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Richie 
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 Topic: 1 series launch w/ pics
Posted: 15-September-2004 at 04:02 |
I was at the launch of the 1 series in the Radisson Hotel.Very impressive car in the flesh.I'd advise everyone to go to the dealer launches on Saturday and take it out.After seeing it and sittin in it I cant wait to get a spin.
Anyway,check it out:
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T.J.
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Posted: 15-September-2004 at 04:13 |
Squint a bit and imagine a lower 2dr coupe with flared arches, an M badge, and 250bhp. Sweet.
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Richie
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Posted: 15-September-2004 at 04:24 |
Exactly what I was doing last nite!! 
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Graham G
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Posted: 15-September-2004 at 04:47 |
Is that what they spent the last week putting up those huge tents? Did they put on a good spread  ?!!
As with the X3 it looks a little anorexic and could do with putting on a bit of weight round the wheel arches as T.J. points out. There is certainly potential there to make it look the part...
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Richie
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Posted: 15-September-2004 at 05:00 |
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Yeah it was a good spread.Free booze and Thai food.Can't go wrong there.They had a chill out lounge in the bigger tent where you could stay for the rest of the night drinkin for free surrounded by various differently set up 1 series.
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kbannon
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Posted: 15-September-2004 at 05:17 |
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can anyone go?
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Richie
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Posted: 15-September-2004 at 05:38 |
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Anyone can go on Saturday to the dealer launches.Last night was strictly invite only.At least on Saturday you can test drive it.We should make the drive on Saturday end up at a dealers???
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kbannon
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Posted: 15-September-2004 at 06:41 |
how did you get the invite? 
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Richie
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Posted: 15-September-2004 at 07:23 |
I got it from a friend who registered their interest on bmw.ie ages ago.Numbers were limited so it was first come first served.
You'd think the club would get an invite wouldn't you???? 
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kbannon
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Posted: 15-September-2004 at 07:42 |
 Richie wrote:
You'd think the club would get an invite wouldn't you???? |
I had been thinking that. I also notice Joe Duffy's opened their new shop last thursday (according to the Oirish Times) and had a big do but our invites got lost in the post.
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Richie
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Posted: 15-September-2004 at 08:06 |
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Yep.Considering we are out there promoting them, a few invites wouldn't go astray.Same story at Mondello for the Touring Cars.
Maybe that should be communicated to them.
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Posted: 15-September-2004 at 11:09 |
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Saw 4 of them today in Cahir - looked well in the flesh I have to admit, but they were all decent spec...
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Posted: 15-September-2004 at 17:17 |
Definetely looks better in the flesh than any photos i've seen up to now. I think there will be a new and rapidly growing section added to the car club very soon!!
Think the 1 is how the Z3 should have looked, cant wait for the arrival of the 3 door model.....bread van mkII!
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Posted: 20-September-2004 at 12:24 |
I was down there last Tuesday They look good in the flesh but did you see the prices after the extras were added??? And they didn't even have the leather... Lot of money for a hatchback.
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Posted: 04-October-2004 at 08:35 |
There are presently 2 cars parked almost side by side outside the main doors of my office. One is a 04 Bentley GT Coupe and the other a sparkling new black 1 series with nice rims.
You could probably have c. seven of the 1 series' for the price of the Bentley yet it is the baby BM that is getting all the looks and people are walking over to take a look at, bypassing the Bentley without even batting an eyelid!
Admittedly the GT is far from reality for the masses but this shows the interest the 1 has generated. I wonder if it is translating into sales?
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Richie
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Posted: 04-October-2004 at 08:57 |
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I'd say it is.I saw two on the road on Saturday.They look seriously good.
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Posted: 04-October-2004 at 10:09 |
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Spotted one at the pumps in Keogh's in Limerick when I called in there about 10 days ago. Looked smarter in the flesh than in the pictures. Bearing in mind that there are loads of MINI's just hitting the 3 year mark, its a good time to be launching the next "aspirational" model.
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Posted: 04-October-2004 at 15:48 |
JD Motors have sold quite a few already since the launch! Looks like its going to be a good little money spinner for them...
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Kevin_E30_318iS
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Posted: 04-October-2004 at 17:06 |
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Saw a black one at Barry Motors during the week. Even though it was a basic 116i with steel wheels, it looked quite smart. I was pleasantly suprised.
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1 series launch w/ pics