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      11-16-2013, 03:41 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by gregthegr8 View Post
The Lemans looks great. What do you think so far? And just curious, did the dealer heavily discount it since it's already been discontinued and the 2-series announced?
Well I work at Tischer BMW and I'm the one that PDI'd (pre-delivery inspection) the car...and on the test drive, i fell in love with it. So I put it in my bay and hid the key. I got a bunch of discounts (employee, loyalty, year end, etc) so it turned out to be cheaper than my 128i was when I had bought that.

Now I will say this. I've officially owned the first year model and last year; the most introductory model and the highest model (not including the 1M of course). Honestly, it doesn't seem THAT much faster than my 128i. The power band pulls for much more of the RPM range, but overall its pretty much the same. I do miss fog lights though. The new one is fully optioned out, while my first was the bare minimum (but with the sport package...not M Sport).
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