1M........tHe PoLaR bEaR.

[aussieinlondon]

ManOpener said:

I may be the only one, but I can't see the pictures you last posted and if I follow the links PhotoBucket tells me they don't exist.

Should be there again, not sure of the glitch, The pics were taken by a mate, I uploaded them and left it open to public for him to access but something went wrong, but all should be good now....

[aussieinlondon]

Flying machine said:

Very very nice 1M! Out of interest do you get any rattles at all in the cabin? I know that your car is far removed from a normal 1 series but rattles do seem to be a quite common problem!

My wifes previous corsa vxr, now that rattled and rolled big time, much more so than my partially stripped and caged astra opc, the 1M has developed a bit of a squeak from around the rear vision mirror after having the windscreen replaced and usually when switching to a firm suspension setting but I then I am running coilovers......it also has the odd noise from around the centre dash but then again that is when running sports damper setting and I had the centre removed and resprayed piano black, otherwise no constant rattles or the likes.

[Thejimreaper]

God that looks great

[aussieinlondon]

Thejimreaper said:

God that looks great

Thanks mate

[BullyB]

just saw an old 5th Gear where they drove the 1M. I want one even more now.
Possibly a replacement for my E36 Evo in 10 years time...

[Arun_D]

BullyB said:

just saw an old 5th Gear where they drove the 1M. I want one even more now.
Possibly a replacement for my E36 Evo in 10 years time...

Was that the one with Mark Higgins driving, possibly against a TT-RS?

The 1M looked like a riot to drive on that feature, if I'm remembering correctly.

[BullyB]

Arun_D said:

BullyB said:

just saw an old 5th Gear where they drove the 1M. I want one even more now.
Possibly a replacement for my E36 Evo in 10 years time...

Was that the one with Mark Higgins driving, possibly against a TT-RS?

The 1M looked like a riot to drive on that feature, if I'm remembering correctly.

That's the one.
I just wish 5th gear was on for an hour so they could show the cars for more than 3 minutes.

[Arun_D]

BullyB said:

Arun_D said:

BullyB said:

just saw an old 5th Gear where they drove the 1M. I want one even more now.
Possibly a replacement for my E36 Evo in 10 years time...

Was that the one with Mark Higgins driving, possibly against a TT-RS?

The 1M looked like a riot to drive on that feature, if I'm remembering correctly.

That's the one.
I just wish 5th gear was on for an hour so they could show the cars for more than 3 minutes.

I believe the new episodes are 1hr long on the new series airing Monday on Discovery Channel, if you have access.

[aussieinlondon]

It's worth a drive if you can that's for sure ; )

[aussieinlondon]

Alpha - N http://www.alpha-n.de/ diffuser fitted last Fri with help from my mate Lee at http://crashcarecentre.com/

All the lugs lined up perfectly with the bumper inserts, finish is spot on and sits nicely with the BMW performance carbon boot spoiler....... Happy with the finish, adds a kind on oem finish and somewhat similar style to the F10 M5 diffuser.

[Janosh]

Love this car - keep up the good work

[FELIX_5]

Looks fantastic! But, please, please change the M on the 'M' badge to a black one, it would bring it all together perfectly!

[em177]

My favourite PH'ers car! Looks perfect

[DanDC5]

Car was looking as stunning as ever yesterday dude. A friend asked me what I'd prefer as we were looking round the cars and a decision came between the 1M and the M3 next to it. Can honestly say I didn't even consider the M3 for a second

[Pugland53]

Looking lovely Aus, especially with the H&S exhaust. Are you happy with the H&S? Did you order the diffuser online or phone up? I've been thinking of getting the Alpha front splitters but can't find 1M carbon stuff on the website.

[CypherP]

Saw the Polar Bear for the first time at Silverstone yesterday. Have to say, it really is a cracker. Sat next to the orange one, they both looked great.

I love the little touches you have added and just the way this thing sits makes it look so powerful. Even the other half commented on the width of the rear wheels and some of the carbon accents!

[melvster]

Best 1M in the UK, stunning.

[BRMMA]

Stunning car

[aussieinlondon]

Janosh said:

Love this car - keep up the good work

Thanks mate, will continue along the subtle route I have been taking, it aint finished yet as much as I keep telling my wife and myself job done lol

FELIX_5 said:

Looks fantastic! But, please, please change the M on the 'M' badge to a black one, it would bring it all together perfectly!

Thanks, and all in hand, I did some 5 months back purchase a gloss black M badge but it was on the bit to big side, it is going back in with my mate Lee shortly for a couple of little things so a new badge will be getting a spray over : )

DanDC5 said:

Car was looking as stunning as ever yesterday dude. A friend asked me what I'd prefer as we were looking round the cars and a decision came between the 1M and the M3 next to it. Can honestly say I didn't even consider the M3 for a second

Thanks Dan, I know you're a fan but there is something about the E92 M3, on the road it really does have presence, we followed Marcus in his white one back towards London and even my wife kept commenting about how it looked on the road, but then she was planning on a white M3 before she ordered the 1M. I grabbed a pic of your car mate, I will get it over to you, I recon you should keep it mate, for a little longer yet

em177 said:

My favourite PH'ers car! Looks perfect

Thanks mate, glad you like...my wife will take all the credit lol

Pugland53 said:

Looking lovely Aus, especially with the H&S exhaust. Are you happy with the H&S? Did you order the diffuser online or phone up? I've been thinking of getting the Alpha front splitters but can't find 1M carbon stuff on the website.

G'day mate, you been a little quiet of late.... Yeah very happy with the H&S system, it can be subtle on cruise but opens up when the going gets tuff, but it is not in your face, for me, just right. As for the diffuser drop Alex an email [e-mail], he gets back to you pretty quick and will sort you out, I did consider the twin splitters but once Lightweight dropped their motogp safety car splitter, It was really more (or less) what I was after, but saying that, alpha-n's build quality is spot on, the weave in their carbon is to a high level.

CypherP said:

Saw the Polar Bear for the first time at Silverstone yesterday. Have to say, it really is a cracker. Sat next to the orange one, they both looked great.

I love the little touches you have added and just the way this thing sits makes it look so powerful. Even the other half commented on the width of the rear wheels and some of the carbon accents!

Thanks mate, Jana's VO 1M really is coming on now, it is almost the orange equivalent of the polar bear (which really now looks more like a panda bear lol, but as you have seen, the pics I have placed on here only show so much depth, in the flesh, I mean in the metal the flared arches etc really do make the car all the more as you put it, powerful.

melvster said:

Best 1M in the UK, stunning.

Thanks for that compliment mate but there is some stunning looking 1M 's now getting about, even my mate Jez, I appreciate his VO for the stock look he has ran with being a small build number on the UK, plus performance seats with the orange stitching really set the look, shame though his is a garage queen and anything we plan to do is all in the hands of the metoffice

BRMMA said:

Stunning car

Thanks : )

[FELIX_5]

I will happily admit I am VERY jealous. Stunning car, so pleased the badge will be black, icing on the cake!