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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...