1 M build quality

1 eM · 06-06-2011, 02:26 PM

Random question i know: Still awaiting my 1M and have been watching all the videos out there so far. What is the build quality like on these 1M's, as i noticed on one of the videos the doors seemed abit tinny when being opened and closed. Might have just been the sound quality on the video though. Do the doors have a nice muffled clunk like we are accustomed to with the BMW's or are the doors alot lighter?

CaptSlow · 06-06-2011, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 1 eM

Random question i know: Still awaiting my 1M and have been watching all the videos out there so far. What is the build quality like on these 1M's, as i noticed on one of the videos the doors seemed abit tinny when being opened and closed. Might have just been the sound quality though. Do the doors have a nice muffled clunk like we are accustomed to with the BMW's?

Rest assured, build quality is excellent. Muffled "clunking" of doors and all...

viva1MVO · 06-06-2011, 02:34 PM

Lol only thing I've noticed that is a notch below any other BMW I've owned or driven is that the gas cap seems flimsier.

DriveHard · 06-06-2011, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by viva1MVO

Lol only thing I've noticed that is a notch below any other BMW I've owned or driven is that the gas cap seems flimsier.

they lightened the hinge

Franklin Joseph · 06-06-2011, 02:38 PM

Build is good, in fact i think better than my X5.
Over bumpy roads i do hear a slight creak coming from the rear deck.

Red135 · 06-06-2011, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DriveHard

they lightened the hinge

By removing the sound deadening material.

Schnorbitz · 06-06-2011, 02:41 PM

I'd say the 1er is not quite as plush as a 3, some of the cabin plastics are pretty ropey, the lower part of the dash and steering column surround for instance. Also, the panel gaps aren't exactly up to modern standards, but on the whole it's well a built, solid car.

I've got a small rattle from the rear suspension / trunk area too.

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viva1MVO Private 6 Rep 55 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Eh? iTrader: (0)	Lol only thing I've noticed that is a notch below any other BMW I've owned or driven is that the gas cap seems flimsier.
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Franklin Joseph Captain 57 Rep 820 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas iTrader: (1)	Build is good, in fact i think better than my X5. Over bumpy roads i do hear a slight creak coming from the rear deck.
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Schnorbitz Second Lieutenant 9 Rep 234 Posts Drives: 318d Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scotland iTrader: (0)	I'd say the 1er is not quite as plush as a 3, some of the cabin plastics are pretty ropey, the lower part of the dash and steering column surround for instance. Also, the panel gaps aren't exactly up to modern standards, but on the whole it's well a built, solid car. I've got a small rattle from the rear suspension / trunk area too.
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