What did you drive before getting hooked on BMW?

09-19-2012

Me personally I had a
1994 ford ranger
1993 Pontiac sunbird convertible
2006 f 150 fx4
2007 ford fusion sel v6
And now 09 135i
Although I've had the most problems by far with my BMW it is still my favorite vehicle ive ever owned! Sometime I jut regret straying away from ford for the reliability issues I've had with my 135
Anyways just curious to see what other people have had and there compared experiences with switching to BMW.
Btw I still f@&$inf love driving my 135i even after 2.5 yrs of ownership! And I always used to get bored after 6 months with past cars

09-19-2012

In order:

-93 Honda delSol
-87 Camero Iroc
-2000 Mustang V6
-2005 Ford F150
-2006 G35 Coupe
-2011 Mustang GT (had to sale for finacial reasons

)
-2006 Pontiac GTO

Current:
-2008 G35 Sedan (wife's)
-2011 Fiesta (my DD)
-2008 135 (my new toy

)

09-19-2012

1993 Toyota MR2 Non-Turbo
2002 Saab 9-5
1993 Toyota MR2 Turbo (stroked with TD06 upgrade)
1993 Toyota MR2 with JDM 3s-ge
1993 Yamaha FZR600 w/ 1000cc Mikuni Carbs
1993 Toyota MR2 with JDM Gen3 3s-gte swap
2005 Yamaha R1 (intake/exhaust/afr tuned/155whp without ram air)
2006 Subaru Legacy GT (FBO, Stage 2+)
1991 Toyota MR2 with the engine from my 3rd MR2

and now my 2007 E92 335i 6MT

Build video for MR2 #2:

Build video for MR2 #3, 5:

Still have MR2 #2 and #5 with my E92

09-20-2012

Let's be clear here; I was hooked/set on buying a BMW long before I could actually afford to do so.

First car was a '96 Dodge Stratus sedan. Some girl pulled out in front of me and totaled it. Next was a '98 Honda Civic EX sedan followed by a '00 Honda Accord EX sedan.

I drove the Accord for the majority of my time in college (~5 years) and was planning to just get another (newer) Accord for money reasons. During my search I realized that an E90 330i was well within my budget ...and the rest is history. Now I drive an '06 330i, but I wish it had sport seats and I REALLY wanted a coupe. Now I have to decide if I want to A) modify the 330i B) pay off my other debts, save a little bit and trade it in for '12-'13 E92 335i in a year or so when I can afford the increased payment.

09-20-2012

Blimey... tries to remember...

1967 Morris 1110
1973 Renault 12
1975 VW Golf MK I
1978 Matra Simca Bagheera
1976 Ford Escort RS2000 MKII
1973 Opel Manta (A) SR
1978 Vauxhall Cavalier Sportshatch
1973 Triumph Spitfire
1984 Ford Sierra Diesel
1986 Audi Coupe Quattro
1986 Toyota Corolla AE82 1600 twin cam
1992 Toyota Celica GT4
1998 Subaru Impreza Turbo Sportshatch
1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2000 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo Plus
2002 VW Golf GT TDI 130 (p/ex tomorrow!)
2000 Porsche 911 C2 (keeping as my car)
2011 F20 120d (pick it up tomorrow am!)

09-20-2012

2007 X3
2010 335i xDrive

#purist

09-20-2012

1998 528i
2004 545i
2008 335i

#purist lol

09-21-2012

1972 Ford Galaxie 500
1977 Chevy Nova
1982 Chevy S-10
1993 Chevy Caprice Classic
Now 2013 BMW Z4 35
I think I'm at some kinda midlife crisis...

09-21-2012

Desmoduece wrote
1972 Ford Galaxie 500
1977 Chevy Nova
1982 Chevy S-10
1993 Chevy Caprice Classic
Now 2013 BMW Z4 35
I think I'm at some kinda midlife crisis...

Two decade leap in automotive technology - wow!

'86 Camry
'91 Accord
'89 Acura Legend
'05 Mazda 3s hatch
'08 E90 M3

All with a manual transmission. All driven as if stolen. :thumsup:

09-21-2012

'99 SVT Contour
'95 Grand Cherokee
'99 Corvette

I don't think I'm hooked though. I'm pretty sure I'm going back to American cars next. Probably GM.

09-21-2012

2009 VW Jetta Wolfsburg
2007 Honda Element EX
2002 Honda Civic Si
2000 Nissan Maxima SE
1997 VW GTI Driver's Edition

09-22-2012

1986 Mitsubishi Pick-up (gone)
1992 MKII GTI 16v 2.0L (gone)
1993 BMW E36 325is (gone)
1995 BMW E36 M3 (gone)
2002 VW Passat 1.8T (gone)+1993 VW Jetta 2.0L (gone)
2005 BMW E46 330i ZHP (gone)
2009 VW MKV Jetta 2.5L (still have)
2011 BMW E90 M3 (just recently got)

I guess the score is VW: 4 and BMW: 4

09-22-2012

1978 Buick Skylark, 1978 Pontiac Trans AM, Isuzu Impulse Turbo, 1990's Ford Tempo, 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 (Called Cool/Hot Model lol...) and now 2008 328xi (Cool/Hot model not available!).

Long history of crappy cars...

09-22-2012

1981 Ford Mustang hatchback
1986 Ford Thunderbird
1990 Acura Integra GS hatchback
1996 Honda del Sol S
2001 Honda CRV LX AWD
2013 BMW X1 sDrive28i (on order)

First three were hand me downs from my family. My grandparents actually gave me a 1972 Chevy Impala when I got my license but I couldn't afford to drive it or insure it so I sold it. Was cheaper to just borrow my moms car when needed.

09-22-2012

Before the M, I got rid of my tuned Viggen for it.

Before the 328, I got rid of my tuned CC for it.

Before the CC I leased a Jetta. Fail.

Before the Jetta I did the winter beater thing, sub $1000 cars with 5mts so they were still fun.
The '89 Maxima:

Which replaced the '89 Beretta GT(with a '90 drivetrain swap):

Before I got the Viggen, I inherited my older brother's cars.

'95 300ZX:

and '90 Saab 9000 Turbo(automatic-fail):

And before that, my first car which I kept a long time and modded a lot...

'91 Beretta GT(converted from an auto to manual. Win):

So, aside from my wife's wheels, that's my car-ography. I modified EVERYTHING except for the Jetta, just did not like that car.

09-22-2012

timmyc wrote
1993 Toyota MR2 Non-Turbo
2002 Saab 9-5
1993 Toyota MR2 Turbo (stroked with TD06 upgrade)
1993 Toyota MR2 with JDM 3s-ge
1993 Yamaha FZR600 w/ 1000cc Mikuni Carbs
1993 Toyota MR2 with JDM Gen3 3s-gte swap
2005 Yamaha R1 (intake/exhaust/afr tuned/155whp without ram air)
2006 Subaru Legacy GT (FBO, Stage 2+)
1991 Toyota MR2 with the engine from my 3rd MR2

and now my 2007 E92 335i 6MT

Build video for MR2 #2:
Build video for MR2 #3, 5:

Still have MR2 #2 and #5 with my E92

I heart 2nd gen MR2's.

I grew up knowing of a blue Turbo, a late one, maybe a '94. Then it wound up with a for sale sign and I was old enough to buy it. I walked up to it and saw it was an automatic and almost wept in sadness.

After doing one auto-manual conversion in my early 20's, I swore never to do it again.

09-22-2012

1997 Chevy Suburban Diesel
2001 Toyota 4-Runner
2002 Toyota 4-Runner
2001 Acura CL 3.2
2001 BMW M3

09-25-2012

Bland, boring company cars which had to be "made in the USA" - but the price (free) was right...

09-25-2012

1996 Kia Sephia
2000 Nissan Frontier
2004 Chevy Colorado
2004 BMW 330ci :love:

2008 BMW 135i :drool:

09-25-2012

1990 Nissan Pulsar
1994 Nissan Pulsar
1996 Nissan Skyline
2004 BMW 320Ci :dance:

1990 Holden Nova (while I waited)
2008 BMW 135i :happyanim:

2000 Holden Barina (while I waited again)
2010 BMW X1 (MY11) :love:

09-25-2012

1983 VW Rabbit GTI
1992 VW Golf GTI
1995 BMW 325is
2000 BMW 328Ci
2003 BMW M3 coupe
2007 BMW M Coupe
2007 BMW M roadster (current)

09-25-2012

1994 Ford Probe GT
2001 Mazda Protege 5
2005 Subaru Impreza 2.5i
2005 Nissan Altima SE-R
2006 MazdaSpeed6
2005 E46 ZHP Sedan

Current:
2009 Subaru Legacy Wagon (Touring) -- Wife's Car
2011 Honda Odyssey -- Family Car
2006 BMW Z4M -- Toy

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What did you drive before getting hooked on BMW?