BMW officially announced that a new 1M (M2) is on the way

[ESC OFF]

Originally Posted by M3takesNYC

People keep getting excited about a cheaper, smaller m car that performs as well as the m3. Few seemingly account for the crappy looks of this new 1 series and even the old 1m which many would agree was not a looker. you pay money for more than performance figures. Those who can afford it pay for an m3 because it looks beautiful, classic designs and are a step above any of these 1m/m2 future models.

Sure its great to have an intro m but the people buying the m3 are usually not concerned with saving 15k and care more about having performance plus a beautiful car

I've heard about this syndrome...

[Dan Parker]

I just sharted. Thanks to Artemis, oh and M3takesNYC I suppose.

[dEvo6]

Originally Posted by Romo

Did drive E92 M3 for three years, turned it in for 1M.......

There`s no match what so ever concerning driving fun, 1M will beat the M3 all the way.

I owned a M3 e46, then M3 E90. Sold them for buying my actual
1M

[b33g33]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Thanks for shedding your light over this matter. Thousands of posts over here at 1addicts, but yours is amongst the best ones.

Man, you blew us all out of our shoes with your wisdom. What an eye-opener ! We, rookies at the 1M forum, definitely do not stand any chance against a mighty connoisseur like you. With your precious know how, you easily manage to talk ice into ashes. Swatting flies at the blink of an eye. We are actually humbled and honored by your visit at the 1M section. "Success" must be your middle name. So first and foremost, allow me to thank you on behalf of all 1M forum fellows, for your inspiring insights, which you even share free of charge.

You gracefully nailed it with exquisite decorum when you suggested that the 1M is nothing more than merely "The Poor Man's M3". So true. Actually, as you correctly suggested, we are craving for the ///M badge, but, unfortunately "il n'y a que la vérité qui blesse" (only the truth hurts): we simply cannot afford an M3 - indeed the 15K extra is a painful budget overshoot - it would derail us finance-wise. The M3 is indeed the ultimate car we want, infinities of dreams imploding into one. If only you knew how we are yearning for the glow of a high octane affair with an M3 ...but it's out of reach. We got to settle for a poor consolation prize: the significantly inferior 1M ("crappy looks" as you righteously described). Luckily BMW gave us the impression that we belong to the ///M crowd, but, of course, that's just a marketing trick they pulled: we all know that the 1M is no true ///M car - no, it's a ///Mockup car.

But that's life. Some guys have all the luck. We got to know our place in the universe of life. You always go for gold, while we got to be happy with iron or wood. During school days you, the Alpha Male, went home with the prom queen, while we, the Omega Losers, went home alone.

Please do us all a favor and let us know when you apply for the the position of BMW M GmbH CEO, so that we can timely create a Facebook fansite in support of your application.

Conclusion: hats off, Your ///M Highness M3takesNYC - your latest post is truly a CLASS ACT.
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Dude, I am so going to buy you a beer when I come to Belgium one day.

[Pete_vB]

Originally Posted by M3takesNYC

People keep getting excited about a cheaper, smaller m car that performs as well as the m3. Few seemingly account for the crappy looks of this new 1 series and even the old 1m which many would agree was not a looker. you pay money for more than performance figures. Those who can afford it pay for an m3 because it looks beautiful, classic designs and are a step above any of these 1m/m2 future models.

Sure its great to have an intro m but the people buying the m3 are usually not concerned with saving 15k and care more about having performance plus a beautiful car

2011 M3 Coupe, 15k miles, KBB private party: $53K
2011 1M Coupe, 15k miles, KBB private party: $59K

People who can afford it seem to be voting with their wallets.

[ilikebmxbikes]

no one is taking into consideration that the F20 is getting a LCI facelift and it will likely debut with the 2 series launch. Just by looking at the camo pictures you can tell the front of the car has been greatly updated and will look at place with the current 3 and 4 series cars.

@M3TAKESNYC - are you for real? you sound like all of the bad stereotypes that get thrown at BMW and prosche owners. You shame the spirit of your m3.

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by jkoral

The Feb. Roundel article says "look for aggressive restyling, strongly differentiated from the M135i." I like the sounds of that.

But I don't like the sound of "double the volume of the 1M", but I suppose it would be multiple production years and possibly a bigger US allocation. (Roundel said 6300 1Ms worldwide?).

With no real details about the M2 available, I've been surprised to see some folks already bad mouthing it here (artificial steering, artificial sounds, etc).

Double the volume... EACH YEAR probably as well..

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by ilikebmxbikes

no one is taking into consideration that the F20 is getting a LCI facelift and it will likely debut with the 2 series launch. Just by looking at the camo pictures you can tell the front of the car has been greatly updated and will look at place with the current 3 and 4 series cars.

@M3TAKESNYC - are you for real? you sound like all of the bad stereotypes that get thrown at BMW and prosche owners. You shame the spirit of your m3.

Forget the face lift stuff....it's not important at all... only a bunch of dumb americans think the F20 is ugly anyway... and most haven't even seen it in person, they just have torn it down in photos on the internet... a favorite pasttime of people like M3 Takes NYC.

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by M3takesNYC

People keep getting excited about a cheaper, smaller m car that performs as well as the m3. Few seemingly account for the crappy looks of this new 1 series and even the old 1m which many would agree was not a looker. you pay money for more than performance figures. Those who can afford it pay for an m3 because it looks beautiful, classic designs and are a step above any of these 1m/m2 future models.

Sure its great to have an intro m but the people buying the m3 are usually not concerned with saving 15k and care more about having performance plus a beautiful car

http://jalopnik.com/the-ten-least-de...ears-215315708

I was looking for the M3 on this list..... and i didn't see it.. must be a misprint...

[Aussie_in_London]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

http://jalopnik.com/the-ten-least-de...ears-215315708

I was looking for the M3 on this list..... and i didn't see it.. must be a misprint...

It's there, but only as an organ donor for the 1M

[LukeM3]

Y'all are dead on. The current M3 is a 1M wanna be. The M3 needs to be on "the worlds biggest loser". It all went down hill after the E30 M3

[Robin_NL]

Originally Posted by LukeM3

Y'all are dead on. The current M3 is a 1M wanna be. The M3 needs to be on "the worlds biggest loser". It all went down hill after the E30 M3

2002Turbo
E30 M3
E46 M3 CSL
1M

And that's about as good as it gets @ BMW/ M



Cheers
Robin

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

I was looking for the M3 on this list..... and i didn't see it.. must be a misprint...

Some throw in some bling bling and hope that it helps.

[Redadair]

Originally Posted by jkoral

The Feb. Roundel article says "look for aggressive restyling, strongly differentiated from the M135i." I like the sounds of that.

But I don't like the sound of "double the volume of the 1M", but I suppose it would be multiple production years and possibly a bigger US allocation. (Roundel said 6300 1Ms worldwide?).

With no real details about the M2 available, I've been surprised to see some folks already bad mouthing it here (artificial steering, artificial sounds, etc).

BMW will likely sell 15000 + M2's per year for the six, or seven years of production of the series. Where the 1M was hard to get the M2 will be all you can consume.

[GeeRam]

Originally Posted by Robin_NL

2002Turbo
E30 M3
E46 M3 CSL
1M

And that's about as good as it gets @ BMW/ M

Can't argue with that

[E90ab335i]

I've never seen some one get shat on like that and just take it on this forum. I half way feel bad for M3takesNYC, lol

[Redadair]

Originally Posted by E90ab335i

I've never seen some one get shat on like that and just take it on this forum. I half way feel bad for M3takesNYC, lol

If one comes on any forum with their head shoved somewhere where it shouldn't be, and it takes as many as it has to help remove this persons head then one shouldn't be surprised if things get a bit sh!tty

[bdaddylo]

Originally Posted by ozinaldo

Guys, this particular guy has started a thread a while ago in F80 M3 section where he whines and screams about the horrible discovery he made recently: ..that the future M3/M4 won't have a sliding armrest and that's like the end of the world for him etc. You have to go check it to believe it:

http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=810829

Thankfully replies from M3 community show us that there still is some hope left!

This also means that think twice before replying these kind of posters if you have a life/work/family and else

LOL

Poor chump got flamed on two forums.

[ozinaldo]

Originally Posted by bdaddylo

LOL

Poor chump got flamed on two forums.

Three (that I know of course, there is always hope for more), read post 56 and on:

http://f20.1addicts.com/forums/showt...=797451&page=3

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by Redadair

any forum with their head shoved somewhere where it shouldn't be, and it takes as many as it has to help remove this persons head then one shouldn't be surprised if things get a bit sh!tty

LOL

[671rover]

Originally Posted by E90ab335i

I've never seen some one get shat on like that and just take it on this forum. I half way feel bad for M3takesNYC, lol

Looks like he crawled back and hid under his M3

[Em/1]

Originally Posted by M3takesNYC

People keep getting excited about a cheaper, smaller m car that performs as well as the m3. Few seemingly account for the crappy looks of this new 1 series and even the old 1m which many would agree was not a looker. you pay money for more than performance figures. Those who can afford it pay for an m3 because it looks beautiful, classic designs and are a step above any of these 1m/m2 future models.

Sure its great to have an intro m but the people buying the m3 are usually not concerned with saving 15k and care more about having performance plus a beautiful car

I don't know about "usually", but smaller and lighter (and I think, butch looks) are the reasons I traded in my E9x M3--I only wished for a more together interior (and a better paint job and brakes--but same as M3!), but actually was "tighter" than my M3.