Joel’s dad, thank you for creating Joel. He’s a hero

@heyhey3887

2 ай бұрын

Sure it wasn't a hard task...well, it probably was hard lol

It’s crazy how most old gen1 1 series are just run about diesels, however if you find a good Msport that’s been well cared for you realise how well the thing handles. It’s the last of the small RWD BMW’s. The 130i Msport is a gem that never really got the recognition that it deserved.

I've got one of these 3.0 petrol auto, electric seats, mint 78k miles. Remapped to 283bhp and got rid of horrid run flats has made it the car should have always been. Detachable tow bar for bike rack and has made it pretty practical. Was thinking of selling it but just such a good car. 👍

@itsjoel

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, there's not much more that can do all of the above for similar money.

Great to see your dads car back again Joel! 😁

That is a really professional, honest review, and I enjoyed it. Thank you.

@itsjoel

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching.

First wash before review it ;)! Nice to see your dads car back on the Chanel.

@itsjoel

2 ай бұрын

You wouldn’t believe it, I did take it to be washed before filming this, then got home and couldn’t believe the wheels…

Nice review Joel. The idrive system looks the same as in my 2018 mini

Joel just gets better and better.

“It’s quite small, it’s very thin, it’s very short, and it’s very well proportioned”😳🙃 2:37

Nice looking example. Only bad thing is the steering wheel upholster is an aftermaket that looks awful, other than that, its looking really nice. Good review

Loved it, cars are my thing. They look nice and sound nice. That’s my favourite about them.

Great review of a great little car. I've had the Coupé version for 10 years now and still have no intention of selling it. It's on 175k but feels like it has a fair few left in it.

Love it, great cars, and most likely won’t depreciate too much. Bravo!!

Great vid. I had a bmw 1 series convertible and it was a joy to drive. I brought it because I previously wanted bmw e46 convertible and I felt the one series convertible was quite similar in size and shape just more upto date

@itsjoel

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Had the exact same spec in the coupe. Had halo front lights though which made the front pop even more. Gutted i got rid. But not great when you have a baby haha.

4 Seats!! Fun for the whole family! :o

Never see the hype with these brutally honest videos KZreadrs do 😂

I have the same car, love it apart from fact, you can either have the arm rest down or use the cupholder....

@itsjoel

2 ай бұрын

That's true, and with the idrive controller, it means there is only 1 cupholder

It's a niche car, for many not quite big enough to be their only car, but then not as special as a Z4 for a weekend car. For someone that doesn't need lots of space and rarely carries more than one passenger, it seems difficult to beat for the price. Although, the later LCI's have help their value pretty well.

Can you lower the backseats? I’m wondering if you could put skis in it?

Funny seeing this pop up, it's my car haha. I adore it, that N52 is beautiful and driving with the roof down is glorious. Mine has the rare spec of idrive, red leather, and the ski hatch which I use all the time. It's one of my favourite car designs of all time, especially with a soft top it gives me classic muscle car vibes. IMO pre facelift is nicer as the screen folds away and the mirrors are much thinner and sleeker

@chrisogrady28

2 ай бұрын

PS, I can get 37mpg, roof down, 70mph, averaged over a two way journey to eliminate altitude change

@chrisogrady28

2 ай бұрын

also, the seats do have 2 more adjustments, there's a tilt control to get a nice deep angle you can sink into, and the thigh extension

@chrisogrady28

2 ай бұрын

Re: back seats. I've done 6 hour drives to Scotland with 4 tall adults and the roof up and a boot full of luggage for a holiday

@chrisogrady28

2 ай бұрын

Re: steering, it's awful, it's dead dead. It is not communicative at all, it has zero feedback, it's way too light, but at least it's quite sharp. Maybe compared to modern dead cars the steering is fine but a lot of older hydraulic cars are in a different world for steering feel. The one mod I'd want to make is the hydraulic rack from the 1M

It's a Z4 more or less 😁. Back to the roots! I still own my Z4 for sunny days btw.

@itsjoel

2 ай бұрын

Yes, and I very much enjoyed it!

My guess would be that your father's engine is the N53, which is the 3 litre successor to the N52B25 and N52B30. The N53 in 25i trim can be tuned to make 30i power. I own a N52B25 which also makes 218 horsepower, but that's actually a 2.5 litre. I can't make a 30i out of that engine. :) The N52 is port injected and the N53 has direct injection. Same power in 25i trim, but a little more torque.

@unixnerd23

2 ай бұрын

I had an N52 2.5 and it drank a litre of oil every 400 miles. Tried everything to fix it, turns out to be a design flaw in the piston rings. On the N53 the "2.5" 3.0 version has different manifold but the throttle never opens fully! A rechip cures this so is a must have.

@Holdeenio

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. I have the N53 in my E92 325i.

Re Traction control kicking in - Take it to Birds BMW to sort it out - Quaife LSD and or Suspension tweaks - turns it from one whell drive to 2 wheel drive as they put it 😂 Tyre's many owners go on size up (width wise) from 215 >225 at front and 245>255 at rear.

I have one, the temperature gauge apparently isn't required as the engine management system handles the temperature and will let you know if you need to switch the engine off. Mine is a 2012 120d and I've had it for donkeys and it's been all over Europe and the UK. It has different headlights and tail lights to your dad's car but the colour is Space Grey and is an M sport which looks identical. Great little car, my wife has an Audi A3 convertible new shape (the one with the boot), sadly BMW and Audi have already discontinued this type of car, apparently just as with the Audi TT there is nowhere to put the batteries. Look out for the SUV Audi TT which is said to be at the design stage, bit like the EV version of the Ford Mustang, oh dear.....

@itsjoel

2 ай бұрын

Yeah will be interesting to see how they can carry on creating these types of cars in an EV world

Isn't the water temperature on the right hand side of the rev counter, built in to the rev counter gauge?

@domsventures3918

Ай бұрын

Only for the 135i model I believe

You risked overfilling the burger here, but you got away with it. Nice review

Having had a few 330i's with this engine I would say the power upgrade is worth it. Also had a 330i tuned up to 300hp quite easily. I can't remember the exact process as it a long time ago but the engine went on to 150k without any problems other than usual BMW ones. The upgrade to 260 from 218 isn't that noticeable but the upgrade to 300 from 218 is pretty good.

@Holdeenio

2 ай бұрын

I’m looking into this presently. I have the 325i e92 with the N53 3.0L. Stock is 218bhp, add the three stage intake manifold it goes up to circa 265bhp, add an exhaust and tune can take it to around 300bhp. N/A six cylinder with the manual box 👌🏼

@ashleymerritt9461

2 ай бұрын

I ADORED my 330i with the N52!

@itsjoel

2 ай бұрын

I think my dad has been considering whether to have his remapped for quite a while

@ruk2023--

2 ай бұрын

@@itsjoel These engines can easily take 300. The thing to watch out for (mapped or not) is the accessories like water pump and starter go bad between 100k and 120k. I'd get everything attached to the engine done at the same time when it needs it or you will have to pay for several tow jobs in a row in my experience.

@valentijn9

Ай бұрын

“Quite easily” might be a slight exaggeration. I have maybe seen only one N52B30 make 300hp and that had some good intake modifications (on top of the 3-stage intake manifold) and had more aggresive rocker arms in the engine. The engine block can handle 300hp quite easily but actually getting 300hp out of it is a great challenge. Anyone saying they got a N52B30 with 300hp would need to show me a dyno sheet before I would take that statement to be true.

Joel, have you given any thought about going back to the Z4, except this time with the M-Class variant? Or heck, why not the hard-top convertible M3?

@itsjoel

2 ай бұрын

I'm sure it won't be long until i'm back in a BMW of some kind!

@nathangregory_

2 ай бұрын

@@itsjoel Just checking. Maybe I'm projecting what I want to do. My Z4 was totaled, and I started searching for either a 07-08 Z4-M or a 08-12 M3 hard-top convertible. But I ended up with a 07 MBZ SL550. I kick myself every day that I wasn't patient enough to wait for an opening for the cars I wanted.

So, your dad is a vicar. That explains a lot. Let me guess: he taught you about the power of prayer, but forgot to advise you not to rely on it when buying cars 😬

Xenons are the only option you need

The title isn't baity enough. Add turbo, mega and ultra to it.

Just not a fan of the " banana " shape sill covers. Big fan of the colour combo.

@itsjoel

2 ай бұрын

the colour combo is a winner

Confused the hell out of me with the different steering wheels at different parts of the vlog. I wasn’t imagining it was I?

@itsjoel

2 ай бұрын

No, I used some old shots of the wheel when it had a different trim. Sorry about that, but well spotted!

Not a patch on new 1 series f40