The ultimate...commuter car?

css008 · 04-23-2015, 02:38 PM

You hit the nail on the head! Excellent write-up my man!

sergeremi · 04-23-2015, 03:52 PM

I could not agree more! bravo! In fact, I'm doing a road trip from FL to Northern Cal in a month with mine.

craina · 04-23-2015, 04:11 PM

Great read! I think I will take the long route home today.

IEDEI · 04-23-2015, 04:43 PM

THANK you everyone!!!! I really dig this 1M and 1-series community! So much support for our cause

BMW USA have now just tweeted this:

gap · 04-23-2015, 05:01 PM

Enjoyed your article, well written and I share your sentiment about using instead of collecting. Not sure I'd want to take my baby onto salted winter roads though.
Thankfully being in the south its something I don't have to worry about it.

E821M · 04-23-2015, 10:14 PM

Excellent write-up! Can feel the enthusiasm you have for the little monster in every word.

vasmir · 04-23-2015, 10:36 PM

+1 for daily driving the 1M!

Artemis · 04-24-2015, 06:29 AM

IEDEI, I subscribe to the theory set out by forum fellow Dee Pee that the 1M may be a subtle reminder to childhood days (its look 'n feel may to some extent dig up childhood memories gently wandering and snoozing in the sublimen of the mind). Worth to have it read by your wife too.

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=947241

Back then you still yearned for 'The One'. Now you got it.

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Originally Posted by IEDEI

wonderfully written indeed. i feel SOME of those attributes with my 135is, but i have no doubts that the 1M creates the complete feeling!! I still want one.

IEDEI · 04-24-2015, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Artemis

IEDEI, I subscribe to the theory set out by forum fellow Dee Pee that the 1M may be a subtle reminder to childhood days (its look 'n feel may to some extent dig up childhood memories gently wandering and snoozing in the sublimen of the mind). Worth to have it read by your wife too.

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=947241

Back then you still yearned for 'The One'. Now you got it.

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Originally Posted by IEDEI

wonderfully written indeed. i feel SOME of those attributes with my 135is, but i have no doubts that the 1M creates the complete feeling!! I still want one.

I think that theory is SO right....and there is no price you can put on feeling childlike and excited!!!

MightyMouseTech · 04-24-2015, 08:58 AM

Great article!

Exactly how I feel about my 135 M Sport Edition, basically a Cdn 135is.

Makes me feel 12 years old again.

Dee Pee · 04-24-2015, 05:18 PM

NICE READ!

You nailed it man. I trained up at Stinkin' Lincoln and I gotta say you are brave to drive on those roads in the snow!

Jay-K · 04-26-2015, 01:08 AM

"The memories you make with a car are more important than the car."
-IEDEI

Zuzu · 04-26-2015, 02:22 AM

Awesome write up.. after reading your inspiring article, I went for a spirited drive, came back home, opened a beer and sat in the garage and admired the beast..

Jay-K · 04-26-2015, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Zuzu

Awesome write up.. after reading your inspiring article, I went for a spirited drive, came back home, opened a beer and sat in the garage and admired the beast..

literally not a thing in this world could beat that feeling right?

crawfordbay · 04-26-2015, 11:30 AM

I read the article there a couple days ago. Great write up! Loved it.

jpbmw · 04-27-2015, 05:28 AM

IEDEI Great article - definitely sways me away from what I've done previously which is one M car for the sunny days and one more practical BMW (still always clean and looking good though) for the rainy/snowy days.

In Europe (especially in the cities), 2 cars just isn't practical so considering just having one as a daily driver. Do you have a second car at all for road trips or weekend getaways or do you use the 1M for that too?

MightyMouseTech · 04-27-2015, 07:08 AM

Why would you need anything bigger than a 1er?

We do everything in ours, it is my wife's and I's only car. Guess that is why we have over 40k on a car less than 2 years old, and I only live 5 km from work.

It is also the Ultimate weekend car.

Roundown · 04-27-2015, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by IEDEI

THANK you everyone!!!! I really dig this 1M and 1-series community! So much support for our cause

BMW USA have now just tweeted this:

V cool.

IEDEI · 04-29-2015, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jpbmw

IEDEI Great article - definitely sways me away from what I've done previously which is one M car for the sunny days and one more practical BMW (still always clean and looking good though) for the rainy/snowy days.

In Europe (especially in the cities), 2 cars just isn't practical so considering just having one as a daily driver. Do you have a second car at all for road trips or weekend getaways or do you use the 1M for that too?

Thanks! Over the years I've always read BMW execs saying M cars are made to be daily drivers that can be used for fun too....so I decided that's how I will use any M car I ever buy. No other car being used by us at the moment! It's basically the "do everything" car for our small growing family at the moment. I've always been a fan of 'minimalism' so it's been nice to focus on just using 1 machine for what it was made for: driving!

1M SUSI · 04-29-2015, 08:18 PM

Great article!

andrés · 05-08-2015, 01:12 PM

Great article i read it when it was published in bmwblog, even left a message there, daily driving this car is great, enjoying it every single day even in rush hour traffic, just great.

krzykk · 05-15-2015, 10:59 PM

Commented on BMW blog few weeks ago.
Just wanted to let you know that you inspired me to drive and enjoy my 2013 M3 aka frosty. Ex daily driver (A3) went to a new home earlier today. Tomorrow odo on M3 will roll over 2,000 miles mark on my way to Home Depot (...) Garage queen no more!

04-23-2015, 02:38 PM	#23
css008 Private First Class 22 Rep 120 Posts Drives: bmw 1m Join Date: May 2011 Location: California iTrader: (0)	You hit the nail on the head! Excellent write-up my man!
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sergeremi Lieutenant 41 Rep 574 Posts Drives: 1 Series M Coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	I could not agree more! bravo! In fact, I'm doing a road trip from FL to Northern Cal in a month with mine. Last edited by sergeremi; 04-23-2015 at 04:42 PM..
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04-23-2015, 04:11 PM	#25
craina Second Lieutenant 77 Rep 220 Posts Drives: 2020 m2c Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (1)	Great read! I think I will take the long route home today.
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IEDEI Banned 1130 Rep 4,686 Posts Drives: L'Orange Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Brooklyn, NYC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 1M [8.40]	THANK you everyone!!!! I really dig this 1M and 1-series community! So much support for our cause BMW USA have now just tweeted this: Attached Images
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04-23-2015, 05:01 PM	#27
gap First Lieutenant 105 Rep 376 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MS iTrader: (1)	Enjoyed your article, well written and I share your sentiment about using instead of collecting. Not sure I'd want to take my baby onto salted winter roads though. Thankfully being in the south its something I don't have to worry about it. __________________ ER CP, Forge DV, Wagner FMIC, PE, Maddad Mid, ER Sports OC, BMS OCC, RB Check Valve, AFE intake, Cobb AP3- Stage 1+ drive, BMW SS, PS Springs, Yellow Koni external, M3 Control Arms F & R, M3 Strut Brace, M3 Sub Bushing, Rouge Toe, Dinan Camber Plate and Rear Shock Mts., E93 M3 front sway bar, Mfactory Diff, Arc 8 PSS 235/40/18-265/35/18
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04-23-2015, 10:14 PM	#28
E821M Private First Class 5 Rep 185 Posts Drives: 1M/330CI ZHP Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: GA iTrader: (0)	Excellent write-up! Can feel the enthusiasm you have for the little monster in every word.
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04-23-2015, 10:36 PM	#29
vasmir eh 129 Rep 331 Posts Drives: 2011 E82 M, 2016 F25 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	+1 for daily driving the 1M! __________________ Daily: 2011 1 Series M / 2016 X3 xDrive28i Sold: 2012 Z4 sDrive35i / 1998 Z3 1.9 twitter
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04-24-2015, 08:58 AM	#32
MightyMouseTech Major General 4338 Rep 6,196 Posts Drives: 13 135i 6MT LeMans Blue MSport Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada iTrader: (0)	Great article! Exactly how I feel about my 135 M Sport Edition, basically a Cdn 135is. Makes me feel 12 years old again.
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04-24-2015, 05:18 PM	#33
Dee Pee Captain 176 Rep 795 Posts Drives: '11 AW 1M, ‘24 718 GTS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	NICE READ! You nailed it man. I trained up at Stinkin' Lincoln and I gotta say you are brave to drive on those roads in the snow!
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04-26-2015, 01:08 AM	#34
Jay-K Brigadier General 384 Rep 3,450 Posts Drives: Slow Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	"The memories you make with a car are more important than the car." -IEDEI __________________ "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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04-26-2015, 02:22 AM	#35
Zuzu Major General 2816 Rep 7,637 Posts Drives: M2C HS 6MT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sydney Australia iTrader: (0)	Awesome write up.. after reading your inspiring article, I went for a spirited drive, came back home, opened a beer and sat in the garage and admired the beast..
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04-26-2015, 11:30 AM	#37
crawfordbay First Lieutenant 84 Rep 313 Posts Drives: M Coupe Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Hilton Head Island, SC iTrader: (0) Garage List 1998 BMW M Coupe [0.00] 2014 BMW M235i [0.00]	I read the article there a couple days ago. Great write up! Loved it. __________________ *Driving an EB ///M Coupe and an M235i ... And loving it.*
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04-27-2015, 05:28 AM	#38
jpbmw Enlisted Member 18 Rep 34 Posts Drives: '18 M4, '08 Z4MC Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Western Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 55 Chev 210 Delray ... [0.00]	IEDEI Great article - definitely sways me away from what I've done previously which is one M car for the sunny days and one more practical BMW (still always clean and looking good though) for the rainy/snowy days. In Europe (especially in the cities), 2 cars just isn't practical so considering just having one as a daily driver. Do you have a second car at all for road trips or weekend getaways or do you use the 1M for that too?
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04-27-2015, 07:08 AM	#39
MightyMouseTech Major General 4338 Rep 6,196 Posts Drives: 13 135i 6MT LeMans Blue MSport Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada iTrader: (0)	Why would you need anything bigger than a 1er? We do everything in ours, it is my wife's and I's only car. Guess that is why we have over 40k on a car less than 2 years old, and I only live 5 km from work. It is also the Ultimate weekend car.
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04-29-2015, 08:18 PM	#42
1M SUSI Second Lieutenant 44 Rep 213 Posts Drives: 2011 //1M Alpine White Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Connecticuts Gold Coast iTrader: (0)	Great article!
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05-08-2015, 01:12 PM	#43
andrés Enlisted Member 2 Rep 46 Posts Drives: 1M BSM Join Date: May 2012 Location: mexico city iTrader: (0)	Great article i read it when it was published in bmwblog, even left a message there, daily driving this car is great, enjoying it every single day even in rush hour traffic, just great.
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05-15-2015, 10:59 PM	#44
krzykk Second Lieutenant 59 Rep 228 Posts Drives: like a sissy Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: East Coast iTrader: (1)	Commented on BMW blog few weeks ago. Just wanted to let you know that you inspired me to drive and enjoy my 2013 M3 aka frosty. Ex daily driver (A3) went to a new home earlier today. Tomorrow odo on M3 will roll over 2,000 miles mark on my way to Home Depot (...) Garage queen no more! __________________ Life has a lot of temptations. Temptations get a hold of some people. *5 x Bad Boys Blue Garage*.
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