Why Did I Buy Another BMW M140i? *POV DRIVE*

[@DjNikGnashers]

Had my M140i since 2019 (it's a 2017 model), and I can't think of anything which can replace it. Yes it's not the best handling, but it's not 'bad' as the haters who love to bash these cars, would say. It's brilliant as a daily, comfortable, smooth, and fuel efficient. With a bit of tuning, they are wild, and a little bit unruly. Mines 455bhp and it just makes me grin. Love it.

[@Blakey748]

I completely agree! Hence why I had to get back in to one 😁 Looking forward to making it even better with a few mods very soon!

[@lloyd.8272]

I had a Alpine white 3door zf in 2016, wasn’t bad but seriously overrated. chassis is shocking and barely capable with stock power. After nearly two years I had ended up spending a lot on suspension parts, Birds b1 dampers, m3 control arms, subframe bushes, lsd and still wasn’t happy with it. It really struggled on the roads around me in the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire area. Ended up moving to a M2 with Lichfield ast kit, that’s been a right laugh, composed direct and gives so much more confidence.

[@DjNikGnashers]

@@lloyd.8272 90% of the reviews I have read about the M2, say that it isn't that brilliant as an M car, regarding handling. I'd love one, because I like cars which are not the ultimate in handling, probably why I love my 455bhp M140i so much. It's wild, and tries to kill me on anything other than a bone dry road. If I wanted something safe I'd have bought an AWD RS3, A45s, Golf R, etc, you can launch those things with one hand on the wheel, time & time again. To me though, that's boring, I'd much rather have something unpredictable, something which keeps you on your toes, something which NEEDS you to concentrate, because that is what driving enjoyment is about (in my opinion). I'd love an M2C, my dream daily, but it's out of my price range.

[@lloyd.8272]

@@DjNikGnashers exactly what I like about them, there fun! Something that missing from the rest of the competition. My m2 is on cup2 and it’s a right handful in the winter and I drift it everywhere and I bloody love it.

[@DjNikGnashers]

@@lloyd.8272 Hahah exactly ! I would love an M2C if I had more spare cash, but in some ways I really like the fact my M140i basically looks so average, and when I pull away from Tesla's, base 911's, RS3's, A45S's etc it just makes me smile.

[@uzz6]

I loved my ep3 had it for about 5 years too and loved it. Never missed a beat

[@Blakey748]

Brilliant little cars! Those K20 engines are so reliable too

[@jont60]

Good man spot on found this video as I'm looking at getting another M140i myself had a 2018 mineral Grey cognac leather Shadow. sold it couple years back but nothing since for sensible money compares for performance and driver enjoyment. Picking up another 2018 pre PPF shadow lapis blue cognac leather on Thursday

[@iksander70]

Props for your responsible attitude 👏

[@wonkothesane2288]

I can strongly recommend doing the shocks at performanceM while you’re doing the springs and spacers….. makes a huge difference. The first time you hit a long high speed bend you’ll know you’ve done the right thing!

[@Blakey748]

🤔👀

[@james3547]

In the same boat. I have a manual 140i and I love it. I never considered specs, test drove an auto with all the bells and whistles but i didnt like it. Now I want to move to the M2/M2C and give it a go. I know i'll regret letting go of the manual though. Decisions, deciscions.

[@Blakey748]

Could always go for a manual M2C? I think they’ll become more and more desirable over the next 5-10 years

[@james3547]

@@Blakey748 Tempted if I left London 🤣Not ideal driving in or around the city which is the leading the switch to an auto

[@DjNikGnashers]

If you really dislike auto's then fair enough. But for an automatic box, the ZF8 is probably the best there is. Strong, smooth, and always in the right gear. And with a remap (xHP3 for example), they change gear just as fast as any DCT.

[@lloyd.8272]

I moved from a 8zf m140 to manual m2. I Absolutely love it. It’s got the Lichfield ast kit and stage2 + and flex fuel and it perfect. Right balance of performance and composure for Uk roads.

[@o0julek0o]

Weird to listen to ya. I also bought my car when I was 24. M135i F21 2012 reg. In manual but with the same colour. First car too, since I couldn't afford to even do my test until I finished uni. It's a magical car.

[@Blakey748]

M-lites are the best value aren’t they! My mum owned the original M135 like yours when it was new and I remember it feeling like a rocket as a little kid in the passenger seat haha

[@andrewjohnston2901]

sold mine after 6 months just could't get on with it tech wise like going back too 2012 but yes what a engine and auto box

[@officialHarryW]

Love it matey. Hope you're well and remember me lol. Just got rid of my F30 320d, carless now, want an e46 m3 but...

[@Blakey748]

All good thanks mate! Course I do 😂 Ooooo what a car! My family have had a couple over the years and they’re epic

[@viperxgaming5488]

I live in same area and these roads are a blast!

[@noelkaqinari7661]

keep up the good work my G Here before the blow up

[@djjackjones1]

Performance M are a one stop shop for everything! 👌🏻

[@Blakey748]

Stay tuned 👀

[@Stopmat1998]

Love it Blakey, and yes keep the POV drives. Next time don't edit out your sweet overtakes (17:52)

[@stuartj1234]

I would love one of these but right now my budget wont go that far. As for all 1 series i think they should only be 3 door i have a 2009 116i 3 door with the m sport body extras. it looks great but they are too small for 5 doors i just dont think they look right at all. My only gripe is the frameless windows sticking to the rubber seal in freezing conditions. Anybody know a cure for that ?.

[@Blakey748]

I completely agree the 3 door has much better proportions. The windows freezing up really annoys me too I don’t know anything for sure but I’m certain I’ve heard there are lubricants which can stop this happening. I usually use lukewarm tap water to unstick the windows

[@stuartj1234]

@@Blakey748 Thanks for the reply dude. Warm ish water on windows.........dude thats living on the edge you really dont want to get that wrong.Im kinda tempted to try good old vaseline that might do the job. I really want an m140i but gotta wait two more years to pay off a loan before i can. But maybe they will be cheaper by then.....or will have sky rocketed due to becoming a future classic who knows.

[@Ben-hk9hc]

Whilst I’m 10 years older than you I’ve had a similar car history owning various E46’s before stepping into an M235i and then an M4 before realising I was being too greedy as my wages and responsibilities grew, got rid and stepped back into an M240 which I should have kept. Family then grew and I ventured over to the dark side buying an Audi S5 - long story short on that the engine blew and I had to fit a replacement engine. Sold the S5 once fixed and now back in an M140 😅

[@deanfallon7383]

Hey Ben, I've got an m140i and I'm thinking of changing it for an s5, what's your opinion after owning both.

[@Ben-hk9hc]

@@deanfallon7383 very different feeling cars. S5 was absolutely planted with 4WD but the engine, whilst similar power on stock levels, didn’t feel as keen to rev out or strong higher up in the rev range. Also the S5 suffered major engine failure (was a 2017 car) with 40k miles on it. Ended up costing me north of £7,500 to fit a new engine and Audi customer service was shocking to say the least. I’ll stick to BMW moving forward but that’s just my experience

[@Stopmat1998]

5:22 HAHAHA the classic. It absolutely IS your first car no debate deserves a place in your history

[@Stopmat1998]

Just did a bit of digging. Sadly I think its RIP Mini, hasn't had an MOT since 2018 and OMG the amount of things it failed on 🤣

[@Blakey748]

Sad times

[@adewb]

How do you find the business nav? I’m looking at getting a 140 in the coming months and as you know the pro nav adds an extra couple of grand and I always thought I’d need the pro nav. I know it can be retrofitted that’s an option

[@Blakey748]

There isn’t any actual functionality that I used on my previous cars with pro nav that I don’t have on this system so I’m finding it fine. But the pro nav does make the whole interior feel more expensive and higher quality both the bigger screen and bigger controller have a higher quality feel to them

[@lloyd.8272]

Plenty of companies do aftermarket l drive systems that have more functionality.

[@MsGman598]

Couple of grand 😂😂

[@XiczIsOnPC]

Thoughts on the M240i? mate you seem to be quite knowledgeable on cars. I think I prefer the shape of a 2 series

[@Blakey748]

I love the M240i. I just prefer the looks of the 140 and the 240 never got a shadow edition spec so it’s harder to find one with all the same optional equipment added.

[@XiczIsOnPC]

@@Blakey748yeah struggling to find the right spec. It needs to be perfect or ill stick with my e92 330i 😇

[@afegasdf76y123e]

240 and 140i is completely a different drive, the 240i is more savage

[@POVGOD]

Hi mate, if you're using a go pro for filming this, try turning on extra stabilisation! Good video 👊

[@Blakey748]

Thanks mate. I usually have hypersmooth on but it was creating a weird sway on previous videos so I tried it off for this but yeah defo going on for future POV videos 👍

[@khalidmiah4101]

What’s the mpg like on motorway runs?

[@Blakey748]

I’ve seen 38/39mpg out of my old one on long runs! Haven’t taken this one on a proper trip yet.

[@caremista]

Stupid question but what’s a GPF? Is this the OEM exhaust?

[@Blakey748]

GPF stands for Gasoline Particulate Filter. In around June 2018 BMW added this to the exhaust to pass the latest EU emissions regs. It kills some of the sound from the exhaust in the cars fitted with it. This is the standard Pre-GPF exhaust yes!

[@RyanHook.]

Hi mate, you mentioned the cars on finance. Is this PCP or HP & what are the rules on modifying the car when you don’t own it? Looking into options for myself. Thanks in advance 🤝🏼

[@Blakey748]

Hi mate. You can modify a car on finance with the finance providers consent. You just need to okay anything with them basically. Usually, anything reversible they’re okay with

[@RyanHook.]

@@Blakey748 amazing, thanks mate!

[@lloyd.8272]

I pretty much changed the full suspension, diff ect under warranty when the car was less than a year old. Bmw didn’t mind or mention it on the service. Returned it back to stock when I traded it in to them. 🤷‍♂️

[@afegasdf76y123e]

@@lloyd.8272 this was so helpful, i want to buy one and do a resonator and cat delete which can be welded back in, would that be allowed?

[@Stopmat1998]

Was this filmed before the car wash video? If not you must be taking it through all sorts of ditches and mud tracks haha

[@Blakey748]

Nope just a week after! Downside of living in the countryside I guess

[@BrodzFn]

❤❤🤘🤘

[@konrad910]

I dont think that car is gonna drop in value 😂 neither the m2

[@Blakey748]

Hope not!