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Autoblog on BMW 1M Coupe: Brilliance
BIMMERPOST NEWS Autoblog on BMW 1M Coupe: Brilliance Most reviews of the 1M coupe are the result of a short test drive. Perhaps more telling however, are the longer term reviews, such as Autoblog's just published review. Their latest 1M review comes from a week's worth of evaluation. Their 1M experience may have spanned a longer period than most test drives, but their words for the car are just as effusive. Here's some of their notable praise for 1M coupe: Quote:
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08-03-2011, 11:29 AM | #2 |
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If you think this is big, wait until the *deep breath* 2M is introduced.
The 1M seems to have been solely designed to wet our appetites, and it has, but it is merely a lead up to the F model 2 series set to be here in less than two years. This is demonstrated by the 1M only being produced for a year. Having such rave reviews and all that should indicate to BMW that mass production is in order.....but it's not. Why? I repeat: the 1M is not here to stay. The cute VO color and all the hype is only to get you interested. They ACTUALLY want you to get in line for they NEXT model. The upcoming 2 series. The 2M will basically be a 1M (i.e., spare M3 parts and one hell of an inline 6) but with the F model chassis. There will surely be no production limit. Also stemming from the 2 series will be a sort of Z2 if you will. And, as long as it's not FWD, I'm certainly taking the bait and standing patiently in line to trade in the keys to my E90 for the new Z2. (as long as it's definitely RWD). Last edited by OdomPHD; 08-03-2011 at 11:36 AM.. |
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08-03-2011, 11:41 AM | #4 |
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hey man...whoaaa... I know better than to say something "better" than something else on these forums. haha. All I'm saying is that the 1M was designed by BMW GMBH (a group of market geniuses) to get you interested; hence, limited production time table. Also it doesn't incorporate the new F styling which BMW is using accross it's entire line up, indicating again that the 2 series will quickly supplant the short term 1M.
For what I do, I'd take the 1M over an M3 for lower end RPM performance. But as far as looks go, the M3 takes the cake. BUT, when the M2 arrives I will almost certainly be saying something different. |
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@m, no thank you, ill have the original. First off, limited run, second off, you never get that "first time feeling" on the second go around.
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08-03-2011, 12:09 PM | #7 |
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You know, when I bought my second e36 S54 M Roadster, I heard the same warnings about the e85 roadster. Guess what? I still have the car and it surely turns more heads than the more-advanced and more-optioned offspring. The S54 was a parts-bin exercise as well. With Stone Age rear suspension, body-flex exceeding a gymnast, and warnings about everything from engine fires to differential hard-point failures, the consensus was that I was about to walk into a depreciation nightmare.
Fast-forward a few years... The next iteration of the M Roadster has grown in size and refinement. To my eye, and as a driver, I just can't bring myself to buy this model even after numerous test drives. My personal approach to buying cars is a synthesis of exclusivity, uniqueness, and most importantly, the visceral kick in the pants that it absolutely, positively must provide when I look at it or put my right foot forward doing the asphalt hokey-pokey. I'm sure the M2 will be brilliant. I'm sure that BMW will market it quite well, using the 1M's halo effect. I'm sure they build loads of them. I'm sure it will be bigger and more refined. I'm sure that I will consider buying one. I'm also sure that history will repeat itself with the 1M just like with my M Roadster--that when put side-by-side with its progeny, there will unanimous agreement that this car...this is the one that started it all...this is the one I want. |
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08-03-2011, 12:29 PM | #8 | |
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M2 is gonna be a 4banger.
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08-03-2011, 12:40 PM | #10 |
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How did this thread turn into M2 is going to be better debate? We are probably 4 years away from a car that is just in the minds of the M division. It seems every thread has to turn into a pepsi/coke, ford/chevy, or 1M/M3 debate. Seriously, blinders off.
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08-03-2011, 12:57 PM | #12 |
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I'll be the bitter cynic today... If a willing customer cant actually buy the car... why have it splashed over every car magazine for months. Whats the point? I wish the articles would start putting some honesty commentary about this lack of availability and price gouging that is going on, because the car is not $47k..., the sticker is irrelevant.
Do they think people will come in wanting a 1M and you'll convince them to buy a 135i? I've never met a car salesman that could sway me in the least.
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08-03-2011, 01:01 PM | #13 | |
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No one knows when there will be another 1M or a 2m; etc. EVEN if they did want to bring another 1M, they never bring an M class until minimum 1-2 years into that body style. Also ill take the 1M over the m3 any day. I think it looks just as good, and the driving difference is a HUGE difference. The e9x M3 is a luxury cruiser. The 1M is the true e30/e36/e46 successor. It's a true sports car. |
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Oh, and the chassis code is F22. "F model" could refer to just about any BMW passenger car chassis these days - F0x, F1x, F2x, F3x. Quote:
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08-03-2011, 01:07 PM | #16 | |
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08-03-2011, 01:11 PM | #17 | |
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BUT i love that about this car. It's a true sports car that if you have, most likely to put some work into finding one lol. I see e9x m3s all day long. Im very happy with the "exclusivity" of the 1 M for now. |
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well, as someone for who the timing of the 1m didnt work out, im really hoping that OP is right. if the M2 is as badass as the 1M, had an I6 (i think this is unlikely), and just benefitted from the new F styling, had a non-limited production, that'd be pretty kickass. if anything happens, i think the increase in production is the most likely to occur.
BTW, you guys got your 1m's BELOW MSRP??? How is that even possible with such limited numbers? bums me out even more... |
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However, some very far-sighted forum members with a great deal of trust and faith in the M division ( remarkable considering their last two creations before the 1M: the X5M and X6M ) put in their orders last year before the dealers realized that they were sitting on a extremely hot, limited model.
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Too bad BMW only made it for one year and in limited quantities.
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Heck, we didnt even know what it was going to cost and we gave our deposits and received verbal confirmation that we could get it at sticker (or below in some cases). Now to find out that its not a matter of how soon you got in line, but where you placed your order, is ridiculous and disloyal of BMW. I would understand if the factory was trying to make the super profits that some dealers are getting (salesman at Morristown BMW said he got $90k on Ebay for one...) by creating this demand, but they are not. Perhaps I need a degree in marketing to understand why this was the right move for them.
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