Who has ordered a 1M?

gazz · 04-28-2011, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by gazz

Now where's my 1M?

I found it.
As I write this it's at the very entrance to the Panama canal. I'm sending it sweet thoughts of sychronicity. Oh God, did I just write that?
Forgive me, it's Thursday night, late night shopping here and there's nothing on TV.

Alpine* · 04-28-2011, 10:40 AM

At the risk of being called soft I probably won't drag or track my (wifes

) car.

I just have an appreciation for BMW and M cars, have done so for 15 years, owning, driving and cleaning them is what I get my kicks out of. So there is I guess another group out there who buy these sorts of cars.

On the mod debate (the oldest debate since the bible was written I think), I want a FACTORY warranted car that is reliable looks great and goes hard. I lease my cars so modding is just money that i don't have and is non depreciable (legally anyway) so serios stuff won't happen. I have some BIG wheels on my M3 and an exhaust, probably the same will happen with the 1. If the car looks good to me then I am still interested in it and can stay in the garage, otherwise I will be onto some thing else, as per Way (though not anywhere near as frequently).

The other reason for me to want and own a 1M is that, IMO, the car will be a relatively good investment (wrong word I know) in terms of relativity to other cars in this price bracket. ie; I bought a $115k RRP TTS and sold it for nearly $90k after 12 months, luckily I only paid $90k for it. What I am getting at here is that the 1M will hold $ better than most if not all equivalently priced cars 12 - 24 months from now

Anyway gys enjoy your 1 series, they are a great car 1M or 135 etc, whatever you decide to do with them.

BMW86 · 04-28-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AlpineM3E92

Anyway gys enjoy your 1 series, they are a great car 1M or 135 etc, whatever you decide to do with them.

So long as you drive it like you stole it!

thoz · 05-02-2011, 02:48 AM

I had June production confirmed today for my AW.

thoz

Alpine* · 05-02-2011, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by thoz

I had June production confirmed today for my AW.

thoz

Awesome Thoz, excited?

thoz · 05-02-2011, 08:06 AM

I will be when I'm in it and on the road; till then, not so much. I admire your anticipatory enthusiasm. Not long to go for you now.

cheers,

thoz

alik01 · 05-02-2011, 08:36 AM

Congratulations Thoz and welcome to the club.

Are you replacing the Z4M?

NPVPositive · 05-03-2011, 12:35 AM

March: Steve Brown (AW), gazz (AW)
April: Alpine (AW), npvpositive (AW), lavaletta (VO)
May: Sparoz (VO), alik01 (AW), timbo (AW), Way (VO)
June: Thoz (AW)

TBC: beemer, Zuzu (VO), JC (AW), Takahashi (AW), Prof (BSM)

Alpine* · 05-03-2011, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by NPVPositive

March: Steve Brown (AW), gazz (AW)
April: Alpine (AW), npvpositive (AW), lavaletta (VO)
May: Sparoz (VO), alik01 (AW), timbo (AW), Way (VO)
June: Thoz (AW)

TBC: beemer, Zuzu (VO), JC (AW), Takahashi (AW), Prof (BSM)

So when is Steve B and Gazz getting their cars, must be soon, noting that NPV, Lava and my car is due to land in Aus over the next 2.5 to 3 weeks (mine in 18 days).

alik01 · 05-03-2011, 01:24 AM

I'm so excited! Cannot wait to see pictures of your beauties!

And actual reviews from people I trust!

gazz · 05-03-2011, 03:16 AM

Mine lands in Brisbane on 19th May. Expect 7 - 10 days for delivery. Strangely, mine is the only 1M on its' ship, the Taiko. The rest bound for Australia, 10 in all from what I ascertain of the manifest, are on another ship, the Topaz Ace. Mine left Bremen on 8th April, the others later on.
The only thing I can work out is that mine is a very special hand built exclusive project by a coterie of the best engineers in a secret workshop deep in the inner sanctum of M.
They occasionally let one of these ultra special cars loose to oblivious customers with a knowing giggle as it leaves the factory doors.
It can only be that.

thoz · 05-03-2011, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by alik01

Congratulations Thoz and welcome to the club.

Are you replacing the Z4M?

Thanks, and yes.

thoz

NPVPositive · 05-03-2011, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by gazz

Mine lands in Brisbane on 19th May. Expect 7 - 10 days for delivery. Strangely, mine is the only 1M on its' ship, the Taiko. The rest bound for Australia, 10 in all from what I ascertain of the manifest, are on another ship, the Topaz Ace. Mine left Bremen on 8th May, the others later on.
The only thing I can work out is that mine is a very special hand built exclusive project by a coterie of the best engineers in a secret workshop deep in the inner sanctum of M.
They occasionally let one of these ultra special cars loose to oblivious customers with a knowing giggle as it leaves the factory doors.
It can only be that.

No, no. I heard those special cars were on the Topaz Ace. The one on the Taiko is a training car put together by BMW's 16 year old apprentices. Apparently the QA guys are (reasonably) certain that they found all the defects. . .

NPVPositive · 05-03-2011, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by AlpineM3E92

So when is Steve B and Gazz getting their cars, must be soon, noting that NPV, Lava and my car is due to land in Aus over the next 2.5 to 3 weeks (mine in 18 days).

The ship carrying our cars just chugged past Cape Town.

Crazy part is that I'm flying to South Africa on business in two days time . . . surely something could be arranged!! The new South Africa delivery program . . . unfortunately it includes a car jacking.

WAY · 05-03-2011, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by thoz

Thanks, and yes.

thoz

Keep it! I love that car! Pics? Specs?

Steve Brown · 05-03-2011, 10:47 AM

Mine arrives in Fremantle on 16 May so the Topaz Ace must be the very fast sleek chromium plated vessel reserved for cars headed for WA. I expect its overtaking the Taiko and the training cars about now. However, it will stay in the customs/cleaning/compliance shed for a few weeks as they do.

alik01 · 05-03-2011, 05:27 PM

I think you'll find the first 2 months of production is always done by the apprentices - they do need to learn after all. The 3rd month i.e. May is where the elite M-Engineers, having recovered from all the design process, step in and carefully, gently and with all that Germanic precision put a few cars together.

Alpine* · 05-03-2011, 05:29 PM

So Steve, you will most likely be THE first 1M owner in Australia! I assume that there is only one car allocation / build for Perth you are it and your's arrives before Gazz's car.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Funny, the March build cars will not get to Aus before the April build ones, with the exception of Gazz of course (by a few days).

The Mrs and I are planning on driving the M3 from here in sunny Canberra to Melbourne to pick up the 1M then convoy the two AW cars home. Should be fun, especially with the 1M not having registration plates, just a 48 hour permit label on the dash (speed cameras don't work real well on cars that legally drive around without registration plates

).

alik01 · 05-03-2011, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by thoz

Thanks, and yes.

thoz

Have you sold it already? Absolutely love that car - one of my favorite cars of all time.

Like Way said, pics and specs please?

WAY · 05-03-2011, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by alik01

I think you'll find the first 2 months of production is always done by the apprentices - they do need to learn after all. The 3rd month i.e. May is where the elite M-Engineers, having recovered from all the design process, step in and carefully, gently and with all that Germanic precision put a few cars together.

Now here is a man who knows what he's talking about.

alik01 · 05-03-2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by WAY

Now here is a man who knows what he's talking about.

Yep, I heard it directly from a member of the Quandt Family - couldn't help me get an allocation but was nice enough to advise me on the best production month!

alik01 · 05-03-2011, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AlpineM3E92

So Steve, you will most likely be THE first 1M owner in Australia! I assume that there is only one car allocation / build for Perth you are it and your's arrives before Gazz's car.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Yes, congratulations Mr. Steve Brown! You lucky devil!

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Alpine* Brigadier General 1284 Rep 4,093 Posts Drives: M2 G87 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	At the risk of being called soft I probably won't drag or track my (wifes ) car. I just have an appreciation for BMW and M cars, have done so for 15 years, owning, driving and cleaning them is what I get my kicks out of. So there is I guess another group out there who buy these sorts of cars. On the mod debate (the oldest debate since the bible was written I think), I want a FACTORY warranted car that is reliable looks great and goes hard. I lease my cars so modding is just money that i don't have and is non depreciable (legally anyway) so serios stuff won't happen. I have some BIG wheels on my M3 and an exhaust, probably the same will happen with the 1. If the car looks good to me then I am still interested in it and can stay in the garage, otherwise I will be onto some thing else, as per Way (though not anywhere near as frequently). The other reason for me to want and own a 1M is that, IMO, the car will be a relatively good investment (wrong word I know) in terms of relativity to other cars in this price bracket. ie; I bought a $115k RRP TTS and sold it for nearly $90k after 12 months, luckily I only paid $90k for it. What I am getting at here is that the 1M will hold $ better than most if not all equivalently priced cars 12 - 24 months from now Anyway gys enjoy your 1 series, they are a great car 1M or 135 etc, whatever you decide to do with them.
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thoz New Member 1 Rep 10 Posts Drives: Z4M, 1M, GT3 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	I had June production confirmed today for my AW. thoz
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thoz New Member 1 Rep 10 Posts Drives: Z4M, 1M, GT3 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	I will be when I'm in it and on the road; till then, not so much. I admire your anticipatory enthusiasm. Not long to go for you now. cheers, thoz
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alik01 Lieutenant Colonel 51 Rep 1,792 Posts Drives: Slowly & Responsibly Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Darwin, Australia iTrader: (0)	Congratulations Thoz and welcome to the club. Are you replacing the Z4M?
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NPVPositive Lieutenant 53 Rep 443 Posts Drives: BMW 1M Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	March: Steve Brown (AW), gazz (AW) April: Alpine (AW), npvpositive (AW), lavaletta (VO) May: Sparoz (VO), alik01 (AW), timbo (AW), Way (VO) June: Thoz (AW) TBC: beemer, Zuzu (VO), JC (AW), Takahashi (AW), Prof (BSM) __________________ "This is a brilliant, brilliant, brilliant car. And that's all really I've got to say. The end." Clarkson on the 1M
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alik01 Lieutenant Colonel 51 Rep 1,792 Posts Drives: Slowly & Responsibly Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Darwin, Australia iTrader: (0)	I'm so excited! Cannot wait to see pictures of your beauties! And actual reviews from people I trust!
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gazz ///Mbassador 26 Rep 1,069 Posts Drives: The horse I fell off Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Gold Coast Australia iTrader: (0)	Mine lands in Brisbane on 19th May. Expect 7 - 10 days for delivery. Strangely, mine is the only 1M on its' ship, the Taiko. The rest bound for Australia, 10 in all from what I ascertain of the manifest, are on another ship, the Topaz Ace. Mine left Bremen on 8th April, the others later on. The only thing I can work out is that mine is a very special hand built exclusive project by a coterie of the best engineers in a secret workshop deep in the inner sanctum of M. They occasionally let one of these ultra special cars loose to oblivious customers with a knowing giggle as it leaves the factory doors. It can only be that. Last edited by gazz; 05-03-2011 at 08:00 AM.. Reason: Date Correction
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Steve Brown Private First Class 3 Rep 111 Posts Drives: June 2011, AW 1M coupe Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Perth iTrader: (0)	Mine arrives in Fremantle on 16 May so the Topaz Ace must be the very fast sleek chromium plated vessel reserved for cars headed for WA. I expect its overtaking the Taiko and the training cars about now. However, it will stay in the customs/cleaning/compliance shed for a few weeks as they do.
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alik01 Lieutenant Colonel 51 Rep 1,792 Posts Drives: Slowly & Responsibly Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Darwin, Australia iTrader: (0)	I think you'll find the first 2 months of production is always done by the apprentices - they do need to learn after all. The 3rd month i.e. May is where the elite M-Engineers, having recovered from all the design process, step in and carefully, gently and with all that Germanic precision put a few cars together.
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Alpine* Brigadier General 1284 Rep 4,093 Posts Drives: M2 G87 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	So Steve, you will most likely be THE first 1M owner in Australia! I assume that there is only one car allocation / build for Perth you are it and your's arrives before Gazz's car. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Funny, the March build cars will not get to Aus before the April build ones, with the exception of Gazz of course (by a few days). The Mrs and I are planning on driving the M3 from here in sunny Canberra to Melbourne to pick up the 1M then convoy the two AW cars home. Should be fun, especially with the 1M not having registration plates, just a 48 hour permit label on the dash (speed cameras don't work real well on cars that legally drive around without registration plates ).
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