BMW 128i drifting on skidpad HQ

who needs turbos?
BMW 128i on palm bay police skidpad in florida.

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• BMW 128i
• BMW 128
• bmw 1-series
• bmw 1 series
• drifting
• drift

[MrMockeryMcFly]

Love this car. This is my realistic dream car. I would get it in the same color, but with no options....I cant believe im asking this, but what color is the interior?

[Carminesilano]

@MrMockeryMcFly thanks lol. you can kind of see it in one of the clips in the video, tan leatherette, black dash and dark brown wood trim. i wanted more of a classy look, rather than totally sporty. i love this car, just hit 43k miles on it. we've driven from FL to Cali and back, through death valley @ 105 degrees, to Yosemite Nat'l park at -7 degrees. I had summer tires on it so it was scary in the snow, but killer in the desert!!! you buy it to drive it!

[CoonBabble]

if i have 31k for a car and my choices are loaded gti or base 128i... what should i pick? hows the stock sound system? and what do i tell people that say this is a girls car

[Carminesilano]

@CoonBabble it can be a girl's car, but it's definitely a driver's car. i would take the 128i over gti. its sporty but classy. gti says "soccer coach" to me. sound system is very clear, but if you want volume it will probably disappoint. handling is superb, acceleration is decent, braking is excellent.

[lookitsthescenekid]

0:13 FLAWLESS 360. nice driving, man. i'd kill to get on that skidpad with a performance car haha

[CoonBabble]

@Carminesilano I took delivery of my 128i in November. I'm so glad i went with it instead of the Gti. way more car for the money.

[driftking123]

Need more practice, not bad though. pick up the speed a little and take it out longer. ;) keep it up!

[CoonBabble]

@kha2004 thanks man, my 128i is scheduled for production and will be here in january. black with terra cotta, sport package, 6 speed, harman kardon, and satellite radio

[kha2004]

@CoonBabble -->the tail will step out. With the 128, that won't happen most of the time. But then again, you can give more power and induce power oversteer, which is def. fun. I may end up going with the gti, but i'm changing my mind every other day on this one. Good luck with the decision.

[kha2004]

@CoonBabble I'm also trying to make the exact same decision. I don't know the answer yet, but the bottom line is, you have to drive both cars and decide yourself. imho, the bmw edges out in at-the-limit handling (just b/c you can put power down better), but for less than 9/10th, it's basically a draw, or maybe even a little advantage for the gti. The gti feels more planted than non-sport 128. And even though it's rwd, 128 understeers quite a bit. Lift midcorner on the gti, and -->cont'd

[PS3NitroLambo]

so this car is a rear wheel drive?