to know the service manager well. He is a stand up guy and I have never felt that I was taken advantage of by him or his department including parts.

 

I'm not seeing the point of this.... I have zero affiliation with priority honda but they were trying to get you in the door, it worked. I'm assuming they decided not to offer you the full $18k as stated in the voucher so you took your buisness to honda of concord and sold it there for still less than $18k? Now you want priority to pay the difference of what YOU agreed to sell your car to honda of concord for? If you wanted $18k why not try and sell it yourself?

 

The point was to let folks know this dealership will not stand by their written offer. Yes, they got me in the door under false pretense. The voucher was an offer to buy my car for $18,090 with No Disclaimer. Based on South Carolina law I performed my action under the contract, but Priority failed to make good on their offer.
I did sell my car to Concord for less than the $18,090. Under SC consumer protection laws Priority Honda would be liable for my loss on sale. I'm not sure what NC laws are, but based on discussions with two friends that are attorney's the NC laws do not protect the consumer as well as SC.
I sure the folks at Priority know the laws very well, since when I questioned them on the bait and switch tactic they very quickly produce a retraction letter for the vouchers. Of course, they don't mail them out they just present you one at the dealership when you question them. Hopefully the compliant I've registered with the BBB will have some effect. I will also seek my loss on sale in small claims court. I work for a large company, so work of my experience will spread quickly. I haven't even started to blast their tactics through social media yet, and don't know that I will. Of course, it would be interesting to see my experience trending on Twitter.
Again, the sales manager let me walk over $2000. I asked him to split the difference, but he decided to be rude. I won't miss a meal over the 2k, but now it's become a matter of principle. If I'm an example of how they will treat a potential customer, I wonder how they act after you've signed the paperwork. I've not experienced that kind of BS from a dealer since the 1980's, and I've bought 18 new or used cars since then.

 

I get those things in the mail all the time...dont even look at them anymore...straight to File 13 they go!

 

Yep, I get them at least once a month too. However, I've never received a voucher with no exclusions or restrictions stating the dealer would buy my car for $$$$$$

 

True enough...and at that price I might have considered them as well. "Show me the money!!!"