What did you drive before getting hooked on BMW?

[klick]

2007 Honda Fit Sport
2007 Honda Civic Si Coupe (best manual transmission I have ever used)
2010 Honda Element SC
2013 Honda Civic LX Sedan

There were a couple of months where I borrowed my sisters 2011 BMW 328i sedan while she was away from the country. Nice car, never could really enjoy it though since it was not my car.

[SchismX]

I never got into BMWs until I moved here to Germany several months ago, as they are very plentiful here and seems to be the proper car to drive.

The list:
- '86 Pontiac Firebird, auto
- '89 Mustang LX hatch 5.0, 5spd
- '92 Mustang LX vert 5.0, 5spd
- '88 Mustang LX coupe 5.0, 5spd, supercharged
- '03 Nissan 350Z, 6spd
- '10 Mitsubishi Evo GSR, 5spd
- '08 Ford F350 4x4, diesel, 5AT(currently own)
- '94 Subaru WRX, RHD, 5spd(currently own)
- '10 135i, 6AT(currently own)

[blanquito]

Motorcycles and Mazdas. I find BMW allows me to mix the feel of the two and add an sense of occasion in the mix.

[Javaco888]

91 Acura legend coupe
00 BMW 528
95 Mercedes S500
13 BMW X5

Still have all four. Someone buy my legend! Haha

[Mk1r]

1985 Honda Accord (great car, lasted forever until sold)
1986 Honda CRX Si (very fun car, awesome handling)
1995 Honda Civic DX (first mod attempt - stolen)
1995 Honda Accord Lx (second mod attempt - stolen)
1999 Honda Accord Lx (third mod attempt - gave to daughter who wrecked it)
2003 Toyota Corolla S (first Toyota, very reliable)
2005 Toyota Corolla XRS (Toyota reliability plus power - I miss LIFT)
2014 Scion FR-S (Awesome car, style and phenomenal handling - traded for great deal on F150 Lariat)
2014 BMW 328i (wife's car given to me in place of FR-S)

[RedRabbit]

1981 VW Rabbit LS diesel (still have)
2010 VW Golf VI tdi (gave to my mom)

[Arsonism]

'92 Toyota Previa nicknamed first "The Pill" and then "The Shark" after hitting a deer.
(and then onto the Z3).

[WhoLV]

2004 RSX TYPE S (my dream car lol)
2008 CIVIC EX

[Etek]

2002 Audi S4 stage 2
1995 Nissan Maxima

[csg]

Interesting thread... Dad started me out early, he owned the following:

-1984 BMW 325e (my first memory in a car at the age of ~18 months)
-1993 BMW 325is
-1997 BMW 540i
-2005 BMW 545i
-2011 BMW 535i xdrive

as for me, it took me around 8 years to find the brand, but I'm hooked...
-1998 Honda Civic EX
-2001 Audi TT 225 Coupe
-2001 Audi TT 225 Roadster
-2010 VW GTI

-2002 BMW M roadster
-2000 BMW M Coupe
-1987 BMW 325i (currently own)

I bought the M Roadster back in '10 to replace the GTI, but since then I've owned two cars at once, only recently have I discovered that BMWs are the only cars that really do it for me.. I've tried, and failed, to find a substitute (sorry Porsche, I'm stealing your marketing).

-1994 Audi 100 CS quattro
-1992 Audi S4 (RS2'd)
-1999.5 Audi A4 1.8TQMS
-2007 Audi A3 3.2Q
-2006 MINI Cooper S JCW


I recently sold the M Coupe to get something that will take my beloved E30 from daily driver duties. I'm shopping for a well-sorted E90 (335i), E92 (335is) or E82 (135is) that will serve as daily/autocross/HPDE until I'm ready for an F80 M3 someday...

[///Msport]

Originally Posted by kleach18

94 Nissan Maxima
90 Mazda RX-7 GTU (hooked me to the secret world of rotary power)
90 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II (modded to 321 whp)
79 Mazda RX-7
83 Mazda RX-7 GSL
89 Mazda RX-7 Convertible
93 Mazda RX-7 (twin turbo)
04 Mazda RX-8
--Got Married had a kid---
07 VW Jetta
--Had another kid--
Currently have
10 Mazda CX-7 (cross-over SUV)
13 135i that I just picked up two weeks ago

I'm pretty sure I actually owned a few more rx7's but just for parts or short periods of time.

On a side note..... Mazda is developing the next rotary engine --16X
Rumor of a "next" RX7 based off the MX-5 platform but with a 300+ HP rotary in it..

88 MKIII Supra Turbo (RIP drove it into the ground)
89 MKIII Supra Turbo Targa Top (Loved this car so much)
94 RX-7 Twin Turbo (Glass sunroof) (My favorite ever, I will have to get another eventually)
--------Bought a house = BROKE---------
2001 330ci Convertible
2005 330XI (Current daily which is amazing in snow)
--------Saved some money, back in the game-------
2011 550I (Current whenever I feel like it, drives like a dog walking on ice in the winter)

[PEHM5]

1960 Chevy Corvair
1966 Ford Mustang Fastback
1969 Datsun 2000 Roadster
1973 Chevy Vega
1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1
1978 Porsche 924
1988 VW GTI
1992 Nissan Maxima SE
1996 Nissan Maxima SE
2000 Nissan Maxima SE
2000 BMW 323
2000 BMW 528
2000 Nissan Pathfinder
2004 GMC Yukon

Current Vehicles:
1999 Toyota Tacoma
2008 BMW 328 Coupe (Wife's car)
2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2013 BMW M5

[Weiman]

Bicycles. First, second and third (also current) cars were all bimmers.

[CrazyT]

1977 Buick Regal
1980 Ford Fairmont
1983 Mazda RX-7
1986 Mazda RX-7 (Turbo II parts swapped) My all-time favorite. Like other, will get a 3rd gen sometime. Stupidly sold it.
2000 Yamaha 600R - T-boned a minivan.
2002 Ford F-150 (still have, beast of burden)
1998 Honda VFR-800 (still in the stable)
2009 Mazdaspeed 3 (fun, but FWD got to me)
2010 Triumph Speed Triple
2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon (35"s, well equipped, FOR SALE)
1986 Mercedes 300SDL - Daily Driver
2015 M4

[MartyMcFly]

1992 Chevy Blazer
1992 Chevy Silverado
2003 325xi
2007 Dodge Ram

[48Laws]

'95 Civic Ex
'03 Infiniti G35
'05 Subaru STI
'08 VW GTI
'08 Subaru STI
'11 e92 M3.
( '05 Mini S)
( '08 Mini S)
'14 991 911
( '13 Mini JCW)
('15 F80 M3 (en route))

[mefferso]

Previous:
1985 Toyota Pickup
2000 GMC Sonoma Highrider
1996 Toyota Tercel

Current:
1999 Ford F250 Powerstroke
1970 Ford Mustang Fastback
2010 BMW 335d

[bunnysloper]

Previous:
1990 Nissan 240SX
2000 Honda Civic Si
1995 Honda Civic Hatchback
1990 Honda CRX
2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder
2011 BMW 328i

Current:
2009 Mercedes C300
2012 BMW 528i

I went from coupes to smaller and smaller two-seater cars and then onto bigger and bigger sedans. The whole reason that I went to BMW is because I needed the space of a four-door but still wanted a fun car to drive.

[OmegaMan]

Ok this is my primary car list where these have been my daily drivers or at least owned them two or more years. At a certain point I had 2+ cars roughly when I purchased the 850, as I am not listing the winter cars such as 86 Wagoneer and 97 Blazer and 14 X1...etc..

73 Mazda Rx3 - (Wankel) 119CU 99Hp (NO Redline) (Manual)
75 Chevy Monza - V8 (Actually designed for Wankel)
69 Buick LaSabre - V8 - 350CU 230 hp
83 Buick Skylark - V6 (ugg...don't tell anyone plz)
89 Firebird Formula - 305 (5.0) V8 225 hp (Manual)
93 BMW 850 CI - 5.0 V12 296 hp
02 Audi A4 - 1.8T 180hp (Manual)
07 Dodge Charger R/T AWD - 5.5 V8 350 hp
07 BMW M6 - 5.0 V10 500 hp (Manual)
12 Dodge Caravan R/T - 3.6 V6 283 hp (Ferrari of Mini-Vans)

Yes my first BMW was an 850CI with a manual; for I love cars...all types.

What you may glean about my car history is that I have owned almost owned every type of engine configuration from the rotary to 4Cylinder, V6, V8, V10 and V12.

What blows me away is that my current X1, the step-daughter drives that one for the most part, has 240 horsepower which eclipses if not comes close to the performance most of cars I have owned.

[Frejord]

Opel Vectra SW
Audi A4 SW 1.8T
BMW 530d E39
Porsche Cayenne S
BMW 730d E65

[Mr.G20 M340]

1st:2011 Volkswagen CC
2nd:2014 BMW 335i

[justinnum1]

2003 TSX
2005 530i
2006 530i
2007 335i
2008 335i
2012 328i
2013 335i