TOP GEAR REVIEWS THE BMW 1 SERIES M COUPE

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> he even said that it was today's equivalent of the
>Mk1 Volkswagen golf GTI - which is as good as
>any endorsement gets.

Seems like a put-down, to me.

On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:30:02 -0500, dizzy >
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>> he even said that it was today's equivalent of the
>>Mk1 Volkswagen golf GTI - which is as good as
>>any endorsement gets.
>
>Seems like a put-down, to me.

Well they rated the Mk1 GTI as the 20th best car of last century so I
think the praise is genuine.

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Z

I saw the prog last Saturday (on iPlayer...) and agree that the praise for
the 1M was very much genuine. I even go so far as to say that it was
touching on gushing...

DAS
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"Zathras" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:30:02 -0500, dizzy >
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wrote:
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>>> he even said that it was today's equivalent of the
>>>Mk1 Volkswagen golf GTI - which is as good as
>>>any endorsement gets.
>>
>>Seems like a put-down, to me.
>
> Well they rated the Mk1 GTI as the 20th best car of last century so I
> think the praise is genuine.
>
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> Z

On Mon, 4 Jul 2011 13:17:22 +0100, "DAS" > wrote:

>I saw the prog last Saturday (on iPlayer...) and agree that the praise for
>the 1M was very much genuine. I even go so far as to say that it was
>touching on gushing...

Indeed, Clarkson seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself.

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Zathras wrote:

> dizzy > wrote:
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wrote:
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>>> he even said that it was today's equivalent of the
>>>Mk1 Volkswagen golf GTI - which is as good as
>>>any endorsement gets.
>>
>>Seems like a put-down, to me.
>
>Well they rated the Mk1 GTI as the 20th best car of last century so I
>think the praise is genuine.

Whatever. Not a very good car, objectively. A slow, FWD econo-box.

"Slow"? By what measure?

And where would one utilise any extra speed?

DAS
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"dizzy" > wrote in message
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> Zathras wrote:
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>> dizzy > wrote:
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wrote:
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>>>> he even said that it was today's equivalent of the
>>>>Mk1 Volkswagen golf GTI - which is as good as
>>>>any endorsement gets.
>>>
>>>Seems like a put-down, to me.
>>
>>Well they rated the Mk1 GTI as the 20th best car of last century so I
>>think the praise is genuine.
>
> Whatever. Not a very good car, objectively. A slow, FWD econo-box.
>

DAS wrote:

>"Slow"? By what measure?

Usually, distance and time are used.

>And where would one utilise any extra speed?

Right. Who could possibly make use of more than 108 "storming"
horsepower?

On Sat, 09 Jul 2011 19:40:57 -0500, dizzy >
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>DAS wrote:
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>>"Slow"? By what measure?
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>Usually, distance and time are used.
>
>>And where would one utilise any extra speed?
>
>Right. Who could possibly make use of more than 108 "storming"
>horsepower?

I miss the old days, when cars were judged by how well they drove and
handled, instead of high horsepower, and wide tyres to tame it.

Dizzy's wish is granted:

116 - 204 HP

http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/pricesand...%3D%3D,00.html

Scroll down to 1M.

Which traffic lights Grand Prix does dizzy wish to win?

DAS
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"Dean Dark" > wrote in message
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> I miss the old days, when cars were judged by how well they drove and
> handled, instead of high horsepower, and wide tyres to tame it.

Dean Dark wrote:

> dizzy wrote:
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>>DAS wrote:
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>>>And where would one utilise any extra speed?
>>
>>Right. Who could possibly make use of more than 108 "storming"
>>horsepower?
>
>I miss the old days, when cars were judged by how well they drove and
>handled, instead of high horsepower, and wide tyres to tame it.

Well then, I'll ask who could possibly make use of the superior
balance and handling characteristics of rear-wheel drive?

I could go on. It was a cheap little car. Fun to drive under the
right circumstances? Maybe so, but still left in the dust by many
others. IMO, of course.