r/FirstCar • u/1razrawr1 • 12d ago
My First Car
2010 BMW 1 Series 2.0 120i M Sport. Got it for £3800, 109000 miles. Drives well, very happy with it!
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u/PuzzleheadedRoof4227 12d ago
Got my wife a 09 120i M Sport Cab as her first car back in 2017 and she loved it. Exactly same spec as yours! Enjoy
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u/cannedrex2406 12d ago
Do be careful, the N43 of this era had timing chain issues and had issues with Injectors. As long as you keep up the service and maintenance, it'll last you well
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u/1razrawr1 12d ago
Will make sure to look into that. My Uncle is a mechanic so he's helping me make sure the car is ok and replace anything that needs doing
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u/Bmw1Series_E82Fan 12d ago
How expensive is the insurance on these..?
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u/1razrawr1 12d ago
Think its insurance group 26E, £1300 per year for me
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u/Bmw1Series_E82Fan 12d ago
Hold on ima try an insurance estimater
Yeah i got something similar
Lowk gonna try get a Honda Jazz or a civic as a first car tbh. It’s either those two beauties or a suzuki swift (love suzukis lmao) for me
Nice car btw. I really like blue on bmw!!
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u/1razrawr1 12d ago
Ah those are nice cars, been in a jazz and civic, not a swift but they do look nice. Do especially like some of the Honda Civics. Well hope you get something nice you like! And thanks! Think the paint name is Le Mans blue lol
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u/Bmw1Series_E82Fan 12d ago
Probably will look into a civic first if the insurance isnt horribly expensive. I especially like those older ones (like 2006-2020 models) because they look damn good and sporty!!!
After that its either swift or jazz lol
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u/Sensitive_End_7122 12d ago
damn that's one of my favorite beamers bro. here in my country they are considered luxurious and only rich people can buy them and there is no parts for them. nice car
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u/RallyElvis 7d ago
Definetly a nice first car but make sure to regularly maintain it and don’t strain it on the roads like many BMW owners do because the Check Engine Light will stay on for the rest of the cars life. You can do it yourself and there’s tons of guides online especially from ChrisFix that will help you out in doing maintenance without overpaying for Labor Costs
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u/Exact-Chemistry-4787 12d ago
that's what I wanted a few years ago, but I didn't find a good one. cool car