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1984 BMW 325i in 1986 when I was 15. I learned to drive in that car, courtesy of a family friend who had stuff that we didn't. I didn't drive another BMW until the late 90's when I got some seat time in an E36 M3 owned by my boss and then his subsequent E39 M5 when it was brand new.

I couldn't really grab my own BMW at that time, so my next experience was my first BMW 14 years later (used 2010 328i X-Drive). That car was a semi-flooded shitbox, but it still locked me into sticking with BMW.