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Jason · 11-01-2011, 10:19 AM

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The BMW 1M: The Last Drive (by Matt Farah, The Smoking Tire)

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Matt Farah, of The Smoking Tire and The Car Show, finally gets his turn in the BMW 1M Coupe.

He calls it "just so damn good to drive" and is destined to be a collector's car and future classic. Catch the video below for why he thinks so...

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1SerieStud · 11-01-2011, 10:24 AM

Already seen it, but great little video nonetheless

discoboy1 · 11-01-2011, 10:29 AM

Can't wait for the car to be worth 200 grands!!!

BreakPoint · 11-01-2011, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by discoboy1

Can't wait for the car to be worth 200 grands!!!

Can't wait for the car to be worth 40 grands!!!

tweeter81 · 11-01-2011, 11:13 AM

His web show is actually called "The Smoking Tire".

Edit: I see that the title of the article is correct, just the text in the body of the post is incorrect.

Q4P · 11-01-2011, 11:16 AM

Those glasses are ridiculous lol.

speedM · 11-01-2011, 11:20 AM

I like Matt and the video but he needs to get his facts straight.

Ayrton91 · 11-01-2011, 11:21 AM

Any ideas where this was filmed? That is one amazing road to drive...

Aussie_in_London · 11-01-2011, 11:27 AM

I don't like spiders, but the guy's vid is pretty cool lol

Amnizu · 11-01-2011, 11:37 AM

Pretty sweet pearl jam 'Alive' tattoo on his inner arm.

stefan · 11-01-2011, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by discoboy1

Can't wait for the car to be worth 200 grands!!!

Don't hold your breath. Maybe once the E30 M3 Evo is worth that much... and a decade or so after that.

DriveHard · 11-01-2011, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by discoboy1

Can't wait for the car to be worth 200 grands!!!

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Originally Posted by BreakPoint

Can't wait for the car to be worth 40 grands!!!

Whats a "grands" ?? LOL j.k.

they will be nice to see drive over the block at Barrett some day

Mr. ///M3 RD · 11-01-2011, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by stefan

Don't hold your breath. Maybe once the E30 M3 Evo is worth that much... and a decade or so after that.

I agree ^^^ this ... it be a long wait.

Besides (I'm thinking out loud again, don't mind me) by the time it is a classic we may have to haul it on a trailer to a special place to drive it ... there be laws by then to ban our cars from the road ... much like the cigarette story as taken us over the past 25 years

Amnizu · 11-01-2011, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Rolf-Dieter

I agree ^^^ this ... it be a long wait.

Besides (I'm thinking out loud again, don't mind me) by the time it is a classic we may have to haul it on a trailer to a special place to drive it ... there be laws by then to ban our cars from the road ... much like the cigarette story as taken us over the past 25 years

Well, I agree that the 'classic' car status probably wont equate to a great ROI here. Its a car and is going to depreciate like one at least for 20 some odd years or so.

As far as the car being banned from the road, I would simply say look back at what we have done with 25 year old cars presently. Cars from 1986 are still legal and grandfathered in. I strongly doubt that turbo charged gasoline based cars will be fully illegal and banned in twenty five years. Its probably more true that the cost to operate a car like the 1M will double or triple over this time period driving down the likely hood of it being driven.

flavush · 11-01-2011, 12:43 PM

There is a Keyless Option for the 1M or not?

Regards,
Flavush

Mr. ///M3 RD · 11-01-2011, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Amnizu

Well, I agree that the 'classic' car status probably wont equate to a great ROI here. Its a car and is going to depreciate like one at least for 20 some odd years or so.

As far as the car being banned from the road, I would simply say look back at what we have done with 25 year old cars presently. Cars from 1986 are still legal and grandfathered in. I strongly doubt that turbo charged gasoline based cars will be fully illegal and banned in twenty five years. Its probably more true that the cost to operate a car like the 1M will double or triple over this time period driving down the likely hood of it being driven.

I agree with all you say, I do have a e28 that soon will be 25 years old (next year in fact). I only fear that different groups of people/organizations will advance this time factor. This is why I mentioned cigarettes

you know what I mean.

I guess in 25 years from now our cars will be so highly taxed that we no longer can afford to drive them only on weekends and special tracks.

b33g33 · 11-01-2011, 12:53 PM

The review is cool, but he seems a bit clueless about the car and it's options.

Is there no Google where he lives I wonder.

nebby · 11-01-2011, 12:54 PM

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They're only making about 1,500 of these for the US?

1500? Must be true, it was in the review.

LuuZ · 11-01-2011, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by flavush

There is a Keyless Option for the 1M or not?

Regards,
Flavush

Yes it is....I ordered it on mine

M3 Adjuster · 11-01-2011, 01:08 PM

he had good comments about the 1M on THE CAR SHOW with Adam Carolla

Beemer22 · 11-01-2011, 01:32 PM

Wow

James T. Kirk · 11-01-2011, 01:39 PM

Z4sDrive35is... Funny how he made such a point about it and still got it wrong.

I used to like his reviews more before his involvement with The Car Show completely killed his credibility. Man, that show is almost as bad as Top Gear America.

11-01-2011, 10:19 AM	#1
Jason Administrator Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: IoT Posts: 13,911 iTrader: (0)	The BMW 1M: The Last Drive (by Matt Farah, The Smoking Tire) BIMMERPOST NEWS The BMW 1M: The Last Drive (by Matt Farah, The Smoking Tire) 44 COMMENTS Tweet Matt Farah, of The Smoking Tire and The Car Show, finally gets his turn in the BMW 1M Coupe. He calls it "just so damn good to drive" and is destined to be a collector's car and future classic. Catch the video below for why he thinks so... Share this story OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT LIKE AC Schnitzer 1M Coupe Sets Best Lap Time Ever for a BMW on Sachsenring BMW 1M Coupe Goes On Vacation to VIR, Primland, Blue Ridge Parkway The Great American Roadtrip in a 1M Coupe: 69 Hours, 3362 Miles, 8 States, 2 Countries
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b33g33 Give '///M' Hell! Drives: Einser Rex Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,200 iTrader: (0)	The review is cool, but he seems a bit clueless about the car and it's options. Is there no Google where he lives I wonder. __________________ The 1 series M is the most badass, coolest, sickest BMW to debut since the 1988 M3. The E30 M3 finally has a successor. Please welcome the stupidly fast, wickedly tempered, awkwardly named, possibly perfect little son of a benchmark - Automobile Magazine, August 2011

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tweeter81 Registered Drives: 2004 Cadillac CTS-V Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wyoming, U.S.A. Posts: 3 iTrader: (0)	His web show is actually called "The Smoking Tire". Edit: I see that the title of the article is correct, just the text in the body of the post is incorrect.

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speedM Private First Class Drives: 1M, 05 MCS, 95 E36 M3 (sold) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: S.California Posts: 138 iTrader: (0)	I like Matt and the video but he needs to get his facts straight.

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Ayrton91 Private First Class Drives: BMW 1M, BMW X5 3.5d Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Miami Posts: 113 iTrader: (0)	Any ideas where this was filmed? That is one amazing road to drive...

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Aussie_in_London Major Drives: 1M & track built Astra OPC Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: London Posts: 1,481 iTrader: (0)	I don't like spiders, but the guy's vid is pretty cool lol

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Amnizu Second Lieutenant Drives: 502 of 740 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 224 iTrader: (0)	Pretty sweet pearl jam 'Alive' tattoo on his inner arm.

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flavush Private Drives: AW 1M Coupé Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Zurich Posts: 87 iTrader: (0)	There is a Keyless Option for the 1M or not? Regards, Flavush

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M3 Adjuster Colonel Drives: 1988 M3 gone .. 1M HERE!! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 2,677 iTrader: (0)	he had good comments about the 1M on THE CAR SHOW with Adam Carolla __________________ Lone Star BMW CCA Chapter president, Chief Driving Instructor

11-01-2011, 01:32 PM	#21
Beemer22 Banned Drives: SOLD: 2002 BMW M3, 2011 BMW 1M Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: California Posts: 233 iTrader: (0)	Wow

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James T. Kirk Captain of the Enterprise Drives: 2011 1 Series M Coupe Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Alpha Quadrant, Sector 001 Posts: 1,406 iTrader: (0)	Z4sDrive35is... Funny how he made such a point about it and still got it wrong. I used to like his reviews more before his involvement with The Car Show completely killed his credibility. Man, that show is almost as bad as Top Gear America. __________________ 2011 1 Series M Coupe VO M3 vs 1M Comparo Review 2011 M3 E90 DCT ZCP (sold) * 2010 335i Sedan (sold) 2005 M3 Convertible (sold) * 2003 325i Sedan (sold) Last edited by James T. Kirk; 11-01-2011 at 02:07 PM.

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