OH snap! My dad's just bought one!

abisson · 07-13-2011, 11:38 AM

Sup guys!

My dad's new winter car will be a Black 1M with the Nav option! Can't wait to test it

!

Is it me, or it seems like there is no problem getting one in Canada compared to the US or Europe?!

PyratOne · 07-13-2011, 11:54 AM

rear wheel drive, monster torque, 340hp, and a back end that has a tendency to swing out?

sounds like a perfect solution for winter driving in Cananda

I kid! Just jealous. Enjoy the ride

1SerieStud · 07-13-2011, 11:58 AM

I agree, and I'm not kidding! Who in the world buys this car for winter driving???

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Originally Posted by PyratOne

rear wheel drive, monster torque, 340hp, and a back end that has a tendency to swing out?

sounds like a perfect solution for winter driving in Cananda

I kid! Just jealous. Enjoy the ride

BrokenVert · 07-13-2011, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 1SerieStud

I agree, and I'm not kidding! Who in the world buys this car for winter driving???

A badass who doesn't look back when something explodes

That's who

Kamal · 07-13-2011, 12:13 PM

so if this is his winter beater... wtf does he drive during the summers?

b33g33 · 07-13-2011, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by abisson

Sup guys!

My dad's new winter car will be a Black 1M with the Nav option! Can't wait to test it

!

Is it me, or it seems like there is no problem getting one in Canada compared to the US or Europe?!

He's a brave man or he's a Stig. Wait, the Stig ran it off a racetrack in the summer ... so, no help there.

Simsims · 07-13-2011, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamal

so if this is his winter beater... wtf does he drive during the summers?

quebec'ers are known for driving lambos and ferraris in the summer

Papethova · 07-13-2011, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 1SerieStud

I agree, and I'm not kidding! Who in the world buys this car for winter driving???

Chuck Norris

b33g33 · 07-13-2011, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamal

so if this is his winter beater... wtf does he drive during the summers?

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe one of these?

Simsims · 07-13-2011, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by b33g33

He's a brave man or he's a Stig. Wait, the Stig ran it off a racetrack in the summer ... so, no help there.

it's gonna be no different that driving a 135 through two winters.

Grey Dove · 07-13-2011, 12:19 PM

@ OP You should talk to my son, it seems his thoughts where the same as yours at the time LOL

Cool dad you have and wish him all the best cuz he has an exellent choice (BSM atw!)

b33g33 · 07-13-2011, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Simsims

it's gonna be no different that driving a 135 through two winters.

Oh, I beg to differ ...and so does the Stig.

The 1M is a 135 the same way the M3 is a 335.

Kamal · 07-13-2011, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by b33g33

Oh, I beg to differ ...and so does the Stig.

The 1M is a 135 the same way the M3 is a 335.

Driving a 135i isn't bad at all during the winter on a good set of performance winter or studless snow tires. With a LSD, it'd be a breeze. Plus, I'm sure up in Canada they take care of the roads in the winter and keep them relatively clear... and the 1M/135 similarities are much more significant than the M3/335.

ptack · 07-13-2011, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by b33g33

Oh, I beg to differ ...and so does the Stig.

The 1M is a 135 the same way the M3 is a 335.

Let's not get carried away. The M3 has a vastly different engine, the 1M does not.

b33g33 · 07-13-2011, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ptack

Let's not get carried away. The M3 has a vastly different engine, the 1M does not.

Oh ok.

You do realize that a Lotus Elise and a Toyota Corolla share the same engine as well right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Elise

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1ZZ-FE#1ZZ-FE

superchargedman · 07-13-2011, 01:05 PM

yeah, i'm a bit concerned about running the m in the winter in edmonton. i might end up keeping my rsx typeS for a winter beater.

BrokenVert · 07-13-2011, 01:33 PM

I run my 135 in Syracuse (the snowiest city in conus)

It's not bad, but to make the hills in deep snow I need traction control to be full off. DTC cuts power on hills and will now bog down, TC full off keep it 3500 and you get the perfect amount of sheepskin for traction.

Damn I need an LSD

abisson · 07-13-2011, 01:33 PM

lol. He used to have a 330i and had no problem in the winter, as long as he had some Nokians on

! Nokian can really transform a car. Well, at 400$ a tire, I hope it does

.

He drives a 997.5 C4S in the summer. (Can't go to work with it, people would be judging too much. That's how much Quebec City sucks for that lol). And Quebec's winter destroys cars and he wants to keep the 911 in good shape.

Kamal · 07-13-2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by abisson

lol. He used to have a 330i and had no problem in the winter, as long as he had some Nokians on

! Nokian can really transform a car. Well, at 400$ a tire, I hope it does

.

He drives a 997.5 C4S in the summer. (Can't go to work with it, people would be judging too much. That's how much Quebec City sucks for that lol). And Quebec's winter destroys cars and he wants to keep the 911 in good shape.

So what you're saying is that he's going to destroy the 1M! Blasphemy!

FJS · 07-13-2011, 01:46 PM

Just curious, why would he buy a limited edition to destroy in the salted roads besides being unobvious to his work place? Like the 1M isn't obvious either, also, what is a 997.5 C4S? Never heard of one

Artemis · 07-13-2011, 02:11 PM

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also, what is a 997.5 C4S? Never heard of one

Five-wheel drive: four wheels + one steering wheel.

johnnyb84 · 07-13-2011, 02:19 PM

I was concerned about driving in winter, but then I realized I drove a Toyota Supra for 7 winters. Good winter tires should make it bearable.

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