I think the F3X is a win some/lose some. I agree that the interior is a little less nice in base trim. But it is also usefully bigger, and I actually like the new iDrive setup a lot. The feel IS softer - I would want sport line on the new car where I did not feel it was necessary on the E9x. I find the 2.0T to be a…

Actually, yes, I did. Yesterday, 4:16pm. Written on my Nexus 7 from the bar at the PHL Admiral's Club, to be extremely precise about it.

I find that the M235i steering harkens back to the E30 - relatively light and precise. I have a RWD E91 and I feel the steering is heavy just for the sake of being heavy. There is no real feel there either, and it makes the car feel less agile than it should. I do think that the e46 had an edge in overall feel vs. the…

As I mentioned previously, yes I have. I think the 1M is a great car, just not one worth this kind of money at this age and mileage. This money for a pampered low-mileage example - MAYBE. Not to me, but to a collector perhaps.

You were not alone in that thinking...

The answer to that is the same as with every other engine ever made - how deep are your pockets? It will go until you run out of money.

I suggest you drive both and make up your own mind. I agree the 1M is a great car, but it just isn't this sort of money great at 4 years old and 57K miles. The folks who bought them new really scored, but not so much as a relatively high-mileage used car for nearly the same price as new.

Yes, I have. One of my BMWCCA buddies owns this car's twin, and I have an M235i on order. The M235i is better in nearly every way. Just as fast, corners just as well, while riding notably better if you put the suspension in Comfort. Much better looking, much nicer inside - and not someone else's used car. The 1M feels…

The Dart/SP250 was kind of crap, though I love the way they look and sound.

Getting backhoes up on railcars is done all the time - that's how you unload a gondola or hopper car on some random siding with no unloading facilities. The backhoe is usually specially equipped for it though.

I just don't get the 1M. The M235i is better in just about every way, and I am paying $3K less than that for a NEW one, with a month driving it around Europe tossed in. The 1M is a neat car, but the prices for them are just silly. At least this one is the right color.

I find I get pretty much spot on the EPA figures with my cars. Though I usually beat the highway figure for my BMW on trips. Remember, YMMV.

Best car I ever had for this was my Peugeot 504D. Basically never used the clutch other than for stopping and starting. But I used to drive manual tranny busses. It gets REALLY fun when you add in a 40'+ long shift linkage with well-worn bushings to the mix. Though only 4-6 gears, not 12-18.

The model T was available in a variety of colors for the first quite a few years of production, and for the last few years of production.

You can honk, buddy. It will ENSURE I sit right there for a couple more light cycles.

In the NYC area if you are not already moving when the light turns you will often get honked at. Irks me to no end.

Yeah, same here - raked the snow off the roof. Which was fun with 4'-5' of snow around the house. And discovered that I can't use the monitor heater in my garage because the intake/exhaust is buried in a 6' snowdrift. Sigh.

I saw -14 at my house in Westbrook last Friday morning. That is the coldest I have seen in the 14 years I have lived here, by about 10 degrees. Crazy. I feel like my place has been transported to Minnesota or something.

Yeah - that does not inspire any more confidence in crashing one. That is a full stop in about a foot, with the body just shattering, so not absorbing squat in energy. There was ZERO side impact protection, the doors are just hollow shells of Duroplast. And remember, they made these things up until '91. I'd rather…

It is made of actual metal and has ~50% more power. 2-stroke triple as opposed to 2-stroke twin. MUCH better to drive too, better handling, better brakes.