For Sale: 2012 BMW 1 Series in Katwijk, Netherlands

BMW 1-Serie 135I 135i Cabriolet M-Sport, 2012. Seven owners, 61,783 km, service books from new.

When BMW launched the very first 1 Series back in 2007, quite a few people raised a sceptical eyebrow. A compact BMW with rear-wheel drive, short overhangs, and that trademark long bonnet, purely because a straight-six had to fit lengthways underneath it. Practical? Barely. The rear bench was a punishment and the boot more of a gesture than a promise. But anyone with even a passing understanding of what BMW was once truly about got it immediately: this was the smallest, last, purely analogue rear-wheel-drive baby BMW you could still buy without remortgaging the house.

And then, of course, came a 135i. And later, for the genuine hedonists, this: the 135i Convertible.

A quick word about that engine, because with this particular car it is everything. The early 135i had the fabled N54, the twin-turbo that tuners still say their nightly prayers over. This 2012 example belongs to the later run with the N55: a single twin-scroll turbo, smoother, more modern, and good for 306 bhp on paper. In practice, you notice it mostly in the moments you forget you are driving BMW's entry-level model. This one does not drive like a little car. It drives like a car that frankly has too much power for its own good, and that is precisely what I love about it.

The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as well. 108 photographs including the underside. The service history, scanned in full. The Carfax report. Paint thickness measured panel by panel. The original factory brochure to page through. A timeline from 26 October 2012 to today, with every owner and the mileage year by year in a single graph.

Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the showroom, and finally the online auction on our own website. What changes is the way you buy, not the location - once a car has arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat 10-17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone free for you.

Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per destination beforehand.

Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell us what you are looking for - another BMW we can often find through our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the listings.

Our showroom measures 6,000 m�, with over 150 cars under one roof. HooG Selections, Katwijk, the Netherlands. Call or WhatsApp: +31 85 043 05 86.