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

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Say hello to my little friend!

Edited by aussieinlondon on Tuesday 10th January 14:47

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Thanks for the words, as for the colour, had no choice as the misses placed the order and spec'd it to her own liking lol But I am happy with it having to be the one that has to maintian and clean!

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Dr G said:

Goodwood yesterday? Colour works really well

Thanks and yep, parked up in the outer, but she was looking more like this after a few detours down some greasy wet backrounds lol

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robsco said:

That looks superb, very aggressive. By the way, not sure your numberplates are blocked out as well as you'd hoped.

Thanks mate

Ah not overly fussed on the plates being shown to be honest, had a play around but, ah well, thanks for the heads up though.

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Dave Hedgehog said:

was looking awesome

but then oh dear, chav blacked out glass ...

No tint at all, not even factory option, its just the dark background and interior, and in the side shots is my neighbours black 4x4 parked up... next to it

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Oi_Oi_Savaloy said:

That side view really harks back to the E30 M3 in my view. Very nice.

I also feel a little throw back to the 2002 Turbo in some way

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Dave Hedgehog said:

superb

you get a 11/10 then

stunning looking, stunning to drive, one of the all time epic BMW's

its destined for fame in the annals of BMW history that one

and thats coming from the worlds biggest VAG 4*4 fan

Thanks for the change of heart mate, and yeah I like it ; )

And don't worry, I have no plans to tint the polar bear at all

Output Flange said:

That looks a hoot.

Is the boot lip spoiler standard fit?

It's the BMW Performance carbon spoiler, thought it would finish off the rear nicely over

Edited by aussieinlondon on Monday 19th December 12:01

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It's only a weekend used car to begin with and always garaged, 15 min walk to work and living pretty much central London means I stay well away from the killer roads weekdays, and the misses plans to take it back to Aus when the time comes lol

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_Leg_ said:

Were those pictures genuinely taken in the wild or are we going to find out it was a captive 1M and you just stuck a camera in its cage?

Nice wheels, I have a 'Stormtrooper' E92 M3 so that's my cup of tea.

It's an underground thing mate, but caged it is ; )

Looking into a hyper black for the wheels in the new year....

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I get you now, the filming of the cubs in a zoo or something along those lines, well I am happy to say these shots took place in the cold confines of my basement garage, no controlled environment here ; )

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Henry Fiddleton said:

Proper beast. One of only a few cars I would genuninely buy new ish.

1) 1M
2) GT3 (RS etc)
3) Corvette.

Well I would have to turn your list around just a little and put that GT3 RS into the number one slot, and maybe add a 4.0 in there for good measures ; )

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mc_blue said:

This is amazing - congratulations on this wonderful car. What modifications do you have on the car? I see the rear spoiler and suspect the pedals are from the Performance Parts range too?

I'm surprised they do not appear to have the front splitter and bonnet from the Moto GP Pace Car in the Performance Parts range either. I think the front splitter finishes it off nicely. I know the world's first M Power showroom in Singapore actually had the bonnet fitted to a customer's vehicle however!

Thanks, aftermarket splitters are available in the US, so to carbon bonnets with the power dome but nothing over here as of yet, the Singapore supplied bonnet is locally sourced I believe, time will tell what will become available.

As for mine, not alot of changes, picked her up 2 weeks ago so what you see is all that I have done while trying to get some miles on the clock (so far 700 of the 1200 required) and getting her booked in for the run in service hopefully not long into the new, so yes the performance spoiler and pedals, also the IND side indictors (gloss black) and M mats with orange stitching, new year plans is KW v3's with the bluetooth DDC adjustment, but one dilema, clearance getting into my garage is nothing more than millimeters so I will be well limited with ride height adjustability so we shall see.....

Edited by aussieinlondon on Monday 19th December 20:23

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mwstewart said:

I know the other current M cars are accomplished in their own way, but this for me is the most desirable M since the CSL. Yours looks superb.

A CSL to accompany my 1M would suit me just fine ; )

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Thanks......

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blearyeyedboy said:

I think this looks awesome in white. Hats off to the OP.

Thanks mate, but I can't take the credit, so hats off to the misses lol, she walked into Park Lane on her lunch break, spec'd it up to her liking , colour and all and then placed the order.......I was keen on orange or black but happy she ran with the white as she wasn't willing to change as much as I asked lol.

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No worries

uploaded them in high res so you should be good to go ; )

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Mastodon2 said:

Any info on that red Opel?

Nigh on 300bhp / 340lbft of torque (EDS software)
Pace intercooler, milltek exhaust
Alcon 6 pot calipers, 365mm floating discs
KW clubsport coilovers, / competition top mounts, uprated anti roll bars/poly bushing, quaife lsd...
oem seats ditched, recaro pole positions, sabelt harnesses, half cage, airbags deleted, soundproofing, door protrusion bars etc, polycarb rear window (over 100kg removed) and other bits and bobs ....

Edited by aussieinlondon on Tuesday 20th December 20:39

Edited by aussieinlondon on Tuesday 20th December 20:42

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russy01 said:

Looks a bit fussy in my opinion. Too much going on.

Plus a polar bear is one of the biggest strongest predators in the world, a 1 series doesnt cut it. You'd need an M5 to be a bear.

Bet it's good fun mind.

Fair its not to everyones taste, but I like it : )

and yeah it sure can get up and go but also suits as a bit of a cruiser when needed.......

Edited by aussieinlondon on Tuesday 20th December 21:09

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Well she will have you think that, and it's her car and she just lets me use it from time to time on track lol

Edited by aussieinlondon on Tuesday 20th December 21:15

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The Dirty Bubble said:

....and an ace Mrs as well by the sounds of it.

She is ok, typical female though in other ways lol but she does like her fast cars so that's a bonus, amongst shoes, handbags and other female stuff and things lol