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10-23-2012, 10:27 AM | #45 | |
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Seriously though, i heard somewhere that they were producing the 1M under the badging of 135M or some such thing. Sure it wouldnt have the pure 1M title, but at the same time its not really an M to the people who would care about those things anyhow. Hack said it best, if it was me i wouldn't do it. If it was someone else, what are you crazy? do it. Its just one of those cars (z4m that is) |
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10-23-2012, 12:02 PM | #46 |
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I hadn't thought of that....hmmm. No, I'm sticking with the Z4M! The 1M is tempting, but I have an irrational emotional attachment to my car. Yes, it's weird, but it's true. Never had that with anything else I've driven.
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10-23-2012, 12:18 PM | #47 | |
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10-23-2012, 12:28 PM | #48 |
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To steal a Planet of the Apes line: "But it's so damn ugly"
I debated between a 1/1M and the Z before settling on the Z. If you must have the extra power and can get past the looks then the 1M would get my nod. I couldn't get past the proportions (looks too much like a baby shoe) of the 1, even with the added "hotness" from the M package. |
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10-23-2012, 12:59 PM | #49 | |
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I know you meant to say the 1M. Do NOT ever call the 1M the M1. THIS is the M1. This is the engine that came in the M1. This is the engine that every great BMW inline 6 has ever been built aspire to be. This engine spawned the greatest road going inline 4 ever built in the history of man kind. It is the soul and embodiment of everything that BMW used to stand for. Notice the individual throttle bodies, 4 valves with solid lifters per cylinder, and the individual exhaust manifold. This was the S54 30 years before the S54 began production. Do not EVER confuse the mighty M1 with the 1M. [/rant]
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10-23-2012, 01:04 PM | #50 |
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10-23-2012, 01:17 PM | #52 |
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Me too, and mine isn't even an M. At the risk of sounding like Tim the Tool Man Taylor on a "More Power Ruh Ruh" rant, I particularly notice it with DSC OFF, Sport ON, and I stomp the pedal from a dead stop. The roar of the engine makes me feel like me and the car are screaming "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!" at the same time.
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10-23-2012, 01:23 PM | #53 |
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LOL!! And to chime in with another pop culture reference, as Crocodile Dundee would probably say, "That's not a knife. THIS - is a knife!"
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10-23-2012, 02:17 PM | #54 | |
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12-24-2015, 12:56 PM | #56 |
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Still have the opportunity to trade a Z4M plus $16k for a 1M? DO IT!!! It's strange how some cars just hold their value better than others; not that the Z4M didn't hold its value pretty well.
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That's a conundrum you have.
The E86 M Coupe is rare, as 1,815 built. But the guy or girl that gets one is a different breed. They see things in a different way. That car and it's twin, the E85 M Roadster are the last raw, manual only, unruly, hydraulic steering, bare-bones, throwback naturally-aspirated inline 6-cylinder conceived, engineered and built by BMW M GmbH, ever. The E82 1M is the jumping-off point for the new M car. But they used the 135i + M parts. It's a little "thug" and to me, the cartoonish fender flares to fit the E92 M3 wheels and diff are worth it. They imported 740 1M's to the U.S. so even less than the E86 M Coupe. Both are great cars for different reasons so you can't really go wrong here. That 1M is hilarious which it's supposed to be. I'll put it like this, my client ordered and still has his 997.2 Turbo. I found him an E82 1M after he didn't listen to me for 18 months prior to it hitting the market. He drives the 1M more than his beloved Porsche Turbo! He says it's an absolute blast to drive. |
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By contrast, (whether M or not M), all Z4 coupes are a visual rarity. |
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There are more M Coupes rolling the streets of the U.S. than 1M's. Aesthetically the M Coupe is on its own, as in muscular looks and an engine to match it looks. But the E82 1M was developed at the end of the life cycle of the E46 based car. They were limited with budget and design constraints. The 1M is a "classic" sized BMW coupe he couldn't really go wrong with either one as I see it. Both have pluses and minuses to them. |
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12-25-2015, 02:03 AM | #60 |
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> There are more M Coupes rolling the streets of the U.S. than 1M's.
Yes - but so what: those 1Ms were built on the same production line as a gadzillion other 1 series coupes ... and unless you are an expert or aficionado, it just looks like another 1 series coupe, because that is what it is. So - yes - might only be a few around ... but there are other close variants in copious supply, like the 135M. I hear the same thing about VW Golf blah blah some special version R32 blah blah, and how there are only 50 in the country ... but at the end of the day, iwhile it might be super fast and a fantastic car, as to real rarity, it is just a variety on something that exists in the thousands upon thousands upon thousands. By contrast, the Z4 coupe ... whether M or not M ... actually is very rare, as a body style ... in any style ... which is what makes it (propa) rare. |
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