What did you drive before getting hooked on BMW?

[six_timer]

skipping the boring ones...

'82 Corvette L82 - was not a high point for American manufacturing
'84 Merc 190E 2.3 - red w/5-speed, surprisingly sporty at the time
'85 Mustang GT 5.0 - a better musclecar than the 'vette, but not as fun as:
'85 Toyota MR2 - a blast to drive, manual steering, then it got stolen
'91 Toyota MR2 - torquier, more mature, less fun. Needed practicality, got:
'92 325is - 1st Bimmer, loved it, but everything went bad on it
'01 325Ci - more sophisticated, less passionate, lots of small problems
'01 Z3 2.5i - 1st ragtop, real fun, a bit crude in design, great drivetrain
'06 Z4 3.0i - near-perfect, thought it would be my forever car, then I got old
'11 128i vert - my 5th bimmer, it's exactly what I need, great overall balance

By the way, the only slushbox in the group is the Vette, as the '82 had the new-for-'84 drivetrain, and they couldn't certify a stick that year.

[Northern X5M]

Originally Posted by JG!

07' Trailblazer SS current

Are you on the TBSSOwners.com Site?

I am northernSS over there.

Past rides:

1984 S-10 (Dead)
1966 Caprice (Sold)
1989 Trans AM GTA (Sold *cry*)
2001 Trailblazer LT (Dead)
2004 Trailblazer LT (Sold)
2006 Trailblazer SS (was 600hp, will be +1000hp Spring 2013)
1969 Corvette L71 (Never time to drive, I just look at it)
1970 442 Convertible (Restoration almost complete)
2011 X5M (Sold to make room for the M5)

[JG!]

Originally Posted by Northern X5M

Are you on the TBSSOwners.com Site?

I am northernSS over there.

Past rides:

1984 S-10 (Dead)
1966 Caprice (Sold)
1989 Trans AM GTA (Sold *cry*)
2001 Trailblazer LT (Dead)
2004 Trailblazer LT (Sold)
2006 Trailblazer SS (was 600hp, will be +1000hp Spring 2013)
1969 Corvette L71 (Never time to drive, I just look at it)
1970 442 Convertible (Restoration almost complete)
2011 X5M (Sold to make room for the M5)

Yeah I'm on there, illestSS
I'm pretty sure I commented on your M5 when your first bought it.

[mb135is]

My first official car was a plastic pedal version of Knight Industries Two Thousand, or KITT to most of us.

Then my dad brought home a 1986 325 and I was hooked on BMW at an early age, though it wasn't my first car (1993 explorer 5-speed). All BMW/MINI since.

[DATM3]

Wow everyone has such long lists. Makes me look like a youngster.

Anywho here's my list:

2008 BMW M3 6MT Supercharged (Current)
2007 BMW 335i 6MT Fully Bolted On
2007 BMW 550i Auto (had for short time and sold to my sister)
2003 Z4 6MT Completely stock <--- Caught the Bimmer Bug from here
2000 Toyota Celica GT-S (First Car)

I fell in love with BMW's ever since I caught a good deal on the Z4 from a previous boss.

[BM-109]

I love this game... but it makes me depressed that my list isn't longer and less practical...

****Daily Drivers owned:****
1985 Honda Prelude
1993 Ford Probe GT
1998 Ford Ranger XLT
2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT Spyder (currently own)
2005 Honda Civic
2003 E46 Red/Saddle
2012 Honda CRV LX AWD (currently own)
2008 E90 (currently own)

*****Project Cars Abandoned*****
1955 Pontiac Chieftain
1967 Austin Healey Sprite
1995 318ti

[Meeni]

I had a Renault Super 5, it almost looked like this

or so I wish, but in fact it looked more like
with a whooping 48hp, 4 gear manual. A real slug.

Then got the Citroen Saxo, with the mighty 1.1L 58hp inline 4, now with 5 gears ! Car was unsafe with a strong tendency to lockup front wheels on even the mildest braking under the slightest rain. Ah, the good days of gen-1 low rolling resistance tires...



Then I decided to get myself a luxury car, but because I was still broke, I had to tap the 70's. Got a 1974 504ti. 100hp RWD, seatbelts optional, no crumple zone, long suspension travel (designed to survive on colonial african roads), would reach happily 200km/h but with drum brakes from hell, got scared driving that coffin, but was enjoyable otherwise


Then moved to the US and started getting German cars exclusively. Boring list from there, you all had the same type of things.

[erol_h]

1993 toyota supra which was a handful going from a 1.2l to a 3l twin turbo

[Tomcat2048]

This was my progession of vehicles from the start of my driving career:

2000 Mazda Protege (First Car) - Age 16 - Used
2006 Dodge Charger SE (3.5L V6) - Age 19 - New
2006 Mazda RX-8 (Still own) - Age 19 - New
2007 Dodge Charger SRT8 (Still own) - Age 20 - New
2009 BMW M3 (Traded this in for the M5) - Age 22 - New
2013 BMW M5 (Currently my daily driver) - Age 25 - New

[bilzfan]

Cars as of today:

2009 BMW 128i Sedona Red Coupe
2011 Honda CR-Z EX Navi Milano Red
2008 Mazda 5 Stormy Blue Mica
2007 Honda S2000 Rio Yellow

[speedracerlo]

1999 Honda Accord Coupe V6 (age 17) *new*
2000 Audi A4 3.2 Quattro (19) *used*
2005 BMW M3 ZCP (23) *new*
2011 BMW 550i M Sport (29) *new*

[JMolnar]

- 97 Ford Fairmont (gone)
- 06 Hyundia Gets (gone)
- 06 Mercedes Benz C180 Kompressor (gone)
- 06 Ford Fairmont Ghia (gone)
- 10 Ford Focus LX Hatch (spare car, may sell soon)
- 09 BMW 135i Convertible (my love!!!)

[Hayir]

2001 Opel Zafira: Age 18 was our family car, I started driving it when I got my licence and never gave it back was a small MPV 7 seater
2005 Opel Astra: my true first car, got it new. Only 110hp but has all the nice bells and whistles. bi-xenons, sport seats, panoromic roof etc. Really loved it. If it has more power it would be a nice hot hatch very good ahndling and steering feel.
2005 Subaru Legacy 2.5i in2009: My first car in US. 164hp after 110hp, felt like rocket. AWD was amazing. Base model no options got bored.
2003 Bmw Z4 2.5i: My first Bimmer. Most fun car I ever had. Perfect for California weather. I thought I will keep it forever. Had to sell it to move.
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7: It is fast but only on a straight line. Most powerful car I ever had 330hp. Had difficult time on corners after Z4.
2013 328i F30

[N55Jamaican]

Lada 1985
Nissan Premeria 1995
Mitsubishi Galant 1995
Toyota Noah Mini Van 1999
Honda Integra typer R boosted 1995

currently 2011 BMW 335i no mods yet
Joining this forum to learn how to modify it sa

[whats77inaname]

My favorite of all time. If someone totaled the car, I'd be upset. If someone totaled my truck, I'd be upset x 10...

[Colt]

Not sure if posted yet or not...but s2000; in signature



I still miss it sometimes

[alexukie]

Originally Posted by Angerman

Not sure if posted yet or not...but s2000; in signature



I still miss it sometimes

better then 335?

[Colt]

Originally Posted by alexukie

better then 335?

They are both completely different machines....hard to compare both of them in that aspect

[G33K]

- '96 Toyota Corolla (Family hand-me-down car)
- '98 Honda Accord (First car bought on my own, starting college, paid $2500 for it!!!!)
- '01 Honda Accord
- '05 Nissan Altima (First car to buy Brand new!)
- '05 Honda Accord
- '05 VW Jetta (First German car!)

Currently own:
- 2005 Lexus RX330
- 2009 Audi A4 Prestige (First Audi!)
- 2009 BMW 328i (First BMW!)

[Kenny@VS]

91 Ford mustang 5spd
01 honda civic ex
02 Mustang gt 5spd
03 Ford Lightning
83 Cutlass big block
02 chevy S10 (air ride suspension )
07 Yamaha R6 current
01 Harley F150 supercharged
03 BMW M5 current

[Malibu1]

Gosh I hope I can remember this correctly.

Current vehicles in the Driveway:
2009 Scion XB (wifes car)
1965 Backdraft Cobra Replica
2006 F150 Harley
2007 335i
2004 Malibu VLX Boat

Past Trucks:
2002 Ford Lightning (one of my favorite vehicles owned)
1978 Chevy
1995 F150

Past Cars:
1983 Mustang GT
1985 Mustang GT
1986 Mustang SVO
1993 Mustang Cobra
1989 Mustang GT Vert
1996 Mystic Cobra
1989 Saleen
1992 Saleen
1992 Honda Civic Hatch
1996 Accord
E36
E36 M3
E46 M3

[john4.4x5]

First car ever: 1993 Lexus GS300 Color of Dirt (Gold) & beige leather 110k mi. until 193k mi. purchased late1998.

then came...

2000 BMW 328Ci Topaz Blue, grey leather
2002 BMW X5 4.4i TiAg, blk leather
2005 Mercedes Benz CLK 500 Silver, blk leather.
2006 BMW 330i TiAg, Blk leather
2007 Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG Silver, blk Nappa
2007 Mercedes-Benz SLK 280 blk on blk
2009 Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG blk on blk Nappa
2009 Porsche Cayenne GTS Sand White with blk leather/Alcantara
2010 Mercedes-Benz E 550 sedan blk on blk
2011 BMW 335is coupe TiAg blk leather
2012 Mercedes-Benz C 250 coupe Silver, Red leather.
2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG
2013 BMW 335i Sedan EBII, Coral Red leather

I lease for a max of 2 years and currently have two babies, errr Cars