... and it is GOOD! on a slightly wet track, I was stunned at the longitudinal grip of the OE tires. deceleration could be described as "face melting." lateral grip was pretty impressive as well, there's plenty of poke from the turbo I6, and the 6-speed manual is as good as you'd expect it to be. sometimes i love my life. 
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Nov. 19, 2011 9:38 p.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork
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Nov. 19, 2011 10:07 p.m. wlkelley3 Dork
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Nov. 20, 2011 12:20 a.m. JohnGalt Reader
So we are not talking about this M1?
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Nov. 20, 2011 12:31 a.m. pigeon Dork
I drove the 1M that the PO of my M3 bought to replace it, and it was as you described. Plenty of power, superb handling, great brakes. Basically a narrow-body M3 with a turbo 6 instead of a screamer V8.
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Nov. 20, 2011 7:58 a.m. integraguy SuperDork
1M or M1? I'd rather have a ride/drive in the M1.
BTW, why is it that M1 are either red or white?
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Nov. 20, 2011 8:09 a.m. HappyAndy HalfDork
integraguy wrote:
1M or M1? I'd rather have a ride/drive in the M1.
BTW, why is it that M1 are either red or white?
I have a silver one.
AFX slot car LOL.
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Nov. 20, 2011 8:51 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
Probably this one?
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Nov. 20, 2011 9:46 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork
that shot actually makes the 1er look good
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Nov. 21, 2011 9:02 a.m. Adrian_Thompson Dork
mad_machine wrote:
that shot actually makes the 1er look good
The hatch 1 series looks fine, it's the silly notch back coupe that looks dumb. Guess which is the shape we get here?
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Nov. 21, 2011 9:36 a.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
Yes, yes the 1 Series M is an awesome car. It is probably my favorite BMW of all time. (and I'm not crazy about the way it looks)
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Nov. 21, 2011 10:05 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork
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Nov. 21, 2011 10:11 a.m. joeya New Reader
Its funny because the normal base NA 1 series gets higher grade markings than a R3 Mazfa rx8.
I would say thats very impressive for a base model sport!
A 1M has to be a little beast!
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Nov. 21, 2011 12:30 p.m. ReverendDexter SuperDork
In reply to joeya:
What are these "grade markings" of which you speak?
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Nov. 21, 2011 12:32 p.m. ReverendDexter SuperDork
Adrian_Thompson wrote:
The hatch 1 series looks fine, it's the silly notch back coupe that looks dumb. Guess which is the shape we get here?
Just google-imaged that... your right, 1-series hatch looks really nice... sort of a modernized Z3 M Coupe.
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Nov. 21, 2011 2:55 p.m. rotard Reader
ReverendDexter wrote:
In reply to joeya:
What are these "grade markings" of which you speak?
It was in a Car and Driver magazine. They said that the BMW was a better all-around car, if you never planned on tracking or anything. They were also operating under the assumption that the R3 would cost you MSRP.
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Nov. 21, 2011 3:12 p.m. Zomby woof SuperDork
That 1M hatch is hideous, but I do like the coupe.
