I agree 100%.

 

I went with White. I'm almost 100% on Nav Delete. Although seeing some of the Detroit pics it doesn't looks quite as alien-esque as I had thought it would.

My big problem when BMW went to the V8 in the M3 was that it had lost part of its heritage with high strung motors, it just didn't/doesn't seem right to me. The E30, although slow was extremely fun to drive and I will certainly own another when I find a cleaner example. Mine was almost certainly going to need a motor rebuild and I wasn't that in love with my particular car. You can't not drive an E30 and not wring its neck so I moved on. My E46 was still to this day one of the best cars I've ever owned. Full Dinan S2 package and another car that enjoyed redline more than idle.

The new turbo motors certainly don't scream like the the S54 and the I-4 of the E30. Those cars seemingly taunted the driver to push them. I'm hoping what the new 1M lacks in that department will be made up for in the fun department.

 

used M3 If you ask me. more space, brutal look, awesome high rev v8 N/A sound, emotion. And somehow it's more "grown up". 1M is for boys, M3 for men imho.

 

I'll take the V8 over Any of the previous M3 powerplants...the 1M is cool and will be a force to be reckoned with at a trackday, just not my cup of tea...would rather have the E90 M3's size, looks, and V8

 

I think the Classic M3 was my fav car I owned a 1988 E30 with the first set of Silver 17" BBS ever made..that car was fun..smoked the engine on the New York State Thruway in a race with a TR, down shifted to 2nd at Redline in 3rd

THEN

Moved to Florida in 1995 and sometime in 96 bought a 4 door E36 which was fun

Last but not least had an SMG E92 last January for a short time...V8 engine is too heavy and no fun...

 

I spoke with Dr. Segler in Detroit - buy the 1 M. He described it as "an M3 competition package squeezed into a 1 Series body." That's a pretty compelling argument as is the price relative to an M3.

FWIW, I've heard that production in the US could be limited to as few as 600 units as it would seem they're focusing in on low-volume, instant classic with a high resale value. So at least if you buy a 1 M it's going to be rare.

 

M3 all day. Is it even a question??

 

M3 for me, no doubt. But not in Dakar Yellow?

 

The car isnt going to be a low run production. If you want it, they'll build it.

 

^I am inclined to agree.