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      01-03-2011, 06:59 AM   #23
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I know what you mean. The more time goes on the less excited and interested i get. Then bam, all of a sudden i want one again. May feel the same when Detroit starts.

Test drove a Golf R and an E class 350CDI coupe and they are both fantastic, the interiors are so good and i think the 1M interior will feel a bit of a let down.

Am testing a 135i tomorrow to get a feel for the car so will hopefully come out positive again.

I never liked the mercedes interior until recently. For some reason I like the oddly sloped interior now.
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      01-03-2011, 08:38 AM   #24
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I thought it was a good looking car from other photos, but next to the GTS it really reminds me too much of Joan Rivers. Yes, I am serious. Sorry if I offended anyone.






Too many artificially looking contours and line breaks.
Look at the similarities!

1) Eyebrows/ headlight brows.
2)Lower jaw line / rocker panel line.
3) Cheek shadow / Door shadow
4) Lip Corners/Front bumper corner
5)Puffed up lip ends/Front flared area
6)Thin nose/ space between kidney grills
...and more.

Is it just me that sees this?
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      01-03-2011, 09:46 AM   #25
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the whole rear end looks off - the quad exhaust is too far to the sides....from this angle I don't like it at all. The rest of the car is way too conservative as well. Have a 135i for sale in the sales section, but now I'm seriously considering just keeping it. Has been a great car and with JB3 is more than quick enough.
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      01-03-2011, 09:54 AM   #26
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Im not feeling the 1 series M coupe. ///M Division let us down by using a series engine and raping the M3 parts bin. My E-90 M3 will be the last ///M i Buy not a fan of forced induction. I will move on to a GT3 and Keep my high revving V8 till the bitter end.
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      01-03-2011, 10:19 AM   #27
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Thanks for the photos. Don't think I will be trading my one month old 135i for a 1M.
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These pics are made in the netherlands.
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I'm really on the fence now. Need to see pricing and a black variant to make the final decision.
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      01-03-2011, 11:58 AM   #30
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It would be very difficult for me to replace my 135 with a 1M. No mater what anyone says they are way to close in comparison.

What to do meter

1M........|.M3
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      01-03-2011, 01:44 PM   #31
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Well, i was on the list for 1M, but now i'm leaning towards E92 M3. JMO
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Is it just me that sees this?
Yes.
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      01-03-2011, 02:35 PM   #33
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Well, i was on the list for 1M, but now i'm leaning towards E92 M3. JMO

Next to the mature M3 the 1M looks like an awkward teenager.
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      01-03-2011, 04:50 PM   #34
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I think the $45k base will be the breaking point for a lot of people. From the estimates I've seen it sounds like the base price will be somewhere from $45k-48k. If it's $45k I will probably be in, but at $48k base with the premium package, it's easily over $50k before even destination, taxes and other fees they like to slip in there at the end (making the final price likely over $55k). If the base is $45k one may be able to escape out of the door with everything said and done for around $51k. It's not a matter of affording it, but more a matter of pricing way too close to the M3.

Granted if someone doesn't like the looks or size of the M3 this car may be a no brainer, but I think BMW walks a fine line with pricing here.

To be honest, I like the front end of the 1M better than the M3. Especially in black it has a sort of Darth Vader look with those verticle slits hanging down for the air curtains. Now if the side skirts and rear half of the car's looks could be tweeked...
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      01-03-2011, 05:02 PM   #35
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I am starting to think $45k is even too much for this car....
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      01-03-2011, 05:08 PM   #36
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I am starting to think $45k is even too much for this car....
I guess that depends on how you look at it. So far we know: LSD, Upgraded Suspension, Body Kit, Upgraded lightweight flywheel, Upgraded Cooling (and power), Likely more aggressive sounding exhaust, Upgraded Breaks (all warrantied and installed), plus Larger wheels and tires for $9k over the base of the 135i. From that perspective to me it sounds like a decent deal.

Some of the questions remaining are about the internals of the engine, the half shafts, transmission and clutch. With time we will get a full tally of the differences and can decide if the car is worth the money.

And if it had a true M engine, I'd say the $48k base price would be a deal as well.
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      01-03-2011, 05:13 PM   #37
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^^ I agree also from that perspective, which is MY persperctive as well.

but many folks here wanted a true M car and in that persperctive it does not match.

so to each his own...
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      01-03-2011, 05:17 PM   #38
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I am starting to think $45k is even too much for this car....
Hopefully it starts even lower than that and makes it even harder for me to resist selling my 135 for the 1M.
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      01-03-2011, 05:21 PM   #39
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the white just makes the car look boring and emphasizes the lack of aggressive side skirts. in orange, this car looks hot
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      01-03-2011, 05:31 PM   #40
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the white just makes the car look boring and emphasizes the lack of aggressive side skirts. in orange, this car looks hot
Alpine White makes the 1M look boring, period.
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Maybe we'll be surprised with a Blue option at Detroit. Hey, we can hope!
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      01-03-2011, 05:44 PM   #42
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i am sorry, but it looks so ugly comparing to M3! i am happy with my E92 M3!
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      01-03-2011, 06:20 PM   #43
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White + that angle just doesn't make the 1M look that appealing to me.

I still think I want it, but it's gonna have to be Sapphire Black.
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I think the $45k base will be the breaking point for a lot of people. From the estimates I've seen it sounds like the base price will be somewhere from $45k-48k. If it's $45k I will probably be in, but at $48k base with the premium package, it's easily over $50k before even destination, taxes and other fees they like to slip in there at the end (making the final price likely over $55k). If the base is $45k one may be able to escape out of the door with everything said and done for around $51k. It's not a matter of affording it, but more a matter of pricing way too close to the M3.

Granted if someone doesn't like the looks or size of the M3 this car may be a no brainer, but I think BMW walks a fine line with pricing here.

To be honest, I like the front end of the 1M better than the M3. Especially in black it has a sort of Darth Vader look with those verticle slits hanging down for the air curtains. Now if the side skirts and rear half of the car's looks could be tweeked...
Don't forget that tweaking the car will cost some extra cash, and that would put you even deeper in to M3 territory. JMO
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