[bavarianbutcher]

BAHAHAHA! sorry I had to do it. The thread on the M1 just set this up perfectly. Sorry again! BUT who here cant wait until our little M1 is born??

[Dave]

I think a delorean took some roids...

[BForbes]

Butcher, if you were next to me I would slap you...lol

[Brandon26pdx]

Less than 1000 of those IIRC

[Papethova]

Bad ass car

And exactly the reason why we wont see an "M1"

[aesthetect]

actually i dont remember it being all that bad ass. and it's no reason why there wont be a 1-M or M135, badging wont get in the way of the ultimate driving experience.

..but we've been over all that :biggrin:

[BMWeber]

Originally Posted by onehots2k

Butcher, if you were next to me I would slap you...lol

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[imported_135Driver]

Originally Posted by onehots2k

Butcher, if you were next to me I would slap you...lol

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[AwesomeBMW]

NOT COOL, but

[BForbes]

Originally Posted by aesthetect

actually i dont remember it being all that bad ass. and it's no reason why there wont be a 1-M or M135, badging wont get in the way of the ultimate driving experience.

..but we've been over all that :biggrin:

It was over-hyped. I worked in downtown ft lauderdale last summer. This little dinky exotic place had 2 of them...lol Like it was nothing.

[Brandon26pdx]

I seriously doubt they would bother making a 1 coupe more potent than the 135i. Few would pay what BMW would have to charge for a proper ///M version of the 1'er...they would rather sell M3's which already have a strong following and customer base. It would be an awsome car Im sure, but from a business standpoint I can see it's futileness (is that a real word?:iono

Look at the M coupe...they cant give those things away and the 1er looks even less like a "sports car"

[Scuderia]

If BMW ever makes an M1, I hope it's a stripped out, barely street legal, race car.

[aesthetect]

Originally Posted by Brandon26pdx

I seriously doubt they would bother making a 1 coupe more potent than the 135i. Few would pay what BMW would have to charge for a proper ///M version of the 1'er...they would rather sell M3's which already have a strong following and customer base. It would be an awsome car Im sure, but from a business standpoint I can see it's futileness (is that a real word?:iono

Look at the M coupe...they cant give those things away and the 1er looks even less like a "sports car"

yeah but the M3 now weighs 3500 lbs (which is admittedly very good for what it is) and sports a V8. a large portion of the people in that strong following and customer base you mentioned didnt sign on for either one of those. a lot of us want a practical (seats 4 when necessary, has a trunk), rwd, small, lightweight, excellent driving dynamics, decent but fun power, (would it be too audacious for me to say more fuel efficient?)... a true 2002 or even E30 M3 reincarnation.

i think the main problem with cost is that you get up into cayman/S territory quickly, and that is stiff competition, particularly for the people in the ///Market. but the more i think about it, i cant deal without a back seat or proper trunk and would be willing to spend comparable money on a decently prepared 1 series. i just want it lighter, still reasonably priced, and would rather deal with a smaller, more bipolar engine (conservative at the bottom, evil at the top) to meet those goals.

[Road Runner]

Originally Posted by izzodesh

I think a delorean took some roids...

No Flux Capacitor though... its no good without the Flux Capacitor.

[Papethova]

Originally Posted by aesthetect

actually i dont remember it being all that bad ass.

Thats because it wasnt on a poster in your room when you were a child. This was THE car I wanted, over the countach or any F car.

Although I think I had read they had some pumping out very high HP numbers.

[Oregon]

Originally Posted by bavarianbutcher

BAHAHAHA! sorry I had to do it. The thread on the M1 just set this up perfectly. Sorry again! BUT who here cant wait until our little M1 is born??

[imported_Bimmer]

Originally Posted by 135Driver

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