If the 1-series didn't exist, what would you be driving instead?

GregB · 07-19-2009, 03:03 PM

I would have either bought out the lease on my '05 STI, or been in an '09 STI or '09 370z. I might have even considered the new Camaro but ultimately it's too big of a car for my tastes. No other BMWs interest me short of an M3 which I really can't afford right now.

M3R1 · 07-19-2009, 03:07 PM

I would have kept my 05' ///M3...

Formel1 · 07-19-2009, 03:08 PM

Alfa Ro....oh yea....they still aren't back in the US....

Lionel Hutz · 07-19-2009, 03:09 PM

335, 996 911, Cayman S or G37.

takrdown · 07-19-2009, 03:18 PM

JCW Mini

Citizen Z · 07-19-2009, 03:22 PM

Cayman S or a Roush Stage 3 Mustang GT

AZ135 · 07-19-2009, 03:33 PM

Camaro SS, G37, or 370z... The new mustang with the 5.0 will be sweet too when it comes out.

RootCanal05 · 07-19-2009, 03:40 PM

z4

mtla4 · 07-19-2009, 03:40 PM

B7 S4, E46 M3, Sti ,evo X
.....The 1er is soon to be gone being replaced by an S2000 and a pick up truck.
I just miss high rpm and I'm not pushing the car to it's limit on the track since I can't afford to crash it. An AP1 will do the job.
Also the 135 is too fast for the street I honestly hit the speed limiter everytime I take it...I have to do it at least once a day I call that leg stretching. The truck will tone me down a lot and I will drive under the speed limit since they're so bouncy.

dbtheo · 07-19-2009, 03:45 PM

If BMW, then a 3 series (still)

otherwise, probably an Audi... then again, I guess that means I'd be working there too!

MOCKBA · 07-19-2009, 04:02 PM

A4

Add1ct · 07-19-2009, 04:05 PM

the e92 328i montego/saddle that I wanted before the 135i swept me off my feet and threw ration and logic to the wind

axoid · 07-19-2009, 04:08 PM

3/4 Ton Pickup and an used Porsche

mtla4 · 07-19-2009, 04:09 PM

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3/4 Ton Pickup and an user Porsche

Good to see that I'm normal and some other people think like me.

jkp1187 · 07-19-2009, 04:49 PM

The 1-series was the one that piqued my interest in BMW in the first place, so without it, I doubt I'd have become interested in the marque.

I'd probably be in a Jetta, GTI, or Audi A3 or something along those lines. Maybe a MINI Cooper S, although I'm not really that big on the retro styling in the interior. Those are the ones I test-drove prior to that fateful day when I said to myself, "Hmm. 1-series. Maybe I'll go check that out."

Maybe a Lexus IS250. Never bothered test-driving that one, because I was sold on the 1er after the test-drive.

BrokenVert · 07-19-2009, 04:54 PM

I would've bought the 2009 A3 3.2 S-line that I was about to put the down payment on back in August.

135i = Best Impulse Buy Ever

HondaGoneRogue · 07-19-2009, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

135i = Best Impulse Buy Ever

Ditto

BMW86 · 07-19-2009, 05:08 PM

If the 1 series didn't exist I would have picked up a late model Z4 roadster in black.

If BMW didn't exist at all I don't know what I would have bought considering I came from an E46 BMW.

Even so, I would probably be looking at either a 370z, TTS, Boxster S and maybe the SLK.

Yearofthe1 · 07-19-2009, 05:16 PM

lotus elise

singular · 07-19-2009, 05:17 PM

Cayman S, 2008+ M3, or a 2010 Z4.

richsnuc · 07-19-2009, 06:40 PM

I woulda kept my 2006 Cooper S. Still miss that car, some days. I like the 135 alot better, but the 'S was still a fun little car.

Haywood · 07-19-2009, 07:56 PM

E46 M3. Man, I still love looking at those!

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jkp1187 Unindicted co-conspirator 66 Rep 1,734 Posts Drives: to work, mostly. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / Detroit, Michigan iTrader: (0)	The 1-series was the one that piqued my interest in BMW in the first place, so without it, I doubt I'd have become interested in the marque. I'd probably be in a Jetta, GTI, or Audi A3 or something along those lines. Maybe a MINI Cooper S, although I'm not really that big on the retro styling in the interior. Those are the ones I test-drove prior to that fateful day when I said to myself, "Hmm. 1-series. Maybe I'll go check that out." Maybe a Lexus IS250. Never bothered test-driving that one, because I was sold on the 1er after the test-drive.
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BMW86 Major General 398 Rep 9,156 Posts Drives: RS3 Sedan / Macan S Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	If the 1 series didn't exist I would have picked up a late model Z4 roadster in black. If BMW didn't exist at all I don't know what I would have bought considering I came from an E46 BMW. Even so, I would probably be looking at either a 370z, TTS, Boxster S and maybe the SLK.
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richsnuc Retired USN LT 18 Rep 192 Posts Drives: 2024 X5M60i Avus Blue/Coffee Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	I woulda kept my 2006 Cooper S. Still miss that car, some days. I like the 135 alot better, but the 'S was still a fun little car.
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