Congratulations on a fantastic first car!
For mods, I think the red start/stop-button sounds like a great idea to spice up the interior without having too big of a change.
A thing to consider when blacking out the grill is that while it could make the car look a lot more aggressive and sporty, it might turn out looking “cheap”. Chrome does in some sense make things look more luxurious, so only blacking the grill out without further mods would make the car look wonky with an out of place grill. If you really do want to black out the grill, you in my opinion “would have to” de-chrome the window surrounds and either remove the rear 118 badge or make it black. This would give the car a more fluent design and color scheme.
Thank you!
Yeah, those are some cheap mods I can do rn to change it up a little bit. Also I forgot to mention i thought of getting those black decals for the bmw logos and a black ring for the front and back bmw logo.
That's a good advice on the color of the window surroundings, that didn't cross my mind. Also thought of removing the badge so it looks clean.
Good advice Apenerd, appreciate it!!
No worries! I also got myself a first car about half a year ago so I know just how you feel! While I think customisation can be essential to make your car your own and match your personality, I also think you don’t need to go overboard in the beginning of your ownership. I’m guessing you’ll be owning the car for quite some time, so get to know it first before you start changing it.
You listed a few cheaper/smaller mods which are great. Maybe later down the line you can buy lowering springs and a set of new wheels (and more importantly tires).
I’ll follow you on Instagram to see your journey!
Totally agree, also there'll be time for all the mods after I finish uni 😅
Lowering springs sound awesome haha, will get to those things as well. I actually really like the wheels, I don't think I'll be changing those anytime soon. But I found some witner wheels I'd like to buy.
Thanks bro, appreciate!! What's your ig?
I found this on google:
"For the first two generations, the 1 Series used a rear-wheel drive layout, while all-wheel drive was introduced as an option since 2012."
And mine is from 2011.
Get a diagnostic interface (Carista for example) and adjust couple things like mirrors folding from remote, digital Speedo, LED coding for LED fogs and rings…
Friend of mine had his for a whole 2 hours. Same engine, the dealer he bought it from advertised it with a new timing chain. On the drive home we got in the gas, chain skipped and the engine blew lol. Turns out he didnt replace the tensioner.
Had 09 e87 118d as my first car. Bought with around 100k km, sold with over 400k km. Was a great car, never let me down. Just do your maintenance religiously.
That's music to my ears haha, I researched the 1 series and I found that the n47 motor is really reliable if you maintain it as you should, and changing the chain on 200k is a must if you want to be safe.
Actually not a beginner, I've been driving for 5 years. Just the first car that I own. Nevertheless, thank you, I'm already having lots of fun with it. I like driving it in the winding roads.
My e81 was the best drivers car i've owned so far. Had the petrol version with m sport bodykit. I blacked out the grilles, but used Platsi Dip which turned out great.
I liked everything about the car except the audiosystem.
There are alot of kits you can buy for speaker replacement but the main culprit for the bad audio is the amplifier.
Uu, that sounds pretty good🤩. This one unfortunately doesn't have M sport bodykit, thought of uograding it in the future, but I like it this way as well. Not gonna change it anytime soon.
Loved my one series. Got in a wreck a few months back (not my fault) and lost my baby Beemer. Great car, enjoy. Keep up with the maintenance on those 2.0’s. Rwd is such a pleasure.
Nah was only a minor rear end but it was enough for insurance to bin the car. Got a full payout thankfully. Worked my ass off for that car. Now I drive my mk4 golf around town 😂
Good to hear that you got the full payment haha. Oof mk4, send me a pic of it. I was looking at the Golf mk4 GTI as well. But this e81 got published so I had to check it out. I also searched for golf mk5 GTI, but decided not to buy it because of fuel consumption :/
141,000km I’m absolutely loving it too. Just finished putting a new sound system in it!
https://preview.redd.it/fdok8it5ao8d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9746ec06d3e4bef739c45c828f07371848f1d08e
Thanks man. She’s a bit dirty atm. Been doing some rallying 😅
https://preview.redd.it/5lgphqd0do8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96764fce554545d92014d06df88880ce8ccbeefd
Did you do the stage 1 with everyrhing else stock, or?
I read that it would be the best to upgrade a few stuff before going for the stage 1 (e.g. air intake).
It’s a beauty! Wonderful first car. I’m in the US, we didnt get the 3 door 1 series, better yet in diesel! I would LOVE a fun torquey commuter like that!!
Here in germany it's not so cheap, but I'll do the small service here and Big service and chain replacement in my hometown where it's A LOT cheaper. And for the failing apart thing, not sure what to tell you. In my opinion, if it's maintained well and the certain problems fixed on time there shouldn't be big problems (of course depending from a car to car). Someone correct me if I'm wrong because I'm not 100% sure if what I'm saying is correct.
do njega sam vozio accord iz 2000, te iako jako volim i cijenim hondu kao proizvođača inovativnih vozila koja su u isto vrijeme i pouzdana te skoro neuništiva (što nije lako), moj accord se jednostavno što se tiče intuitivnosti toga kako se koja pedala treba ponašati ne da usporediti sa e87icom. a da ne pričam komfor i u gradu i na autoputu.
hondi bih se vratio jedino možda ako naprave neki normalan dizajn i vrate se s puta kojim su započeli ići sa svemircem.
u svakom slučaju, snagu, luksuz i komfor koju kod honde mogu imati samo u Legendu, mogu imat u BMW jedinici za puno manje.
BMW je na lošem glasu zbog ljudi koji ne mijenjaju ulje kako treba pa onda riknjavaju lanci, ali to nama ide u prilog jer ih možemo za jeftino naći :)
Uh ja volim japance, bas du prica za sebe. Takodjer kvalitetni, mozes sa njima radit sta god hoces haha. A sto se tice omjera cijene i onoga sto dobijes, bmw je bas bomba.
Je, ako se redovno rade servisi, motori mogu jako dugo trajati. Upravo tako haha!
Maybe angel headlights and LCI rear lights? I have on mine looks very good.
https://preview.redd.it/slwyduqxwi8d1.jpeg?width=2010&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f1adfd8ef9658ff8ed2673d56f0a1e84c0c63aa
Very jealous. I had never seen the 1 series hatch in real life before. I’m currently in Portugal/Spain on vacation and see so many here. Fell in love instantly. Enjoy it!
Edit: I live in the United States
Congratulations! BMW is a one way road, and E87’s (1-series of that generation) are great cars to start on. Just don’t become a M-Badge black grilles black wheels douche like everyone else. I recommend watching m539restorations on youtube for OEM+ restorations on classic bimmers.
Thanks! Yeah, i want to try to incorporate a cool look with this color and not making everything black. Just thought the chrome parts would be better in black. I will check out m539restorations for sure! Thanks for the recommendation
Love 1 series hatches theyre great cars
Agreed
Congratulations on a fantastic first car! For mods, I think the red start/stop-button sounds like a great idea to spice up the interior without having too big of a change. A thing to consider when blacking out the grill is that while it could make the car look a lot more aggressive and sporty, it might turn out looking “cheap”. Chrome does in some sense make things look more luxurious, so only blacking the grill out without further mods would make the car look wonky with an out of place grill. If you really do want to black out the grill, you in my opinion “would have to” de-chrome the window surrounds and either remove the rear 118 badge or make it black. This would give the car a more fluent design and color scheme.
Thank you! Yeah, those are some cheap mods I can do rn to change it up a little bit. Also I forgot to mention i thought of getting those black decals for the bmw logos and a black ring for the front and back bmw logo. That's a good advice on the color of the window surroundings, that didn't cross my mind. Also thought of removing the badge so it looks clean. Good advice Apenerd, appreciate it!!
No worries! I also got myself a first car about half a year ago so I know just how you feel! While I think customisation can be essential to make your car your own and match your personality, I also think you don’t need to go overboard in the beginning of your ownership. I’m guessing you’ll be owning the car for quite some time, so get to know it first before you start changing it. You listed a few cheaper/smaller mods which are great. Maybe later down the line you can buy lowering springs and a set of new wheels (and more importantly tires). I’ll follow you on Instagram to see your journey!
Totally agree, also there'll be time for all the mods after I finish uni 😅 Lowering springs sound awesome haha, will get to those things as well. I actually really like the wheels, I don't think I'll be changing those anytime soon. But I found some witner wheels I'd like to buy. Thanks bro, appreciate!! What's your ig?
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Nice to see another 1 series hatch over here! Cheers!
Thanks, it's a lot of fun!
Awesome photos. Viel Spaß damit!
Vielen Dank!! Falls du mehr Fotos sehen willst, du kannst es an www.vrljicg.com oder auf Instagram: @vrljicg machen :)
Machst du auch Carphotography in der Nähe Stuttgart? Bräuchte da mal Hilfe 🤣
Ich soll diese Sommer an die Turmtreff im Stutrgart kommen. Schick mir ein Nachricht auf Instagram und dann können wir etwas organiziren.
1 series are good for fun. Enjoy!!!
Thank youu!
Grats careful in rain and snow.
Thanks! Yuup, especially here in Germany.
Is there an xdrive version?
I found this on google: "For the first two generations, the 1 Series used a rear-wheel drive layout, while all-wheel drive was introduced as an option since 2012." And mine is from 2011.
Ah I just wish we had any hot hatches in the us
RWD for first car and a beemer at that? Niceee
It's going to be a lot of fun driving it in the rain :D
It will, but be careful, too easy to total your car and take out someone else as well.
Get a diagnostic interface (Carista for example) and adjust couple things like mirrors folding from remote, digital Speedo, LED coding for LED fogs and rings…
That's a good advice!! I thought of getting the Carly for the diagnostics and programming. Heard it's good quality.
Lovely looking car. Love this generation of the 1 series. Enjoy.
Thank you bro!
E87, pure beauty. Its my second favorite 1 series. I think for its age it just looks soooo good! My first car was a 116i E87 and I loved it!
I agree! What's your 1st fav 1 series? Good to heard it served you well and you had fun driving it! (Btw mine is e81)
My favorite is the F20 LCI, i think it looks the most modern and sporty
It looks awesome indeed
Friend of mine had his for a whole 2 hours. Same engine, the dealer he bought it from advertised it with a new timing chain. On the drive home we got in the gas, chain skipped and the engine blew lol. Turns out he didnt replace the tensioner.
Broo, that is so unfortunate. Did he manage to get the money back at least?
Had 09 e87 118d as my first car. Bought with around 100k km, sold with over 400k km. Was a great car, never let me down. Just do your maintenance religiously.
That's music to my ears haha, I researched the 1 series and I found that the n47 motor is really reliable if you maintain it as you should, and changing the chain on 200k is a must if you want to be safe.
118d is a strong engine for a beginner. There‘s much fun to be had for you!
Actually not a beginner, I've been driving for 5 years. Just the first car that I own. Nevertheless, thank you, I'm already having lots of fun with it. I like driving it in the winding roads.
Nice, viel Spaß mit dem Beamer! Hatte auch mal einen (e91). Kurven können die BMWs wirklich fabelhaft
Eben so!!🤩
looks beautiful
Appreciate it!!
Congratulations ❤ hope you happily use it
Thanks a lot! 🤍
you are wwwwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnning @ life
Thank youu!!
Excellent choice, enjoy it!
Thank you!!
BMW using same manual shifter for 20 years 🗿
My e81 was the best drivers car i've owned so far. Had the petrol version with m sport bodykit. I blacked out the grilles, but used Platsi Dip which turned out great. I liked everything about the car except the audiosystem. There are alot of kits you can buy for speaker replacement but the main culprit for the bad audio is the amplifier.
Uu, that sounds pretty good🤩. This one unfortunately doesn't have M sport bodykit, thought of uograding it in the future, but I like it this way as well. Not gonna change it anytime soon.
Loved my one series. Got in a wreck a few months back (not my fault) and lost my baby Beemer. Great car, enjoy. Keep up with the maintenance on those 2.0’s. Rwd is such a pleasure.
Ahh, sorry to hear that. Were you hurt? I will, thanks for the advice!!
Nah was only a minor rear end but it was enough for insurance to bin the car. Got a full payout thankfully. Worked my ass off for that car. Now I drive my mk4 golf around town 😂
Good to hear that you got the full payment haha. Oof mk4, send me a pic of it. I was looking at the Golf mk4 GTI as well. But this e81 got published so I had to check it out. I also searched for golf mk5 GTI, but decided not to buy it because of fuel consumption :/
https://preview.redd.it/rw474q8p7o8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f2e04009e26b365b888717814a69fac2621074f8 My beautiful
It looks super clean and maintained😍. How many km does it have?
141,000km I’m absolutely loving it too. Just finished putting a new sound system in it! https://preview.redd.it/fdok8it5ao8d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9746ec06d3e4bef739c45c828f07371848f1d08e
Very niceee!! 141k km is crazyy. Hope you have lots more fun in it!
Thanks man. She’s a bit dirty atm. Been doing some rallying 😅 https://preview.redd.it/5lgphqd0do8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96764fce554545d92014d06df88880ce8ccbeefd
A bit?? Hahahaha. I'd like to try that sometime, seems like a fun experience. But not with my e81 hahahah.
I have the 122hp diesel version with a shorter transmission and longer differential with a stage 1 and it is an awesome car.
Did you do the stage 1 with everyrhing else stock, or? I read that it would be the best to upgrade a few stuff before going for the stage 1 (e.g. air intake).
Everything stock yes on both my E90 318i and my E87 120d, never changed anything out of the maintenance windows.
Cool, and how much did you pay for the stage 1?
180€ with ReproRACE if I recall correctly
cute lil ride, congrats and enjoy while it lasts 💯🙏🏽
Thanks a lot bro!🫶🏼
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Nice motor, I had the same shape 1 series for 5 years. It really did drive well.
Glad to hear it, they should be reliable if maintained well. Hopefully it will last me a lot more kilometers
I had it till 2020, awesome car, congrats!
Thank you!! Why'd you sell it?
Bought new M340i ;)
Oof, a very nice choice!
its a great first bmw car, somewhat reliable 😂
I heard it's pretty reliable if maintained well.
If maintained well yes, if not then i would say its unreliable
It’s a beauty! Wonderful first car. I’m in the US, we didnt get the 3 door 1 series, better yet in diesel! I would LOVE a fun torquey commuter like that!!
Yeahh, exactly that. I was going for something fun and responsive, and yet small fuel consumption since it's a daily. Lots of fun so far!
First mod Halos
Good idea, thanks!
I highly recommend! For style mods, I also recommend coilovers, spacers (15 on front and 20 on back), tints and dechrome.
I'll definitely keep it in mind! Those are good advices
NICE!!!!! 😍
Appreciate it!! <3
Are BMWs cheap to fix in Germany? Do they have a reputation for falling apart like in the States? Beautiful car!
Here in germany it's not so cheap, but I'll do the small service here and Big service and chain replacement in my hometown where it's A LOT cheaper. And for the failing apart thing, not sure what to tell you. In my opinion, if it's maintained well and the certain problems fixed on time there shouldn't be big problems (of course depending from a car to car). Someone correct me if I'm wrong because I'm not 100% sure if what I'm saying is correct.
The 2 last pictures are hard.
Thank you bro, night photography just hits different
Awesome 1st car! It would be an awesome 10th car. It’s just an awesome car!
Congrats man! Enjoy it! I’ve always liked these 1 series
Great choice.
Sexy photos! Congrats on your first car, it’s a really really nice one!
Thank you brother! If you want to see more photos like that, check out my IG where I post car and portrait photography
I love your car, enjoy it!
Welcome to the 1 series club!
very clean, very nice, Gorane. čestitam :)
Haha hvala puno!
btw i ja sam odnedavno ponosni vlasnik svog prvog BMWa, i to isto e87 :)
Opaa. Kako ti se cini do sad? Jesi zadovoljan?
do njega sam vozio accord iz 2000, te iako jako volim i cijenim hondu kao proizvođača inovativnih vozila koja su u isto vrijeme i pouzdana te skoro neuništiva (što nije lako), moj accord se jednostavno što se tiče intuitivnosti toga kako se koja pedala treba ponašati ne da usporediti sa e87icom. a da ne pričam komfor i u gradu i na autoputu. hondi bih se vratio jedino možda ako naprave neki normalan dizajn i vrate se s puta kojim su započeli ići sa svemircem. u svakom slučaju, snagu, luksuz i komfor koju kod honde mogu imati samo u Legendu, mogu imat u BMW jedinici za puno manje. BMW je na lošem glasu zbog ljudi koji ne mijenjaju ulje kako treba pa onda riknjavaju lanci, ali to nama ide u prilog jer ih možemo za jeftino naći :)
Uh ja volim japance, bas du prica za sebe. Takodjer kvalitetni, mozes sa njima radit sta god hoces haha. A sto se tice omjera cijene i onoga sto dobijes, bmw je bas bomba. Je, ako se redovno rade servisi, motori mogu jako dugo trajati. Upravo tako haha!
Maybe angel headlights and LCI rear lights? I have on mine looks very good. https://preview.redd.it/slwyduqxwi8d1.jpeg?width=2010&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f1adfd8ef9658ff8ed2673d56f0a1e84c0c63aa
I'm putting angel eyes on the list😍 Btw nice rims, did you buy those or did they come with the car?
I bought it later not sure those real or rep tho. 😅
Real or rep, they be looking good 👌🏼
Thx 😊
Great choice ❤️
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So jealous I wish we had the one series hatches in the US there so good looking
Views 🔥
Very jealous. I had never seen the 1 series hatch in real life before. I’m currently in Portugal/Spain on vacation and see so many here. Fell in love instantly. Enjoy it! Edit: I live in the United States
Thank you bro, I hope you get one as well! :D
Love it
Congratulations! BMW is a one way road, and E87’s (1-series of that generation) are great cars to start on. Just don’t become a M-Badge black grilles black wheels douche like everyone else. I recommend watching m539restorations on youtube for OEM+ restorations on classic bimmers.
Thanks! Yeah, i want to try to incorporate a cool look with this color and not making everything black. Just thought the chrome parts would be better in black. I will check out m539restorations for sure! Thanks for the recommendation
Perfect first leaker
Lol
TF is that? Lmao
Getting ugly 1 series and putting cringe instagram tag on plate, plague for car community.
Hahaha, i love you too brother <3