BMW 1M Coupe Review (M3 Fighters Pt.2) - Everyday Driver 

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I thought when I bought my M2, I would sell the 1M, but the 1M is the better car and I would never sell it

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We hope you found and watched Part 1 of this comparison - it's almost 9 minutes of commentary on the Boss 302. The Boss footage on this 1M review is just a quick refresher of that piece. Thanks for watching this and we hope you'll watch more!

Insane, isn't it! They are so in demand that anyone who owns one now can sell it for more than they bought it for. We looked up nationwide 1Ms for sale and all were listed for more than the original MSRP.

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The 1 series backseat is actually quite usable. My family of three go in trips in it all the time, and full size adults fit back there for short to medium trips. My 911's backseat was considerably less usable.

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Ditched an M3, my 5th BMW for the Boss, ordered sight unseen. At first the lack of refinement made me doubt my decision, but 4 years on, a tonne of track day with No Issues (Can't say that about any Bimmer I've owned), the only cars I would swap for, maybe, are a 911 GT3 or the new GT350R. Already I've owned this car longer than any since my first '69 Cougar over 30 years ago, and it looks like I may never part with it.

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Great question. We generally consider price (watch our Golf R comparison). But the 1M is a bit of an oddball - new it was cheaper than an M3, but skewed terribly because of supply and demand. As far as maintenance costs go, we don't avoid it but we don't focus on it either: Drive great cars hard and they cost you money... you have to pay to play! We believe that spending money on a car you love is worth it - but everyone's budget and tolerance varies. Thanks for watching and liking what we do!

I'd pick the 1M over the M3 too. The 1M is a reincarnation of the old M3 which is why I like it so much.

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Typo fixed. Very glad you liked this series, thanks for watching!

Great video guys. I am an E90 M3 owner, but I really like the 1M. I truly believe that the 1M is the real successor to the E46 M3. The problem with the 1M is the price premium you will have to pay to get one. And for the money the Mustang is a great value. Good cars all around... going to go wash my M3 now.

I love your editing and multiple camera angles. This show is very polished. Excellent work gentlemen

Focus ST review in the works... Thanks for being a fan of what we do!

This might just be the best 3 way review/comparison I've ever seen. Thank you and keep up the good work.

I absolutely love that you guys said that! Honest car show and you can tell. You guys have not made one show I dislike. Thanks so much.

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I Recently bought a 1m sport 2 door convertible 118d factory 140 bhp with 221 ft/lb torque and had a stage 1 BMW remap which boosted it by 43% = 201 BHP and 316 ft/lb torque or; 429 n/m torque, and, it transformed the car for £300. now I know that's not a huge amount of power but it's very close to the figures from the 1m 123 m sport=204 bhp and 295 lb/ft torque or, 400 n/m torque depending how it's measured. an option well worth considering. The 1m is a great car to drive with proper hydraulic steering response and all the M trim and build quality you can expect from a BMW. + The open-air touring, I love the styling of both the coupe and the convertible. I was never a fan of most BMW models until the 1m Sport. now I love them.

As we said, we absolutely agree with you. Honestly... We could do a whole series of cars "vs. the M3" - but that would probably start to feel a bit repetitive! The 997 is a very interesting match-up. We appreciate your thoughts!

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For some buyers, yes, absolutely! But Porsche has never compared the 911 to the M3, and both of these cars were targeted and compared to the M3 from the beginning. We've got something appropriate for the 911 in the works, so stay tuned! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Great reviews. I'm a Boss owner and you guys nailed it. I've driven an M3 and it is a wonderful car but I'm more of a muscle car guy. Too me the "rawness" of the Boss is what makes it great. I've owned the car for over a year and still haven't turned on the radio...the Boss makes its own soundtrack.

EPIC! Both you guys did it AGIAN. I know the cars speak for themselves but for those of us who don't only have time to watch your reviews boy oh boy I feel like a little kid after. I got more excited then the 2 of you! Haha. Damn! Now, I'm looking up used 3M's and Boss 302's.

As always, you're reviews are great! I've been watching all of your videos since I just discovered your channel a couple of months ago. I love these reviews, precise, good appreciations of the cars done by 2 true car guys. I love Mustangs, but the 1 series and this 1M i just adore even though people thinks they're ugly.

I think you guys should to stick to Web TV. I only say that because I love your work and I feel like a big network might make you guys dilute your work appeal to a broader audience. I feel like this format is perfect and speaks to the enthusiasts more. Good luck guys!

Sick review guys! I'm trying to work out getting a 2009-11 M3 e90 since your review. Awesome to see this new series! Note for titles though: both are labeled "Pt. 1"

For those complaining about the price, it's completely worth paying for . I own an e92 335i m sport and it drives amazing. I've also driven the 1m, as It May start at 48k the price will continue to increase even if its used just because its limited. Look at the price now, they are around 70k

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Great job guys! I´ve been watching your videos for quite a wile now. Always made a very good job, now this one is the best!

Are you rehearsing what you want to say when you're in the car? It still looks genuine and you're doing a good job at multi-tasking! Great quality video. It's a shame the M1/135 was one year production... I should have gotten it instead of my e90 330xi.

I love these 1M's. It looks really really cool. Awesome car.

Hello Everyday Driver, fantastic review like always! By any chance can you guys review the BMW 135i / 135iS?

Awesome review guys. Love your work and you nailed it. As an ex E46 M3 owner and a current 1M owner, you nailed it. The Boss is a great car too, but just not there on the refinement just yet. The 1M in my opinion is what the new M3 should have been. Back to the roots. Old fashioned 6MT (no fancy dual clutch stuff here) and a whole lot of fun. BTW, didn't even get the NAV as it gets in the way!

I love your review of these cars guys. Always wanted a Boss but now I cant decide! ARGH!! In the future, I'd love to see you guys should do some AMG reviews too. Like the C63...

The problem with the 1M coupe is the price. Whenever I manage to see one of these for sale, its priced way over the sticker price when it was new. Its priced at the same price as a BRAND NEW M3 if not even more! And to me nothing is going to sound better than a V8 that has a redline of 8400 RPM. So it would have to be the M3 for me. Keep up the awesome show guys!

Actually, I see lots of excellent examples of the 1M for a tinch more than $50K, with under 50K on the clock. One with 12K is no doubt worth $60K. MY personal, economical choice is a 128i with the 6-speed, which while lacking some of the speed, shares many of the same dynamics of the 1M (can't afford an M Car quite yet, but when I can...). In any case, for me, it's the dynamics that matter most. I like to drive; I don't care THAT much about the actual numbers.

great review(s)! keep it up. these are 3 cars on my list of cars to upgrade to... i have an e46 m3 which is a great track car but of course we always want morreee! haha. other cars i'm looking at in the $40-45k range are C6 ZO6 (or GS?) and a Cayman S. would've been nice to see those in the mix but understand u gotta pick/choose. i think at the end you would've had a similar conclusion "all five are 4-Star cars ... we like them all and it's just preference now". take care & keep em coming!

Beautiful photography! What was used to film these segments?

I know Cadillac hasn't released an ATS-V yet but how do you think the ATS stacks up? What's your thoughts on the Lexus IS-F? Great videos guys.

My 135i was $4k less than an 1M when I bought it and is now worth nothing - while the 1M has only appreciated.

BMW 1M is a collectors car! very RARE! and very Special BMW! One of a Kind

Great vid guys, as usual. Do you take price (and running costs) into account when doing a comparison? Example, 1M is now priced way above the other two, and while the M3 can be got for Mustang money ownership costs would be significantly higher on the M3. Considering the Mustang came so close to the M3 but would be cheaper to maintain - when you pick the M car over the Mustang do you take that into account?

Short easy answers production of the 1M is keeping them from making more X1 models. The plant was supposed to send X1s to the US, but the US launch of the X1 has been delayed for a year because they can't make enough for Europe and the US.

Another great vid, keep up the good work! Waiting to see a review of the Focus ST.

Another great one guys. Who is driving the 3rd car?

Great review! All great cars. The 302 is also the only Mustang I would consider. It sounds absolutely amazing.

great video once again. I salute you. Just 2 minor additions: I think the 1M is more what the M3 used to be in it's early days. If you compare it to the original E30 M3, it's much more like it: a small, sporty, easy to toss around BMW. The problem I've got with it: Too small for your only car, and too ordinary for a fun/enthusiast car. And the other one: You can get almost the same engine in an 135i - I'm not sure if it was sold in the US - but if it is, you can save a lot compared to the 1M.

It looks sick in black

I find it amusing that EDD's first M3 vid helped actually helped me decide to go with the M3 (never having driven one) but I was also considering the Mustang (had driven) at the time. Then about a year later this comparo pops up. In the end I'm certain I made the right choice for me. Now I'm sure I wouldn't have been unhappy with the Boss, I'm also sure that I'm happier with the M.

It's because only about 6,300 were made worldwide AND it received universal praise, so a lot of car enthusiasts are looking for this car.

What the M3 used to be and should be. Should have bought one when they first came out, definitely going to be a collector car.

Excellent video and review of 3 amazing performance cars. Great job gentlemen, thank you!!!!

Owned the M3. Now own a Boss. More fun for less money, but I'll admit I never had the chance to grab a 1M. Enthusiast cars all. Nice review.

You guys should do a hot hatch shootout between the ford focus st, vw gti and mazdaspeed 3. Great videos but I wish you could do more of them. And one last thing if you guys had to choose a car that starts under 30 grand what would you pick

It would be nice if you guys showed footage of the 302 being driven along with commentary

I really like this review... so nice1

I drove an m2 and my friends m3 and then drove a 1m. I now own a 1m and I'm not sure there is much out there right now that I would replace it with. The m2 was nice but it felt boring and the m3 was just heavy in every way. Not to mention my 1m put a bus length on my freinds m3 on a highway run.

@3:05 "This car feels like it's fresh out of prison, ready to kick your ass and rob a bank!" lol

Great video, gentlemen.

the BMW 1 M is perfect for me

I love this video. U guys should review the lexus isf. I just want to see how that compares.

Just as you mention a ‘2 seater hot rod’, why not try the Z4 M Coupe.

Fantastic video! Keep it coming guys!

You guys need to do a series on the M5's like the M3's. Come grab my beautiful stock E39!

How does the M3 and 1M compare with the Cayman S that you both also gave 4 stars for awhile back?

Just to confuse things even more, how about throwing a C63 AMG in the mix? I have not driven the 1M (all sold in Australia before they got here) or the Mustang (not sold in Australia) but have driven the M3 and C63 back to back and in my opinion, found the C63 to have the edge on the M3 in the personality and involvement department. Love to know your thoughts?

"Fresh out of prison, ready too kick your ass and Rob a bank." Best description and comment ever!!!

great job guys wish you the best keep it up.

only two of them aged well the boss 302 looks a little odd now

Well in all fairness to the Cobra, the Euro-Spec E36 had only 286 hp up until the '97 model year, at which time it made the near 40 hp jump (proportioning the torque gain to the hp gain, approximately). The US spec E36's, as you said, maintained 240 hp pretty indefinitely over the E36 M3 lifespan, though I think there may have been like a 10 or 15 hp jump to like 250. I think part of the thing between these two cars is, not outright beat one another, but put them on level grounds to compete.

The problem I have with the Boss 302 is that you pay a premium for a car that does drive better, but is basically a base model Mustang as far as equipment goes. I would pay more for either BMW to get a nicer interior and more equipment. Not to mention the more premium brand.

Im happy they still come Manuel, 2012 cars now a days are always paddle clutch, i think they destroy the driving experience what do you guys think?

Great review guys.

Fun review guys. So here's a question for you... 1M or Cayman S?

2011 not 2012

I think this goes for allot for were in the world you are.. Those from the US would most likely go for the Boss 302 (Don't blame you guys!), and those from EU would go for the Bimmers, same for myself, I would take the M1 any day over those 3 cars... I cant see the Boss 302 defeat the M1 or the M3 on a racetrack, the M1 is known to beat Ferrari's... I cant see the Boss 302 do that at all... But hey, maybe they actually have made a car that do traction and handling much better on this 302, I have only driven a i135 and a M3 so I cant really know or tell other vice... But one thing for sure, they are great cars all of them! Great review guys!

Excellent review guys, consider me as a new fan :)

The problem I did with your videos are that you guys are making commentary that does not correlate to what is occurring on the video. It makes what you are saying lack credibility, and sometimes, makes it seem like you're basing your comments on these cars from what you've read online, or in magazines. Here's an example: you talk about how the 1M feels so twitchy and agile, but the viewers see you going barely over the speed limit, barely pushing the car. In my opinion, you cannot judge a car by taking it up to 7/10-8/10. You have to experience the full spectrum that a car can offer to properly assess it. It's like if I made a video of me driving a Camaro and talking about how powerful it is, yet the viewer sees me in a traffic jam...

This car has already achieved legendary status, not unlike the E30 M3 did in the 80's-I sold my '88 M3 (perfect condition), 107K miles for just under 35 grand in 2012.....

I'm pretty sure you guys messed up the pricing on the 1m..how can the used be more expensive?

Great reviews, all of them. Glad to see the American Boss can hold it's own with the Germans! Muscle car fan here, and one day hopefully a Boss owner :)

You guys never mentioned the overboost function in the 1M that takes the torque to 380ftlbs.

Can you give us the date when the S2000, Rx8, and brz comparison come out?

Only if I could afford....1m has got to be the one. BMW should make it more available so that many of us can at least somewhat afford those used ones.

not the biggest fan of BMW, but this 1M and 1 series in general serenaded me

I pick the M3 sedan. IT just amazes me how practical it can be. 4 doors, lovely interior with all the creature comforts you can think of and if it wasnt for the badge, the common people wouldn't even know there is 420 screaming horses lurking under the hood. Just something about 4 door sport sedan with v8's that just makes me all jittery inside...

Excellent car reviews. May you please let me make a decision: I have an M3 E90 2.009 6sp 17.000 miles and have the chance to buy a 1M 2.012 with 6.000 miles for U$ 20.000 + M3, what should I make? I have to stay with one of the cars, can't afford to have both.

I thought Ford isn't making the Boss anymore(I could be wrong)... Did you guys consider the Camaro 1LE for this comparison, since it's also a track-focused GT-like car?

Youre so right, the 1 m is much more aggresvie than the m3, love it every day and so happy to own one :D

The one benefit of owning the Mustang is it's pretty indestructable, if something does break it's a pretty cheap fix compared to the BMW. If I were buying for the long term it would be the Boss. If I was going to own a car for the length of a warranty, the 1M looks like a lot of fun. The Mustang's exhaust would drive me a bit nuts after a while. I'd reinstall the side pipe baffle.

in L.A., i was on the freeway(91) the other night and I saw headlights in my rearview mirror that quickly disappeared and then all i heard was the sound and the blur of the 1M passing by. i was like "oh shit". i was going 75 and the 1M was probably doing its top speed and the thing just zoomed by. u might ask how i know it's a 1M? i caught up to it. no my car isn't that fast lol. they were at the red light at the end of the freeway. i was like fuggg. then i became a bigger fan of the car :)

EverydayDriver should do a review of the M235i.