RE: You Know You Want To: BMW 1 M

RE: You Know You Want To: BMW 1 M

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hmanuk

34 posts

146 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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I think people are forgetting that CH chose the 1M simply for the facts that he thinks its an enjoyable car to drive, can be driven everyday without too much compromise, goes like stink, is relatively practical, is reasonably affordable to run and above all looks fabulous in HIS opinion.

He did not compare any statistics with regards to performance lap times, residual values or any other data that have been published. We can play trump cards all day long but this is a subjective decision he is making about how the car makes him feel.

He simply chooses the 1M because it fulfills the needs of a true petrol head and for him it ticks all of the necessary boxes.

I have a black 1M and bought this car for exactly the same reasons as mentioned!

mlhj83

160 posts

153 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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hmanuk said:
I think people are forgetting that CH chose the 1M simply for the facts that he thinks its an enjoyable car to drive, can be driven everyday without too much compromise, goes like stink, is relatively practical, is reasonably affordable to run and above all looks fabulous in HIS opinion.

He did not compare any statistics with regards to performance lap times, residual values or any other data that have been published. We can play trump cards all day long but this is a subjective decision he is making about how the car makes him feel.

He simply chooses the 1M because it fulfills the needs of a true petrol head and for him it ticks all of the necessary boxes.

I have a black 1M and bought this car for exactly the same reasons as mentioned!
Ditto

bertie

8,545 posts

283 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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mlhj83 said:
hmanuk said:
I think people are forgetting that CH chose the 1M simply for the facts that he thinks its an enjoyable car to drive, can be driven everyday without too much compromise, goes like stink, is relatively practical, is reasonably affordable to run and above all looks fabulous in HIS opinion.

He did not compare any statistics with regards to performance lap times, residual values or any other data that have been published. We can play trump cards all day long but this is a subjective decision he is making about how the car makes him feel.

He simply chooses the 1M because it fulfills the needs of a true petrol head and for him it ticks all of the necessary boxes.

I have a black 1M and bought this car for exactly the same reasons as mentioned!
Ditto
Good lurking by both of you by the way! smile

mlhj83

160 posts

153 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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bertie said:
Good lurking by both of you by the way! smile
We are too busy travelling in packs of M cars all around biggrin

Dave Hedgehog

14,541 posts

203 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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mlhj83 said:
bertie said:
Good lurking by both of you by the way! smile
We are too busy travelling in packs of M cars all around biggrin
there as common as muck smile

mlhj83

160 posts

153 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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Dave Hedgehog said:
there as common as muck smile
Not in packs of 8 and above biggrin

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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hmanuk said:
I think people are forgetting that CH chose the 1M simply for the facts that he thinks its an enjoyable car to drive, can be driven everyday without too much compromise, goes like stink, is relatively practical, is reasonably affordable to run and above all looks fabulous in HIS opinion.

He did not compare any statistics with regards to performance lap times, residual values or any other data that have been published. We can play trump cards all day long but this is a subjective decision he is making about how the car makes him feel.

He simply chooses the 1M because it fulfills the needs of a true petrol head and for him it ticks all of the necessary boxes.

!
He's also had the M3 already as well so presumably knows what he prefers

mlhj83

160 posts

153 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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s m said:
He's also had the M3 already as well so presumably knows what he prefers
It was the earliest version though. But I can completely understand his preference.

Mermaid

21,492 posts

170 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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mlhj83 said:
s m said:
He's also had the M3 already as well so presumably knows what he prefers
It was the earliest version though. But I can completely understand his preference.

& he will no doubt update his preference at some stage soon.smile

mlhj83

160 posts

153 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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Mermaid said:

& he will no doubt update his preference at some stage soon.smile
Can't tell if you're being sarcastic smile.

I think he'll still prefer the 1M no matter how good the M3 is for the very reason that the 1M is torquey and immediately fun. Ask Jethro Bovingdon of EVO which he prefers, he'll say the M3 competition pack. It's all preference and the beauty of choice.

Edited by mlhj83 on Tuesday 9th October 19:59

ChrisBuer

628 posts

224 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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Guvernator said:
My turbocharged cars have always felt hugely quicker and easier to drive then my NA's, despite the fact that in reality some weren't. My 335i feels quicker than a friends M3 in isolation but side by side he'll disappear into the distance so just wondering if the easy nature of the 1M's engine is proving favorable to the quicker but harder to extract performance of the M3 in comparisons between the two. I've heard A LOT of comments that the M3 feels relatively flat unless you are properly on it, some people will love this, others not so much.
Well comparing my 1M (which is now has 430bhp and 485 lb.ft torque) to a standard M3 is slightly unfair. However I take your point that turbo cars do "feel" quicker than NA or Supercharged cars for that matter.

I love NA cars and the best I've had for pure fun was an original Caterham Superlight. However since having the 1M (my first turbo car) I think I'd find anything else (non-turbo wise) slightly frustrating to drive in the "real world". Put it this way, my Caterham Superlight had a very similar 0-60 time to the 1M, but in the real world, pulling away from traffic, in-gear situations, the Caterham wouldn't see which way my 1M went.

I loved the performance of my Caterham, but to have that (and more) in a car that is so much more practical for me, personally, is fantastic. Obviously in an ideal world I'd have both smile

Chris Harris

494 posts

152 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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Had my E92 M3 years ago. Much to love about it, but it didn't get under my skin the way these 1Ms do. I can't afford one as a daily-driver at the mo. Looking for ways to change asap....

mlhj83

160 posts

153 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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Chris Harris said:
Had my E92 M3 years ago. Much to love about it, but it didn't get under my skin the way these 1Ms do. I can't afford one as a daily-driver at the mo. Looking for ways to change asap....
Time to sell your 599 Chris. And then join me in my M3 ZCP and 7 other 1Ms to IOM at the end of November smile

Rsmatt

29 posts

146 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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Sod that chris join us in the 599! I would love to see one being driven properly!

mlhj83

160 posts

153 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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Rsmatt said:
Sod that chris join us in the 599! I would love to see one being driven properly!
Lol! biggrin. Even better!

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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mlhj83 said:
s m said:
He's also had the M3 already as well so presumably knows what he prefers
It was the earliest version though. But I can completely understand his preference.
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aussieinlondon

Original Poster:

660 posts

218 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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Bring on the M Adventure part 2 IOM, my 1M's front splitter is dying for another caning biggrin












Edited by aussieinlondon on Tuesday 9th October 21:19

mlhj83

160 posts

153 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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s m said:
Yes, I saw that when he was back at autocar. It's the earliest version. Production cycle over the past few years, in-addition to new options unavailable back then, have improved the M3 noticeably as evident by Autocar, Evo's reviews and Car Magazine's long termer.

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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mlhj83 said:
s m said:
Yes, I saw that when he was back at autocar. It's the earliest version. Production cycle over the past few years, in-addition to new options unavailable back then, have improved the M3 noticeably as evident by Autocar, Evo's reviews and Car Magazine's long termer.
Looking forward to seeing his M135i review !

will261058

1,115 posts

191 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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I really need to move back home to Glasgow! I love the 1M but so far have only seen pictures of them. If there is one up this way (Moray) I've not seen it. frown And I bet it looks even better in the flesh!