1M as Daily Driver?

Zuzu · 04-18-2013, 10:10 PM

I would love to have my 1M as a DD.

But..Very very steep driveway at work, which elimnates that idea.

Mahlzeit · 04-19-2013, 11:31 AM

Driving the 1M ever day in my commute which includes shuttling kids to school....

totally sucks.

Way too much temptation to for spirited driving. I wish I didn't have this car. boo. And to top if off I feel guilty all the time that I'm having so much fun twice a day while my wife has to drive the actual commuter and my kids have to get out of the car when I drop them off. Man, such a weight on my shoulders. I'm so sad.

Slats · 04-19-2013, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Zuzu

I would love to have my 1M as a DD.

But..Very very steep driveway at work, which elimnates that idea.

Don't go to work.

Axelf · 04-20-2013, 01:56 AM

Mine is my daily driver... my wife has a 1 series convertible so she dont need to drive mine.. Well having said that mine only gets driven 6 months of the year as i work away from home... But when i do drive it , it always feels like the first time i drove it.... I love it !!!!!!

Hogsmith · 04-20-2013, 02:31 AM

Mine is daily driver too, rain or shine. I find it a great everyday car. The only downside is that I feel that constant urge to floor it but with the city traffic it is rarely possible and this car deserves to be driven hard.

Jay-K · 04-20-2013, 03:55 AM

Cars are meant to be driven, drive it.

ESC OFF · 04-20-2013, 02:28 PM

Another 1M DD here, split time about 50/50 with my Cayman.

Slats · 04-20-2013, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ESC OFF

Another 1M DD here, split time about 50/50 with my Cayman.

Same 50/50 here, 'cept my beater is an E36 M3.

eg20 · 04-22-2013, 12:40 AM

Hello, I m in Hong Kong and my 1M is my DD

Love it !!!

nick_yam · 04-24-2013, 01:06 PM

DD, is much more user friendly then I thought~

NjSant · 04-24-2013, 01:53 PM

DD mine when I am home, 12k miles and counting. The 6MT is very easy to learn and drive. Civil when you want it to be, not so much when you don't. This thread makes me want to go drive!

hollysmac · 04-24-2013, 05:49 PM

I have driven it year around for 19,000 joyful miles in the last 2 years. I have track, daily and snow tires. I live outside Buffalo NY and drive as far south as North Carolina (11 hrs away) and as far north/east as Vermont (5hrs away) . I've climbed an icy hill to get to my daughter's Guys house- She was shocked we could get there. Some folk have to park thwere cars at the bottom and walk up.

I put 110,000 and 10 years on my E46 M3 as a daily driver. The only reason I did not have 145,000 miles is that I owned a Z3 at the same time.

It is a wonderful car that can be a little monster or shockingly docile as a daily driver. It is a well designed machine and is meant to be used.

I always used to say with my M3 that my plan was NOT to give someone a wonderful used car but it still was a wonderful used car.

Holly

Artemis · 04-24-2013, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by hollysmac

I have driven it year around for 19,000 joyful miles in the last 2 years. I have track, daily and snow tires. I live outside Buffalo NY and drive as far south as North Carolina (11 hrs away) and as far north/east as Vermont (5hrs away). I've climbed an icy hill to get to my daughter's Guys house- She was shocked we could get there. Some folk have to park thwere cars at the bottom and walk up.
I put 110,000 and 10 years on my E46 M3 as a daily driver. The only reason I did not have 145,000 miles is that I owned a Z3 at the same time.
It is a wonderful car that can be a little monster or shockingly docile as a daily driver. It is a well designed machine and is meant to be used.
I always used to say with my M3 that my plan was NOT to give someone a wonderful used car but it still was a wonderful used car.
Holly

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ozinaldo · 04-24-2013, 07:16 PM

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Robin_NL · 04-25-2013, 01:48 AM

+2

Last weekend we drove to Paris(600kms) and back, (1200km= 745miles) 3 heavy trafficjams(Peripherique Paris etc) . Didn't do any speeding except for two or three times from 100-200kmh somewhere(60-120mph)

Avg MPG the whole trip 28.25 UK , 23.5 US EU 10l/100km

My avg is now 21.73 MPG/UK 18.09 MPG/US EU 13l/100km

Great car!

Cheers
Robin

Tuscan · 04-26-2013, 09:29 PM

DD here also. It's easy to drive for a MT car, the clutch is not heavy at all and shifts are a lot fun just like all the other M's. Feels so much easier to drive after my smg M5. City driving between 1st gear and 2nd was really annoying.

theinfamousdrew · 04-28-2013, 05:53 PM

Thanks for all the support and responses.
However, I've decided to make the switch to a Porsche!
Looking at 996TT's now.

sparoz · 04-28-2013, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by theinfamousdrew

Thanks for all the support and responses.
However, I've decided to make the switch to a Porsche!
Looking at 996TT's now.

I assume you won't be DDing it? I have a friend who's just about to sell his.

Vrumpkin · 04-29-2013, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by theinfamousdrew

Thanks for all the support and responses.
However, I've decided to make the switch to a Porsche!
Looking at 996TT's now.

996TTs are amazing cars and if you found a clean one with low miles it could be DD'd but its not nearly as palatable on the daily as a 1M. Second, 996TTs are depreciating rapidly each year and if you buy one now you will definitely enjoy it just know you will not get your money out if you were to sell in a few years.

It is still an underrated Porsche and a blast to drive, I will always have a soft spot for that car

Sp1ke · 09-15-2017, 07:36 PM

Thread revival! Now that a few more years have passed, would one be crazy to think of buying a 1M to daily, if you can even find one? I've been thinking about this for a while now. I'd like to get something in the next few years and nothing really excites me, but interestingly enough a Porsche 997TT. Not the 996 lol. The M2 while newer with a warranty would be a great option, I still feel its not as visceral as the 1M.

JP-1M · 09-15-2017, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sp1ke

Thread revival! Now that a few more years have passed, would one be crazy to think of buying a 1M to daily, if you can even find one? I've been thinking about this for a while now. I'd like to get something in the next few years and nothing really excites me, but interestingly enough a Porsche 997TT. Not the 996 lol. The M2 while newer with a warranty would be a great option, I still feel its not as visceral as the 1M.

I bought mine this year to daily, albeit the miles I add don't compare to someone with a 1 hour daily commute. My view is a DD 1M will not depreciate as much as a DD (or any) M2 so why not go for it?

CarJunkie · 09-16-2017, 12:14 AM

The only problem with daily driving the 1M is constantly trying to resist the urge to double the length of your commute just for the sheer pleasure.

04-18-2013, 10:10 PM	#45
Zuzu Major General 2816 Rep 7,637 Posts Drives: M2C HS 6MT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sydney Australia iTrader: (0)	I would love to have my 1M as a DD. But..Very very steep driveway at work, which elimnates that idea.
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04-19-2013, 11:31 AM	#46
Mahlzeit Lieutenant 37 Rep 582 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Location Location iTrader: (0)	Driving the 1M ever day in my commute which includes shuttling kids to school.... totally sucks. Way too much temptation to for spirited driving. I wish I didn't have this car. boo. And to top if off I feel guilty all the time that I'm having so much fun twice a day while my wife has to drive the actual commuter and my kids have to get out of the car when I drop them off. Man, such a weight on my shoulders. I'm so sad.
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04-20-2013, 01:56 AM	#48
Axelf Lieutenant 75 Rep 573 Posts Drives: 2016 Z4 35is... Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Durham... U.K iTrader: (3)	Mine is my daily driver... my wife has a 1 series convertible so she dont need to drive mine.. Well having said that mine only gets driven 6 months of the year as i work away from home... But when i do drive it , it always feels like the first time i drove it.... I love it !!!!!! __________________ /// 1M V O sadly gone /// M5 2014 LCI gone.../// M3 2015..gone..Z4 35i2015..gone ///M135i 2015 Lci...gone/// M3 2016 Lci Suzuka Grey .gone Z4 35is 2016 Now here
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04-20-2013, 02:31 AM	#49
Hogsmith Enlisted Member 1 Rep 42 Posts Drives: 2011 AW 1M Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: London, Arronches, Moscow iTrader: (0)	Mine is daily driver too, rain or shine. I find it a great everyday car. The only downside is that I feel that constant urge to floor it but with the city traffic it is rarely possible and this car deserves to be driven hard.
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04-20-2013, 03:55 AM	#50
Jay-K Brigadier General 384 Rep 3,450 Posts Drives: Slow Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	Cars are meant to be driven, drive it. __________________ "Well, there's a straight-six engine at the front, a manual gearbox in the middle and drive goes to the back. That's Page 1, Chapter 1 from the petrosexual handbook" - JC
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04-20-2013, 02:28 PM	#51
ESC OFF Major 40 Rep 1,058 Posts Drives: 1M, CaymanS, 914, 500 Abarth Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Another 1M DD here, split time about 50/50 with my Cayman. __________________ The faster you go, the better it feels
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04-22-2013, 12:40 AM	#53
eg20 New Member 1 Rep 12 Posts Drives: BMW 1M BSM Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	Hello, I m in Hong Kong and my 1M is my DD Love it !!!
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04-24-2013, 01:06 PM	#54
nick_yam New Member 1 Rep 8 Posts Drives: 1M / Cayman R Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: HK iTrader: (0)	DD, is much more user friendly then I thought~
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04-24-2013, 01:53 PM	#55
NjSant Private 16 Rep 65 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	DD mine when I am home, 12k miles and counting. The 6MT is very easy to learn and drive. Civil when you want it to be, not so much when you don't. This thread makes me want to go drive!
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04-24-2013, 05:49 PM	#56
hollysmac Second Lieutenant 54 Rep 254 Posts Drives: 2020 Bmw 228xi Gran Coupe Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kennesaw,ga iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 Bmw 3 series GT [0.00] 2011 1m Coupe [9.00]	just enjoy it. I have driven it year around for 19,000 joyful miles in the last 2 years. I have track, daily and snow tires. I live outside Buffalo NY and drive as far south as North Carolina (11 hrs away) and as far north/east as Vermont (5hrs away) . I've climbed an icy hill to get to my daughter's Guys house- She was shocked we could get there. Some folk have to park thwere cars at the bottom and walk up. I put 110,000 and 10 years on my E46 M3 as a daily driver. The only reason I did not have 145,000 miles is that I owned a Z3 at the same time. It is a wonderful car that can be a little monster or shockingly docile as a daily driver. It is a well designed machine and is meant to be used. I always used to say with my M3 that my plan was NOT to give someone a wonderful used car but it still was a wonderful used car. Holly
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04-25-2013, 01:48 AM	#59
Robin_NL S0THPAW 8716 Rep 7,846 Posts Drives: HS M2 Competition Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Netherlands iTrader: (0)	+2 Last weekend we drove to Paris(600kms) and back, (1200km= 745miles) 3 heavy trafficjams(Peripherique Paris etc) . Didn't do any speeding except for two or three times from 100-200kmh somewhere(60-120mph) Avg MPG the whole trip 28.25 UK , 23.5 US EU 10l/100km My avg is now 21.73 MPG/UK 18.09 MPG/US EU 13l/100km Great car! Cheers Robin
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04-26-2013, 09:29 PM	#60
Tuscan First Lieutenant 225 Rep 366 Posts Drives: Public Transportation Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	DD here also. It's easy to drive for a MT car, the clutch is not heavy at all and shifts are a lot fun just like all the other M's. Feels so much easier to drive after my smg M5. City driving between 1st gear and 2nd was really annoying.
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04-28-2013, 05:53 PM	#61
theinfamousdrew I'm The Captain Now 501 Rep 1,810 Posts Drives: X5M/X7 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Charlotte iTrader: (12) Garage List 2021 BMW X7 MSport ... [0.00] 2018 Raptor [0.00] 2015 X5M (SOLD) [0.00] 2014 BMW M5 (SOLD) [10.00] 2014 BMW M5 Totaled [10.00] 2014 Jeep SRT (SOLD) [0.00] 2012 C63 AMG (SOLD) [0.00] 2015 BMW M4 (SOLD) [0.00] 2011 Porsche Cayenn ... [0.00] 2007 911 Turbo (997 ... [0.00] 2013 335i M Sport ( ... [0.00] 2002 Porsche 911 Tu ... [0.00] 2008 BMW 135i (SOLD) [6.00] 2002 BMW M3 SOLD [10.00]	Thanks for all the support and responses. However, I've decided to make the switch to a Porsche! Looking at 996TT's now. __________________ Turn on. Tune in. Drop out. IG: @InfamousCarGuy
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09-15-2017, 07:36 PM	#64
Sp1ke New Member 2 Rep 24 Posts Drives: e82 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: NoVa iTrader: (0)	Thread revival! Now that a few more years have passed, would one be crazy to think of buying a 1M to daily, if you can even find one? I've been thinking about this for a while now. I'd like to get something in the next few years and nothing really excites me, but interestingly enough a Porsche 997TT. Not the 996 lol. The M2 while newer with a warranty would be a great option, I still feel its not as visceral as the 1M.
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09-16-2017, 12:14 AM	#66
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