1M one of the greatest cars ever made

[mike746]

I just wanted to say, I've recently purchased a BMW 1M. Hand on heart i can honestly say this is the best car i have ever driven. I sold my Audi R8 to buy this little gem. Although not standard the car has had just over £40,000 spent on some tasty modifications.
To put you in the picture in the last year and a bit I've been lucky enough to own some great cars. Porsche c4s 996, Porsche Turbo 997.1, Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes CLS AMG, Mercedes C63 AMG 507, Nissan GTR 900bhp, and an Audi R8 V8.
The above cars have all been great in there own ways, but the 1M is the complete package and ticks every box. Fast, nimble, comfortable, spacious and the most important fun to drive.
My 1M has had the following:
Full Akrapovic titanium system with switchable electronic valves
AP Racing 6 pot front 4 pot rear brakes with discs
Carbon Airbox
Forge intercooler
KW variant 3 coilers
BMW Performance bucket seats
Revozort Carbon fibre front and rear diffusers
etc etc

[jayemm89]

How many threads you be starting about this car?

I'll say what I said in the other one - must have very much hurt the previous owner to let it go, if they had poured all that money into mods.

Mind, I did once meet a bloke who'd spent £35k on a Clio V6, NOT including the car!

[nick996tt]

mike746 said:

I just wanted to say, I've recently purchased a BMW 1M. Hand on heart i can honestly say this is the best car i have ever driven. I sold my Audi R8 to buy this little gem. Although not standard the car has had just over £40,000 spent on some tasty modifications.
To put you in the picture in the last year and a bit I've been lucky enough to own some great cars. Porsche c4s 996, Porsche Turbo 997.1, Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes CLS AMG, Mercedes C63 AMG 507, Nissan GTR 900bhp, and an Audi R8 V8.
The above cars have all been great in there own ways, but the 1M is the complete package and ticks every box. Fast, nimble, comfortable, spacious and the most important fun to drive.
My 1M has had the following:
Full Akrapovic titanium system with switchable electronic valves
AP Racing 6 pot front 4 pot rear brakes with discs
Carbon Airbox
Forge intercooler
KW variant 3 coilers
BMW Performance bucket seats
Revozort Carbon fibre front and rear diffusers
etc etc

+1 very similar experience to myself. Epic cars, well worth the money.

[W8PMC]

mike746 said:

I just wanted to say, I've recently purchased a BMW 1M. Hand on heart i can honestly say this is the best car i have ever driven. I sold my Audi R8 to buy this little gem. Although not standard the car has had just over £40,000 spent on some tasty modifications.
To put you in the picture in the last year and a bit I've been lucky enough to own some great cars. Porsche c4s 996, Porsche Turbo 997.1, Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes CLS AMG, Mercedes C63 AMG 507, Nissan GTR 900bhp, and an Audi R8 V8.
The above cars have all been great in there own ways, but the 1M is the complete package and ticks every box. Fast, nimble, comfortable, spacious and the most important fun to drive.
My 1M has had the following:
Full Akrapovic titanium system with switchable electronic valves
AP Racing 6 pot front 4 pot rear brakes with discs
Carbon Airbox
Forge intercooler
KW variant 3 coilers
BMW Performance bucket seats
Revozort Carbon fibre front and rear diffusers
etc etc

Nice one on the purchase, but have you really changed your car every 6-8 weeks? That looks like a strange list of cars to have owned in a 12th period.

What did the owner spend £40k on as that list is about £15k's worth, perhaps £18k max.

Don't forget to post up some pictures of the new 1M.

[mike746]

yeh i have changed the cars that quickly. i guess i was looking for the complete package. and at the minute I've found that. I'm going to put up some pics as well as a full list of mods

[e21Mark]

I need pictures.

[kman]

congrats! yes we need piccies! Interested to hear the akropovic too see how it compares to Miltek