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BadgerMk3

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Hello from Lincolnshire
« on: January 26, 2021, 08:40:54 AM »
Hello all.

I've been lurking on here for some time so thought it was about time I joined.

Firstly, thank you to some of the posters on here, some of the information I've found has been very useful.

I'm running a Mk3 SE, mainly as a daily workhouse. It gets looked after as I'm interested in cars and gets used for most things including fishing, which I'm getting back into.
 
I like my cars and have my 'boys toy' tucked away in the garage for sunny days and more enthusiastic driving.

Ciao for now.
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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2021, 09:46:10 AM »
Welcome to the forum Badger.  :D

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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2021, 10:03:00 AM »
Welcome. Tell us more about the 'boys toy'.
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BadgerMk3

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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2021, 09:37:24 PM »
Thanks for the warm welcome guys.

Jocko - the boy's toy is a BMW 1 Series M Coupe, or 1M as it's more affectionately known. It's essentially a 3 litre twin turbo straight six, in a 1 series coupe body with some M3 running gear bolted on. It was built by BMW Engineers as a bit of a 'skunkworks' project behind the 'bean counters' backs. Only made for one year and only 450 came to the UK.

I love it. 
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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2021, 09:58:21 PM »
Welcome to the forum!  8)

I'm just over the border in Notts, I can see Lincolnshire from the living room window  ;)
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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2021, 10:26:05 PM »


Nice machine. I can understand why you keep it garaged.
« Last Edit: January 27, 2021, 09:31:26 PM by Jocko »
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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2021, 08:46:39 AM »
 8) 4.8 0-60 !! Wow, that is some machine. 335 bhp & 369 lb ft torque.  I've just read this review: https://www.evo.co.uk/bmw/1-series/m-coupe 

Have you taken it to Cadwell Park?
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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2021, 02:57:30 PM »
Welcome to the forum Badger, lots of good gen on here. I, too, am in Lincs but I am not a Yellow Belly, I am a Brighton Cockney.
Nice motor that BMW of yours, certainly worth a track day at Cadwell when things get back to normal.

Vic.
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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2021, 05:26:14 PM »
Thank you for the additional welcomes.  :D

The 1M is indeed a special car that I'm lucky to own - the sort of thing I've worked for for a few years.
From what I've seen, BMW tend to be conservative quoting power figures so based purely on the 'bum dyno', I would say the BHP/Torque figures are a little conservative.
Clarkson on Top Gear did review the 1M some time ago:
https://www.topgear.com/videos/jeremy-clarkson/jeremy-drives-bmw-1m-part-12-series-17-episode-1
https://www.topgear.com/videos/jeremy-clarkson/jeremy-drives-bmw-1m-part-22-series-17-episode-1

Mine is an Alpine White version.


My fun car previous to this was a 'stage 2' mK2 Focus RS running 375/369 so I'm familiar with that level of power. This was tuned by Mountune, a Ford endorsed tuner in a similar vein to AMG/Mercedes and M/BMW if you like. I also help moderate a rather large RS forum in my spare time, hence the hint that I like my cars.

I've driven Cadwell Park a few times on trackdays, but so far have not been tempted to take the 1M there due to its unforgiving nature.
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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2021, 07:37:11 PM »
I changed my image.  :)
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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2021, 08:37:02 PM »
Quote from: Jocko on January 27, 2021, 07:37:11 PM
I changed my image.  :)

Right colour, but completely the wrong car now... ;D
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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2021, 08:49:06 PM »
Quote from: BadgerMk3 on January 27, 2021, 08:37:02 PM
Quote from: Jocko on January 27, 2021, 07:37:11 PM
I changed my image.  :)

Right colour, but completely the wrong car now... ;D

I thought It looked different  :D
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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2021, 09:33:11 PM »
Hope that's it now. Google changed my search from "BMW 1M white" to "BMW white".
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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2021, 06:58:03 PM »
Quote from: Jocko on January 27, 2021, 09:33:11 PM
Hope that's it now. Google changed my search from "BMW 1M white" to "BMW white".

That's better Jocko.  ;D
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Re: Hello from Lincolnshire
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2021, 08:20:05 PM »
Hello and welcome. :)

I love that BMW, a few years back I looked at getting a BMW 125i coupe but they were as rare as hen's teeth.
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