03-03-2013, 02:45 AM | #1 |
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You know the 1M is special when....
You're driving along and notice a car pull alongside you slowly, checking out the 1M from back to front, looking at the angles (presumably to confirm what it is), then give you a big grin and a thumbs up.
However what makes it even better is the driver giving you the thumbs up is driving a brand new, bright yellow, Ferrari 458 Italia!! I did laugh as I looked back at him and gave him a smile and thumbs up at his car. He then gave it a blast so that I could hear the Ferrari war cry. Stunning!! |
03-03-2013, 03:05 AM | #2 |
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Nice story. I had the same thing last sunday afternoon but it was a black Civic Type R, the passenger taking photos with his cellphone. He also 'blasted' away. I didn't do anything. I was conversating with my wife at 70 mph @ highway but she noticed the car/guys.
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03-03-2013, 10:09 AM | #3 |
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I had a similar experience when I picked up my Z8 many moons ago. Driving from North London onto the M1 I had a guy in an M3 come hoofing passed me, only to slam on his brakes drive alongside me for what seemed like ten minutes Then had no end of people taking photos/vids with their phones from the backseats. Slightly embarrassing but cool all the same!
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03-03-2013, 11:00 AM | #4 |
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Was on the north circular yesterday, 2 guys in a saab, zoomed from lane 1 into lane 3, just to get behind me and take pictures,then exit at the next junction! Has happened a few times to me now. Nice but also makes me feel a little self conscious! Prefer a thumbs up from pedestrians
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03-03-2013, 11:18 AM | #5 |
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Check also these threads:
www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=600639 ("Ultimate driving machine/Ultimate attention getter!") http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=655081 ("Will it ....?")
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03-03-2013, 01:35 PM | #6 |
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I got stopped in a small Texas town by the local law enforcement recently. He walked up to the car window and apologized for stopping me but said he had to get a better look at such a great car. Better than getting a ticket.
1M envy.
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03-03-2013, 03:43 PM | #8 |
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Filled my 1M up with petrol the other Friday evening, on returning to the car there was a guy taking pictures of it at all angles. When he realised I was the owner he appoligised but said he had never seen one in real life. That is when I realised I had taken it for granted!
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03-03-2013, 04:17 PM | #9 |
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Today a guy came running up to the car... I was stationary ( having an ice cream) out side the car!! Haha , he said he would love a car like that and said if he won the lottery he would buy one!! It makes me realise how lucky I am to own one... He then said when you come past me will you floor it so I can hear the roar.... He was out running...... So I had to oblige , he was happy and so was I......
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03-04-2013, 07:52 AM | #11 |
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Watch this video for the answer (especially from 00:35 onwards):
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03-04-2013, 10:02 AM | #12 |
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Haha,excellent,had some attention(all positive)so far with the 1M,had someone film it the other day,so lit the beast up,hope they dont report me for being a mad mo fo Guess sign of a rare car,yet to see another one in the u.k,seen plenty at the ring last year
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03-04-2013, 01:10 PM | #15 |
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LONG POST, You've just been warned! Since this thread is resurrected I got to tell this: 1M gets constant attention here from everyone, mostly also because mine is a VO, I have seen other two color specimen here, it seemed to me that other than me very few people if any notice BSM or AW 1Ms since the model is largely unkown in Chile.
My biggest surprise lately was when a very young guy (max 20 or less) approached to me while I was parking at a seaside restaurant's parking lot and pointing a Range Rover, also parking, told me that "his dad wants to buy my car if I am selling it and can pay tomorrow in cash"! Well my reaction was "What?, No, thanks but not for sale, hopefully never" also thinking that this was a practical joke or a trap. Then, a while later when me and my friend was welcomed at the bar of the restaurant to wait for minimum an hour to get a table (no reservations there) I saw this guy having a table together with his "dad" and someone else who could be his brother without waiting a sec. So! They did not need to wait like normal people too! I approached their table and told the guy that if they are really interested in buying a 1M I know at least one which was for sale (info that I had from my service workshop which receives some other 1Ms). They thanked and insisted to have a lunch together which we accepted. It was a fun chat and a good lunch, the "dad" turned out to be a quite rich businessman (I mean rich as Forbes magazine rich) and a car nut as well; he and his sons had a multiple car garage including Nurburgring edition R34 GT-R Vspec, Honda/Acura NSX, Aston Martin DB9, BMW 335i, BMW 2002ti, Range Rover etc. etc. Also, dad's brother I was told to be the real big car nut of this particular family since he owns a garage counting a series of high end Porsches, Ferraris including a 288 GTO, F40, F50, Enzo among others, and 2 or 3 Pagani Zonda (they had a discussion about that, 2 or 3), one is a roadster, other being the ONE AND ONLY 760 RS I was provided with quick photos of the (car museum looking) garage and later a Google Chile detailed search showed me that everything they said was true. 2 weeks later we were already invited for a Sunday barbecue at their gorgeous and art work filled mansion and while some were having dessert I chose to ask for a ride in the NSX which was accompanied by the GT-R (I switched to second car on the way back, I'd take the NSX for myself if asked). They still want to buy my car and I still don't sell it of course but I continue meeting them, good friends now; also constantly thinking about making-up excuses to get myself in or at least around of that Zonda 760 RS. So yeah, 1M rocks
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In Jeddah where I live, I got un official info from BMW dealership that there are only 4 cars in town including mine! 1 BSM, 1 VO and 2 AW
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03-05-2013, 09:56 AM | #22 |
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Not quite as good a story, but first cold start (-14 C) of the day today, and I noticed that the tin ceiling in my garage was rattling...Niiice. Stock exhaust.
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