What are you driving?

[azoomm]

2006 Mazda MX-5
2008 Ford F350
2011 BMW 135i-m

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by azoomm

2006 Mazda MX-5

Just sold ours this weekend (the car should get picked up in the next day or two). How long have you had yours? M bought hers new... loved it, but it's time to let it go.

Took longer to sell than I expected, but I suppose it's a niche car and you just have to wait for the right buyer.

Originally Posted by azoomm

2011 BMW 135i-m

Daily driver? I had a loaner 528i-m a week or so ago. I nearly needed to change my pants when I saw the M emblems, but quickly realized it was still the straight-6 in M clothing. So, all the performance of 6 with the less-functional M series steering wheel.

How is the 1 series M? I hope it's more peppy than the one I had... that's a trademark I would hate to see get watered down.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

Daily driver? I had a loaner 528i-m a week or so ago. I nearly needed to change my pants when I saw the M emblems, but quickly realized it was still the straight-6 in M clothing. So, all the performance of 6 with the less-functional M series steering wheel.

How is the 1 series M? I hope it's more peppy than the one I had... that's a trademark I would hate to see get watered down.

It's for street and track. I drive it on the street to get to the track. I mean, I work at the track and I'm there 2-5 days a week. I use it to give ride-alongs. You know, those people that want to check out the track but don't have a car to do it... so I drop them in a seat and show them around.

It's a 135i with the M-kit. It is not the 1M. That means, it's the 135i with the monster brake kit, wheel, traction control and sport suspension. The M brings more than the steering wheel and stickers. Brakes make all the difference. It's amazing how much faster you can go when you know you can stop when you want to.

All we've done to it is the black kidney grills and got wheels/tires [got off the run-flats and ditched the silver M-wheels]. It's my favorite car right now - TONS of fun. It's the semi-automatic, double-clutch seven speed paddles.