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Side note: My wife and I met Dr. Kay Segler during our European Delivery and he signed our 1M. Super nice, genuine guy and a total car enthusiast. Thanks for your writeup sirbuler and welcome! |
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04-29-2017, 07:55 PM | #26 |
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He signed ("For Misti and Chris - Kay Segler") inside the passenger side door frame. There is lots of space there and it stays well protected from light, heat and the elements. Still looking great 5+ years on... Dr. Segler is a super nice guy. |
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I own both. I love my M2 but prefer the 1M. You can't beat the 1M for a visceral experience and steering feel.
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The 1M is man and machine as one!
M did not applied the same dosage on the M2/M3/M4...M2 came close but still not quite... |
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The 1M driving experience is like nothing of the other M cars. I have owned M5, M3, M6. I also owned a diesel e30 4 door while in Europe and the 1M gives me the same grin as that one did.
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I was ready to buy M2 and was #1 at my dealer but backed out and got a second 1M instead for similar reasons. M2 is a great car for sure but there is something special about the 1M. I just received an email from the gentleman that sold me his 1M. He bought an M2 after. He is not satisfied either and is most likely going to trade it in. It's not a put down on the M2, it's just affirmation that the 1M has some qualities that some of us appreciate that you cannot get in the M2. I find the simple 1M cockpit to be classicly beautiful and effective. You cannot buy an M2 without iDrive, blip, screen etc.
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I went from 135is power seats (biggest interior gripe from that car) to the manual seats in my 1M and they are SOO (SOOOO) much better. I finally feel like I’m sitting IN the car instead of on it.
One of, if not the single biggest, reasons I searched long and hard for a stripper (that last part of that sentence though....). |
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01-01-2018, 10:34 PM | #34 |
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I have a 1M (on a lift in my garage right now as it is not driven in winter), and have traded my 135i Coupe towards a new M2, to be delivered in late March.
I don't expect the M2 to be as good as the 1M, however I will be able to drive it with impunity, since it is replaceable, not something I can say for the 1M. I do think I will prefer it to the 135i Coupe I traded in towards it; perhaps not by enough to justify the cost of the changeover, but then life is short and you can't take it with you.
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Having driven both spiritedly on a backroad I must say I prefer the 1M over the M2 in almost every way. The 1M feels more special, has much more communicative steering, a more spartan interior and a better exhaust note in my opinion.
Power delivery in both feels similar, and my gripe there is that an S54, S65 or similar NA engine would make the car simply divine. That being said, I do prefer the seats on the M2 to the stripper 1M I drove. Both are incredible cars for a daily driver, but the M2 never felt special whereas the 1M had that going for it in spades. |
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I felt the exact same way when I was given a brand new (<30 miles) 230i X-Drive while my 135i was getting some service done. The 2 series didn't feel special at all. The steering was atrocious. It didn't excite me whatsoever. It was boring. I'm sure the M2 is a far more engaging and exciting car than the 230i, but as far as my experiences go- 1 series>>>2series. And the sticker price of that 230i was $45,000. What a joke.
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So, this is an older thread that I came across and felt it really resonated with how I felt about the 1M and M2 before I ultimately ended up with my 1M.
I actually test drove the M2 on 3 separate occasions.....I had been planning on getting an M2.....well, that was the plan anyway. However, after each test drive I became less convinced that this was the car I wanted. I just kept trying maybe thinking it was me or I'm having a bad day or whatever. Each subsequent test drive drove me further away from wanting one. For me it was the lack of connection and feedback I was getting from the M2. I was just disappointed and did not get that big smile on my face. I mean I wanted to love it. I just didn't? I got out of the car and was just like "it's ok" The feeling and reaction I personally received after my first drive of the 1M was immediate. I literally knew 3 minutes into driving it that I wanted one....I was just hooked. Sometimes it's just a feeling Don't want to step on any toes here.... M2 is still a great car....but, I think most of you all agree the 1M has that special something. |
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My M2 is growing on me; maybe that's because my 1M is up on a lift in my garage, not to be driven until next spring. It's a good solid car, and fun to drive with a MT, in spite of the annoying rev matching and EPS. From a luxury car standpoint, it bests the 1M.
Plus I don't worry about it at all, which I can't say of my 1M.
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The 1M is rare and we Baby it probably more than we should....I didn't go into it thinking that is what I was going to do as well. But, with only 8314 on it when I took ownership......and such a nice example of the car....I decided to keep true to the original owners creed. Sometimes I wish I just got one with 40-50k miles and then just drove it as a daily. So, I definitely do envy you guys that do that. Right now I'm planning on taking her out one last time and then putting her away pretty much from December to beginning of April 😭 |
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You will again realize how much more visceral the 1M is. The 1M is much more engaging and fun to drive, and it requires more attention when pushing it, IMO. M2 feels a little stale in comparison, easy to drive fast, but less rewarding. I do agree with the not caring point. My Focus RS grows on me daily, because I treat it like a car, not any type of investment, that is the value of care free driving. I barely wash the car....Same with my F80. The one downside (for me) to the 1M is feeling guilty about milage. I love it so much, that I want it to run forever, so I am guilty of babying it a little too much. |
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Of course, I'm sure if I was in a particular income bracket, I'd still buy a 1M without worry and just drive it into the ground, or maybe buy two or whatever. |
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I actually feel sorry for people who buy cars and never drive them...the ones with super low miles I feel like they've never even enjoyed the car....would suck to value condition over living in the moment. A product of "thinking too much" IMO.
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